Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems

Question 1

Common reasons for hearing or vision loss

Answer 1

Birth defects, Accidents, Infections, Diseases, aging

Question 2

Otitis Media

Answer 2

An infection of the middle ear

Question 3

Meniere’s Disease

Answer 3

Involves the Inner ear, causes hearing loss

Question 4

Vertigo

Answer 4

Dizziness

Question 5

Tinnitus

Answer 5

Ringing or noise in the ears

Question 6

What terms are used by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) to describe persons with hearing loss?

Answer 6

Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NOT
deaf and dumb, deaf-mute, or hearing impaired

Question 7

Speech disorders

Answer 7

result in impaired or ineffective oral communication

Question 8

Aphasia

Answer 8

loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

Question 9

apraxia

Answer 9

inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.

Question 10

dysarthria

Answer 10

difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
*Slurred Speech

Question 11

Speech-language pathologist

Answer 11

A person who assists in speech issues/disabilities

Question 12

Blindness

Answer 12

The absence of sight

Question 13

Cataract

Answer 13

Clouding in the lens

Question 14

Glaucoma

Answer 14

causes vision loss with eventual blindness