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Deaf Awareness Month Highlight: Nathanael Rapp’s Hearing Loss
Nathanael Rapp, 22 months, shows partial hearing loss detected at birth, prompting parents Claudia and Jim to navigate tests, hearing aids, and daily challenges. Experts note 1.6 percent of US under 18 have hearing loss and stress newborn screenings, signs, and available support groups.
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Ottawa
Nathanael Rapp
Claudia Rapp
Nathanael
American Speech-Language- Hearing Association
United States
Rapp
Linda Firestone
Ottawa Family Physicians
Kansas
Larry Marston
Marston Hearing Center
Lawrence
Marston
Jim
Nathaneal
Self Help For the Hard of Hearing
SHHH
The
Kansas Commission For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Laura Wolf
Lwolf
Ottawaherald.com
Phate
Laurie Sisk