Chap 5 - Intro to Diagnosis

Question 1

most common outer ear problem

Answer 1

impacted cerumen

Question 2

measurable response of electrical activity in brain in response to sound

Answer 2

Auditory evoked potential

Question 3

four different options for hearing loss type

Answer 3

Conductive, sensorineural, mixed, or retrocochlear

Question 4

what is the purpose of a hearing eval

Answer 4

Define nature and extent of hearing disorder

Question 5

two medical things audiologists don’t do

Answer 5

diagnose; prescribe meds

Question 6

what are six questions audiologists try to answer for themselves when encountering new patient

Answer 6

WMHSPE
what my hedgehog secretly plans in the evening

WHY are they there
MED CONSULT - is it needed
HEARING SENSITIVITY - what is it
SPEECH - how well does patient understand it
PROCESSING - how well do they process info
EFFECTS - how is hearing loss impacting patient

Question 7

when a client comes in, what are first things to investigate?

Answer 7

referral and case history

Question 8

what are three patient-reported symptoms that could indicate a tumor

Answer 8

Tumors don’t mess around

Tinnitus
Dizziness
Muffled sounds

Question 9

what are four test results that could indicate a tumor?

Answer 9

WAAAM

Asymmetrical HL
Acoustic reflex emittance
Word recognition scores
ABR, usually replaced by MRI

Question 10

when beginning exams or tests, what should audiologists start with?

Answer 10

Otoscopy

Question 11

what is this?

Answer 11

video otoscope

Question 12

what is the purpose of an immittance audiometry test

Answer 12

used to test middle ear function

Question 13

what does an immittance audiometry test do [physics]

Answer 13

Measure extent which energy flows freely through the outer and middle ear

Question 14

“raise hand when you hear the beep” test is called

Answer 14

pure-tone audiogram

Question 15

three things that a pure-tone audiogram can determine

Answer 15

hearing loss, type, configuration

Question 16

with ___ testing techniques, you expect a response from the patient

Answer 16

behavioral

Question 17

what are the seven degrees of hearing loss

Answer 17

N 4M SP

Normal
Minimal
Mild
Moderate
Moderately severe
Severe
Profound

Question 18

a significant different between HL in ears

Answer 18

Asymmetry

Question 19

If suprathreshold levels still don’t get word recognition, HL may be ___ in nature

Answer 19

retrocochlear

Question 20

Hearing aids ___ help some patients with sensorineural HL

Answer 20

can

Question 21

the amount of hearing a patient has left

Answer 21

Residual hearing

Question 22

the only professional that can diagnose APD

Answer 22

audiologist

Question 23

in an example of this test, one ear gests “base”, the other ear gets “ball”, and the test is if they can combine them

Answer 23

dichotic

Question 24

When describing HL, describing the changes in structure and function are also known as describing the ___

Answer 24

impairment

Question 25

When describing HL, the patient's difficulties doing certain things is called the ___ ___ or __

Answer 25

limit activities; disability

Question 26

When describing HL, the way the patient's social situations or activities have changed is called the __ __ or __

Answer 26

participation restriction; handicap

Question 27

screening tests is a ___-___ system

Answer 27

pass-fail system

Question 28

T or F: screening tests measure HL

Answer 28

false

Question 29

three main groups that do hearing screenings

Answer 29

newborns school-age kids adults in occupations with loud noise

Question 30

in a screening, what constitutes a fail?

Answer 30

a missed response at any frequency