Lec 3. Screening process

Question 1

Anxiety caused by a screen has been shown to be mitigated by what?

a. checking for understanding of the screening process and results
b. Doing the tests as quickly as possible
c. Stressing that the tests are unreliable
d. Explaining that any delay doesn’t matter as at such an early age hearing is not that important

Answer 1

a. checking for understanding of the screening process and results

Question 2

A healthy baby the passes AOAE on both ears but has a sibling that wears a hearing aid for glue ear should be

a. Discharged but with information on ongoing surveillance
b. Referred for urgent audiological assessment
c. Given repeat AOAE screens every 3 months
d. Sent for hearing checkups with their health visitor every 6 months

Answer 2

a. Discharged but with information on ongoing surveillance

Question 3

Pat Moeller’s research in Nebraska showed that ;

a. Early identification of hearing loss made no difference to language skills
b. Effects of being identifies late with hearing loss could be at the least partially mitigated by strong parental involvement
c. ASL was always the only choice of communication
d. If identification was late then language prognosis was always extremely poor

Answer 3

b. Effects of being identifies late with hearing loss could be at the least partially mitigated by strong parental involvement

Question 4

A false negative screening outcome means

a. a deaf child has not been identified
b. A hearing child has been identified as potentially being deaf
c. That all children need to be re-screened
d. That the screening system is perfect

Answer 4

a. a deaf child has not been identified