Aural Rehab Exam 1

when did profession of audiology start?

WW2

what is a potential cause of sensorineural hearing loss?

noise exposure

what does bone conduction stimulate?

inner ear only

true or false: the criteria for moderate degree of hearing loss is different for pediatrics than adults

false

what is an importanat characteristic for audiologic rehab?

type of hearing loss

what is the degree of hearing loss for 55 dB?

moderate

what is the primary goal of aural rehab?

maximum communication effectiveness

what kind of hearing loss can medical treatment or surgery not restore?

sensorineural

what kind of hearing loss can a problem in the middle ear cause?

conductive or mixed

what is aural rehab?

an ongoing process that involves the whole person

what is true of hearing loss?

as the degree of hearing loss increases, the more speech and language is negatively affected

what is the more appropriate term when referring to pediatrics with congenital hearing loss?

aural habilitation

what are some aspects of aural rehabilitation?

hearing aids, cochlear implants

how would the roles of the SLP and AuD in aural rehab be described?

complimentary and may overlap sometimes

what is word recognition testing used for?

to determine whether speech is distorted or clear

how many americans have hearing loss?

31 million

who are other people involved in aural rehab?

psychologist, parents, teachers

how many americans have tinnitus?

50 million

what level of sound should we listen to?

70 dB or less

how can noise induced hearing loss be caused?

long term exposure or one time exposure

what level of sound should we wear hearing protection with?

85+ dB

how many americans have noise induced hearing loss?

5.2 million

are people are ___ equally sensitive to noise

not

age _______ determine susceptibility

doesn’t

physical size _______ determine susceptibility

doesn’t

what is central auditory processing?

what you do with what you hear

what are the different categories of auditory processing disorder?

developmental, acquired, secondary

APD that presents in childhood with normal hearing

developmental

APD that is linked with known causes — head trauma, infections, aging, etc

acquired

APD that occurs as a result of peripheral hearing loss — transient or permanent

secondary

if you have hearing loss, you automatically have…

an auditory processing disorder

what do we have to do before diagnosing APD?

rule out all other comorbidities

how much of a message is delivered by nonverbal communication?

93%

what are some environmental modifications for APD?

hearing assistive devices, architectural intervention, reduction/removal of noise, improved lighting conditions, strategic seating

what are some compensatory strategies for APD?

active listening, memory/attention strategies, have communication partners use ‘clear speech’ strategies, have communication partners rephrase, music lessons

why is CAPD controversial?

difficult to diagnose, no standard definition of condition, no specific count of children with condition

adult normal hearing

0-25 dB

pediatric normal hearing

0-15 dB

minimal hearing loss (pediatric only)

20-25 dB

mild hearing loss

30-40 dB

moderate hearing loss

45-70 dB

severe hearing loss

75-85 dB

profound hearing loss

90+ dB