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Implant used to stimulate the cochlea hair cell’s, enabling the person to hear

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Cochlear implant

2
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What are 2 types of hearing aids?

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Behind the ear, in the canal

3
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Tip the person back and turn their head quickly to the side; if it causes eye twitching or dizziness, vertigo is present

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Dix Hallpike

4
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Putting warm or cool air into the ear canal; can measure the movement of the eye. Dix Hallpike is also involved.

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VNG

5
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Tests if the VOR is intact

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Rotary chair

6
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Tests visual system, somatosensory system, and vestibular system

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Posturography

7
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Standing up and closing your eyes and trying to test vestibular sense

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Romberg

8
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Branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.

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Audiology

9
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Treats those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage

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Audiologist

10
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Can affect speech and language development, academics, social, and emotional well-being and communication; can be temporary or permanent

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Hearing loss

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Hearing loss caused by noise, age-related, toxins, etc.

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Noise induced hearing loss

12
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Generalist, works in a variety of settings

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Clinical audiology

13
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Specialty of fitting hearing aids and other assistive devices; will do audiometric testing to detect types of hearing loss

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Dispensing audiology

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Services focus on diagnostics to determine the location and cause of hearing disorders; deals with vestibular issues

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Medical audiology

15
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Monitors the surgery if the surgery is close to the auditory nerve

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Intraoperative monitoring

16
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Rules out any type of hearing loss after birth

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Newborn screening program

17
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Deals with vestibular disorders and concussion programs

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Vestibular audiology

18
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Monitor levels of equipment and background noise and educate workers on hearing protection

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Industrial audiology

19
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Diagnostic procedure with children; serve on cochlear implant teams

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Pediatric audiology

20
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Responsible for the identification and referral of children with hearing/ear related issues; manages and conducts hearing screening programs

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Education audiology

21
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Permanent hearing loss due to damaged hair cells in the cochlea

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Sensorineural hearing loss

22
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Transforms physical energy into chemical and electrical activity in brain neurons

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Hearing mechanism

23
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What is in the outer ear?

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Pinna, typanic membrane, ear canal

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What is included in the inner ear?

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Cochlea, semicircular canals

25
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What is included in the middle ear?

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Ossicles, eustachian tube

26
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Collects sound waves and directs them to the tympanic membrane

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Outer ear

27
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Transmits vibrations to the oval window

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Middle ear

28
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Fluid motion in cochlea stimulates hair cells that send a neural impulse to the brain

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Inner ear

29
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Sends electrical currents from cochlea to auditory cortex in temporal lobes

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Auditory nervous system

30
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Most common type of hearing loss

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Noise sensitivity impairment

31
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Damage to the outer or middle ear

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Conductive

32
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Determines the nature and extent of the hearing impairment

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Hearing assessment

33
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Electrode placed on the head, reads if the brain is responding to stimuli

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Auditory brainstem response

34
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What type of assessment is in the newborn hearing screening?

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Auditory brainstem response

35
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Used to measure hearing thresholds at multiple frequencies for air and bone sound conduction

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Pure tone audiometry

36
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Uses speech signals presented at different decibels; assesses how hearing disorder affects normal communication

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Speech audiometry

37
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What are the 3 main areas of emphasis on auditory rehabilitation?

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understanding the individual, professional support and counseling, amplification and successful communication

38
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Using visual cues from the speaker’s mouth and face

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Lipreading

39
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Uses the speaker’s nonverbal communication and clues from context

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Speech reading