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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
Pathologies of the Auditory System
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Audiology
Graduate
11/03/2016

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Term
Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder:
-Is there any absolute definition of what this disease is?
-Most widely accepted definition is: clinical syndrome (collection of symptoms) that is marked by evidence that the __ ___ ___ is dysfunctional but the ___ is functioning normal
Definition
no; central auditory pathway; cochlea
Term
-Symptoms of auditory dysfunction that are impossible to attribute to a ___ disease process
-Pathology of the ___ ___ and/or those neurons are not firing ___
Definition
specific; auditory nerve; synchronous
Term
Some problems with this disease are poor ___ resolution, poor ability to lock on to a ___, ___ auditory input, interpreting ___ or ___ content
Definition
frequency; voice; distorted; speech; emotional
Term
ANSD classic presentation:
-can ___ wildly
-Hearing loss of varying severity, often ___-usually ___
-Poor ___ in ___ (worse than ___ would predict)
-Present ___ (75%)
-Present ___ ___
-___ acoustic reflexes (90%)
-Abnormal / absent ___ (especially later waves)
Definition
vary; fluctuating; bilateral; speech; noise; audiogram; OAE; cochlear microphonic; Absent; ABR
Term
-Incidence and prevalence ___ considerably
-__% of children, another study showed under __%-due to how you ___ the disease
Definition
vary; 2; 1; define
Term
Associated with...
-some ___ syndromes
-___ genetic abnormalities-specific genetic mutations
-Some perinatal conditions related to this disease-___-low ___ ___, ___,-all associated with prematurity
-some infectious processes-___ and ___ (also associated with cochlear HL).
-Secondary to ___-Example?
Definition
genetic; nonsyndromic; hyperbilerumanemia; birth weight; hypoxia; mumps; measles; trauma; shaking baby syndrome
Term
Could be caused by:
Reduction of neurons in the ___ nerve; ___ ___ malformation; disconnect between ___ ___ and the __ nerve; ___ ___ nucleus abnormalities
Definition
8th; spiral ganglion; spiral ganglion; 8th; lower brainstem
Term
-___ ___ is very important-Find out information about ___ and ___ at birth-did they stay in ICU and were they treated for anything?
-___ thresholds may not be possible to obtain in young children
-diagnoses is based on ___ history, ___ history, ___ tests-not genetic tests or blood tests; if the underlying cause is known it needs to be ___ Ex: mumps
Definition
case history; genetics; abnormalities; behavioral; birth; medical; audiologic; treated
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