International Deaf Day

International Day of the Deaf is celebrated on the last Sunday of September This holiday began in 1958 in honor of the founding of the World Federation of the Deaf, which was founded 7 years earlier in Rome The idea of ​​establishing the holiday was proposed by the United Nations Around the world, the last week of September is celebrated as Deaf Week These days, special attention is paid to people with complete or partial hearing loss Their problems, which they face every day, are brought to public attention in order to make their lives as easy as possible The week ends with the Day of the Deaf, on which concerts are held with the participation of artists with hearing problems Various events are also held for people with this physical limitation Often people, listening to various sounds, do not think about how wonderful it is to hear the voices of loved ones, music, birdsong But there are many people around us who are deprived of this opportunity Deafness is a fairly common problem According to statistics, every ninth person on earth has hearing problems Most of them live in low- or middle-income countries Deafness can be complete or partial, as well as congenital and acquired Complete deafness is most often accompanied by muteness Congenital deafness develops during pregnancy Factors that influence this disease can be either the illness of a pregnant woman or her taking medications, alcohol, or smoking There are cases of hearing damage during childbirth The development of acquired deafness can be influenced by the following reasons:• infectious diseases;• inflammatory processes;• diseases of the inner ear or auditory nerve;• the influence of chemicals, poisons;• exposure to loud sounds, vibrations;• blockage of a blood vessel, hemorrhage in the brain;• uncontrolled taking antibiotics Partial deafness, or hearing loss as it is also called, allows a person, although it is difficult, to still hear and recognize sounds Hearing loss can often be overcome and completely eliminated with the help of medication and expert advice In ancient times, it was very difficult for completely deaf people to integrate into society They were deprived of communication and a full life Significant relief came with the development of a new method of communication - sign language Its founder was the French abbot Charles Michel de L'Epée He later founded an entire institute for the deaf in Paris In gratitude, the graduates of this institution decided to celebrate every year the birthday of their benefactor, who gave them an invaluable opportunity to communicate For the bicentenary of the birth of the Abbé de l'Épée, deaf-mutes from various countries came together, and the first international meeting of the deaf was organized The first school for those with hearing problems in Russia was created in 1806 in Pavlovsk, and in 1834 the same institution was opened in Moscow Although deafness is a big problem, it does not become an obstacle to achieving goals Among famous people there are many suffering from this disease For example, the world-famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven, after complete loss of hearing, created many brilliant works Those who had hearing problems were: the sculptor Claude Andre Desin, the artist Antonio Stegnoli, the writers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Victor Hugo, and the famous French poet Pierre de Ronsard Former American President Bill Clinton also suffers from hearing loss; in order to hear well, he uses a hearing aid