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| What level of frequency are hearing tests performed? |
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| frequency levels of average conversations |
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| What decibel levels is hearing lose usually seen? |
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| Why is screening usually done at 15 to 25 dB levels? |
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| Because thats usually where we see hearing losses. |
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| What's the point of Evaluation? |
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To establish thresholds
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Determine if a HL exsists, the type and degree. |
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| are the lowest intensity levels an individual is able to understand the sound with 50% accuracy. |
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| Aural Habilitation is for... |
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| ...people who have never heard before (kids) |
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| Aural Rehabilitation is for... |
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| ...people who have lost hearing, but already know language. |
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| What are the Components of Aural Rehabilitation (AR) |
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HA, A, S, E, C, SLI
1. Amplification and other assistive devices
(hearing aides)
2. Auditory Training
3. Speechreading
4. Educating
5. Counseling
6. Speech and Language Intervention |
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...the internal components of hearing aides.
M - microphone
A - amplifier
R - receiver |
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True or False
Hearing aides may be fit on a person with conductive, sensorineural, or a mixed hearing loss. |
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True or False
Todays hearing aides are not digital, programmable, and multi-channeled |
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Definition
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| What are the 2 types of hearing aides? |
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| Behind-the-ear and In-the-ear |
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| What is the requried trial period for hearing aides? |
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Definition
| 30 days as mandated by the FDA |
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| Meniere's Disease includes: |
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Definition
Attacks of Vertigo, Fluctuating HL, & Rolling Tinnitus
also may have... Sensation of pressure, fullness |
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| Cause of Menieres Disease |
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| The overproduction or lack of absorption of fluid within the cochlea. |
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| Treatment for Menieres Disease |
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| Limit salt, diet restrictions, Medications, Amplification, or Surgical Procedures (last resort) |
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| With Presbycusis what's the difference between men and women? |
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| Men tend to lose more high frequencies while women lose more low frequencies. |
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| Ringing or buzzing noise in the ear. |
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True or False
Tinnitus can be intermittent only. |
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FALSE!
Tinnitus is intermittent and continuous. |
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| Tinnitus is a sign of what? |
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Definition
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Hearing Loss
NIHL
Excessive Caffeine
High Blood Pressure
Stress
Smoking
Excessive use of aspirin
Other drugs |
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Isolating the cause and then modify life style.
Can also use a Tinnitus masker. |
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What is Auditory Processing?
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The ability of the entire Auditory System to manipulate auditory info and convert it to meaningful entities.
Basically: what we do with what we hear! |
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| what is Auditory Processing Disorder? |
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| Difficulty in the manipulating of auditory information into useful entities that can be comprehended. |
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APD Characteristics include:
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Auditory:
distractibility, attention, and closure
Temporal aspects and Integration |
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Term
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Definition
history of Otitis media
APD in family
Learning Problems
strengths in math
music and art
And
difficulty following oral directions/instructions |
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Treatment of APD includes:
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Environmental modifications
Strategies
Aural Rehabilitation Therapy & SPL Therapy |
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| Vestibular system does what? |
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Definition
| Provides info about movement and sense of balance. |
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| The ability to gain some understanding from a verbal message via observing the speaker |
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- Which tests are used as part ofCalifornia’s Newborn Hearing Screening Program?
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Definition
2 tests
AABR = automated auditory brainstem response
OAE = otoacoustic emissions |
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Term
| Describe the candidacy requirements for a cochlear implant in adults and children |
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Definition
Adults:
- Severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
- Limites benefit from amplification.
Children:
- Minimum of 12 months of age
- Profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- Limites benefit from amplification. |
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- In California, what are the rules pertaining to the sales of hearing aids? What FDA regulation was discussed regarding hearing aids?
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The person has a 30 day trial period to return the hearing aide with no charges.
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| Explain classroom amplification and assistive listening devices |
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| Device help sound go directly into the hearing aide. |
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| What are the symptoms of Meniere’s Disease? |
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Definition
Attacks of Vertigo
Fluctuating HL often unilateral
Rolling Tinnitus
(known as the triad of symptoms) |
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Term
| AABR Automated Auditory Brainstem Response |
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Definition
| Primarily evaluates high frequency hearing |
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Term
| OAE - otoacoustic emissions |
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| Evaluates hearing sensitivity at the level of the cochlea |
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Definition
Purpose is to direct sound waves into the ear canal; assists with localization. |
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| External Auditory Meadus AKA Ear Canal |
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| Purpose is to protect the eardrum and middle ear structures. Also, produces cerumen |
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Term
Tympanic Membrane AKA Middle Ear |
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| Is pearly grey with 3 layers of tissue |
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| Connects Middle Ear (ME) cavity with nasopharynx, helps ventilate ME and prevent infection |
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Ossicular Chain AKA Malleus AKA hammer |
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| Links the outer ear to the inner ear |
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What is the purpose of the vestibular system?
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| Part of the inner ear. Responsible for balance, and the human body’s position and movement. |
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Define “tonotopically” arranged.
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Definition
| Cochlea is tonotopically arranged. High frequencies at the base and low frequencies at the apex. It gives us our perception of pitch. |
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1. How does air conduction and bone conduction sounds differ? |
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Definition
Air conduction = OE ME and IE
Bone Conduction is only in the IE |
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| Describe the purpose of an audiometer and type of stimulus used to assess |
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| Electronic equipment that is used to test hearing sensitivity. |
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| Moderately Severe Hearing Loss |
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Resulting from problem in the OE and ME (IE is normal)
Dampened sound |
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HL starts in the IE
Hair Cell Damage
Permanent |
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Hearing loss of all 3 (OE, ME, and IE)
Combo of conductive and sensorineural at same frequency |
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| Ear Canal - Portions or all of the ear canal has not formed |
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| ME - Inflammation/infection of the Middle Ear (ME) |
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| ME - Hardening or actually spongifying of the ME bones |
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