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screening test presentation level for school age children

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20 dB HL at 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz

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Adult screenings involve what two things

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otoscopic exam and presentation level of 25 dB HL at 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz

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How well a screening test rules in people who have a disorder

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sensitivity

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how well the test rules out people who do not have the disorder

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specificity

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correctly identifies presence of targeted disorder

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true positive

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incorrectly identifies presence of targeted disorder

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false positive

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incorrectly identifies absence of targeted disorder

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false negative

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correctly identifies absence of targeted disorder

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true negative

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effective screening should be reasonably ______, ________ to ______ and _____-______

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safe, acceptable to society, and cost-effective

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for effective screening, ______ should outweigh ______

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benefits should outweigh harm

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Effective screening should have ________ and ________ follow-up

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adequate and appropriate

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effective screening should have scientific evidence of __________ and _______

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scientific evidence of effectiveness and benefit

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consequences of hearing loss for infants and young children

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speech/language delay, developmental delay, and educational and psychosocial issues

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consequences of hearing loss for adults include negative effects on

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socialization, healthcare outcomes, increased risk for dementia, and reduced wages

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important case history questions for children

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concerns with hearing, history of recurrent ear infection, did they pass NBHS, problems with pregnancy or birth, normal speech/language development, family history of hearing loss

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important case history questions for adults

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what are symptoms, history of ear surgery or ear trauma, medications (prescription, OTC), other health history, communication difficulties, family history of hearing loss

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medical device used to look into ears

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otoscope

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Firmly grasp and gently pull ______ and ________ to straighten the ear canal

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Firmly grasp and gently pull upwards and backwards to straighten the ear canal

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The _______________ is the borderline between the outer and middle ear

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tympanic membrane

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The outer ear is made up of the

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pinna and EAC (and outer layer of the tympanic membrane)

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3 functions of the outer ear

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protection, amplification, and localization

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type of energy in the outer ear

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acoustic energy

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types of testing used for the outer ear

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otoscopy and pure tone air conduction

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Pure tone testing includes what two tests

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air conduction and bone conduction

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_______ conduction tests the entire system
air
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______ conduction tests the inner ear and auditory nerve
bone conduction
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Air conduction minus bone conduction equals
air bone gap (ABG)
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sound presented to the TE is heard in the NTE
crossover
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a psychoacoustic perception whereby a listener who is presented with a tone or word in both ears simultaneously will only perceive the louder of the two stimuli
stenger principle
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the lowest level to which a person responds to a stimulus 50% of the time
threshold
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halfway point between octaves
interoctave
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test for interoctave if there is ____ dB or more difference between octaves
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3 Frequency PTA involves finding the:
average threshold at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz
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Degree of hearing loss: Normal for children
-10 -- 15 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: Normal for adults; slight for children
16-25 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: Mild
26 to 40 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: Moderate
41 to 55 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: Moderately severe
56 to 70 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: severe
71 to 90 dB HL
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Degree of hearing loss: Profound
91+ dB HL
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In bone conduction audiometry, a response to a signal that is perceived by tactile stimulation rather than auditory stimulation
vibrotactile response
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Vibrotactile response: a signal perceived by ______ stimulation rather than ______ stimulation
tactile rather than auditory
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type of transducer used in bone conduction
bone oscillator
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threshold search starting intensity for air conduction in adults
30 dB HL
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threshold search starting intensity for bone conduction in adults
10-15 dB HL above AC thresholds
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If during a threshold search, there is no response to the first tone, the intensity level is increased by ________ until the patient responds
20 dB HL
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if bone thresholds are __________________________, you only have to test one ear
within 10 dB HL of air thresholds
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refers to the amount of hearing loss
degree
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refers to the shape of hearing loss
configuration
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refers to the part of the ear causing hearing loss
Type
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Degree of hearing loss is determined based on
AC thresholds
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The configuration of hearing loss is determined based on
AC thresholds
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the type of hearing loss is determined based on
BC thresholds and ABG
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small hole or cyst just in front of the pinna
preauricular pit or sinus
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a preauricular pit is a _______ malformation
congenital
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a small skin growth just in front of the ear
ear tag
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a preauricular pit or an ear tag may be related to ______ _________
kidney abnormalities
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an ear tag is a _______ malformation
congenital
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abnormally small pinna
microtia
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absence of pinna
anotia
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absence of EAC
Atresia
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narrow EAC
Stenosis
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any object in the ear canal that shouldn't be there
foreign body
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bony growth in the ear canal due to exposure to cold water and wind
exostosis
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exostosis is also known as
Surfer's ear
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cough reflex due to stimulation of the glossopharyngeal nerve
arnold's reflex
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drainage from the ear
otorrhea
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a fealing of pressure in the ear
Aural fullness
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ear pain
otalgia
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present at birth
congenital
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developed after birth in childhood or as an adult
acquired
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sudden onset and short duration
acute
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persistent over a long period
chronic
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comes and goes or recurs often
intermittent
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commons symptoms of ear disorders
hearing problems, aural fullness, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness
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Infants should have their NBHS by what age
1 month

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