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- Can the blind use their senses better?
- Making a house more hospitable
- Daughter is blind and has poor balance
Can the blind use their senses better?
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April 20, 2006
can the blind use their senses better than a person with sight? If so how?
mary - USA
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Since the brain has less information to process when a sense such as sight is missing, it is able to be concentrate more on the other senses. A person compensates for the lack of sight by noticing things more with hearing, touch and smell.
Those senses do not become better, but the person can focus on them more than with sight.
Making a house more hospitable
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November 8, 2004
I was wondering if you had some tips for making a house more hospitable to a newly blind adult. Some tips for organization of personal items, or furniture, etc.
Thank you!
- USA
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Certainly, you don't want things that can be tipped over easily or that the person can trip over. Keeping the arrangment simple, with obvious pathways is the best. Once the person can navigate a path, then he or she can do is more easily.
Check out organizations that deal with the blind for more information. A good listing is at:
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blind.html
Best wishes with making the house more hospitable for a blind person.
Daughter is blind and has poor balance
Question
January 28, 2004
my daughter was born with hydrocephalus which has caused her to lose her sight because of optic nerve damage. because of pressure on her brain she has a problem with balance and equilibrium. i have tried guiding her different ways but it is hard. i can't figure out what would be best for she and i. she is 40 yrs.old and weight is 158 pds.where can i get information that can help me. i thank you for your help. if it wasn't for her disabilities i am sure i could use the methods you have talked about. even a seeing eye dog could not help her. again i thank you. sincerely johnsie sellers
johnsie -
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There is an operation called shunting that can relieve some of the pressure on the brain, but I am sure it is quite expensive.
A good article on hydrocephalus is at:
http://www.anarchive.org/hydrocephalus.htm
For a list of resources on the ailment, see:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hydrocephalus.html
If you check with your doctor or local government agency, they may be able to tell you of some support groups in your area. In that way, you could talk to people who also have children with the disease to get ideas on how to cope.
Best wishes in finding ways to help your daughter get around.
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