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1
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Label as outer middle or inner ear
- tragus
-eustachian tube
-stapes
-basilar membrane
-helix

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outer
middle
middle
inner
outer

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T/F pure tones are everywhere in almost all environments

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false

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T/F The recommended method is to use recorded speech stimuli when testing

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True

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In audiological testing, MCL refers to the patient’s

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Most Comfortable Loudness

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The type of word used for SRT is called a _______ (two syllables with equal stress)

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spondee

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What measurement is the best indicator of success with hearing aids?

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WRS (if neural then amplifying won’t help)

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The most common style of hearing aid currently is a

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RIC

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Which 3 systems are important in balance

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vestibualar system, visual system, proprioceptive system

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The part of the hearing that fits into the ear canal and where sound comes out is called the

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reciever

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The best hearing aid in the world is

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the one the patient will wear

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what are some things hearing aids can do

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stream music, automatically adjust to setting, provide help for tinnitus

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It is most common to get a cochlear implant first in

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the worst hearing ear

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How does BAHA send sound to the inner ear

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vibrations

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T/F A cochlear implant will restore hearing completely to normal after surgery

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false

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T/F one of the most common types of “vertigo” is BPPV which is easily treated in the office setting

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true

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T/F ideal outcomes for a cochlear implant can often be a long process that requires much work for the patient

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True

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The softest sound an individual can hear and respond to refers to

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threshold

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a _____is a graph of an individual’s hearing levels

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audiogram

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_____ hearing loss results from damage to the inner ear and is typically not medically correctable

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sensorineural

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This term refers to a therapy plan for an individual born with hearing loss and who has not had access to spoken language

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habilitation

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_____ hearing loss results from damage to the outer or middle ear and is often medically correctable

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conductive

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this term is a therapy plan for individuals with hearing loss that developed later in life

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rehabilitation

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the _____ is the structure that collects sound and funnels into the ear canal

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pinna

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the bones of the middle ear are referred to as the

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ossicles

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this structure divides the outer and middle ear and vibrates to transfer sound
eardrum/tympanic membrane
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The snail shaped structure of the inner ear that is responsible for hearing is referred to as the
cochlea
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_____ hearing loss occurs when a barrier exists in the outer/middle ear and there is also damage to the inner ear
mixed
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a hearing ______ results in a pass or fail and results suggest if further testing is warranted
screening
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hearing aid components found in every hearing aid include
microphone, amplifier, reciever
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What is the test called that confirms BPPV
Dix-Hallpike
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What is the treatment for BPPV?
Eply manuever
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The best set of tests to determine with system may have difficulties and be causing issues with dizziness or balance is called
SOT
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Once a balance issue is identified, who is best equipped to work with the patient to improve function
PT
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Tinnitus is most commonly associated with which condition
Sensorineural hearing loss
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getting a child to point at a picture of a word that they heard is an example of an ____ type set
open
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which are components of the communication model
source or speaker, message, environment
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what percent of deaf children are born to deaf families?
10%
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if child is detemined deaf by age ____ they can be expected to have normal communication development by kindergarten if all goes well
6 months
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When looking at form of speech in English we use what type of sentence pattern
SVO
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Thinking of speech banana vowels are more commonly in high or low range?
low
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Thinking of speech banana fricative consonants are more commonly in high or low range?
high
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one of the most common accomodations in the classroom is have a student sit directly in from of teacher. this is called
preferential seating
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humans can hear pitches between ____ and _____ Hz
20 and 20,000
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T/F Visemes and phonemes do not share a one-to-one relationship
true
45
T/F visual acuity should be evaluated prior to speech reading assessment
true
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This term represents the negative aspect that the population views with regards to individuals that wear amplification
hearing aid effect
47
The grief cycle
shock, denial, depression, acceptance
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what is it called when an adult has a new hearing loss?
acquired hearing loss
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Adults who become deaf later in life benefit from
A cochlear implant
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A child with normal hearing will have vocabulary of about ______ words by 18 months old
25
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a child with normal hearing will have a vocabulary of about _____ by the time they are 7-8
22,000
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vocabulary of a deaf child when they graduate on average is about the _____ grade level
3
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helping a high school age child get ready for independent life and work is called
transition planning
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this term is used to describe keeping as much as possible for every child of the classroom
least restrictive environment
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term that refers to how syllables or words look on the lips
viseme
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_____ refers to the usable hearing a patient has despite hearing loss
residual hearing
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extra devices that help patients who use hearing aids get the most from them are cakked
Assistive listening devices
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the most common form of speech uses what sentence pattern
SOV
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Getting a child to repeat a word from an unfamiliar list is called ______
open set
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A child with normal hearing will have a vocabulary of about ____ words by the time they are 17
80,000
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A child with normal hearing will have the ability to write sentences with a length of ____ words by the time they are 9-10 years old
12
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Greater ___ in a conversation increases the odds a listener will be able to follow the flow if they are having difficulties hearing
redundancy
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environmental factors that affect the ability to have good visual communication include
distance, viewing angle, lighting
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In ABR test what important marker is looked for to see if sound was heard
wave V
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to verify if hearing aid is appropriate we use
probe microphone measures
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for a child with profound hearing loss, their education will plateau around what grade level
3rd
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transition planning is directed toward what grades
11-12
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Humans can hear loudness of sounds between ___ and ___ dB
0 and 130
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legislation FAPE that sets guidelines for schools for helping children with dissabilities stands for
Free Appropriate Public Education
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who is the primary decision maker in rehabilitation for infants
the parent/family
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what are the steps to auditory development
awareness, listening from a distance, locating, disccrimination, identification, comprehension
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young children should be fit with which type of hearing aid so that it grows with them
Behind the Ear
73
the most common type of assistive listening device in the classroom is
FM system
74
on average how long does a person with hearing loss wait to receive help
5-7 (6) years
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one of the key factors that determines how well a patient will do with hearing aids is
motivation
76
what percent of the population has some degree of hearing loss by 75
50%
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one of the best adaptation strategies to help patients get used to hearing aid sound is have them _____ for a few minutes every day
read aloud
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T/F hearing impaired children typically have lower reading and writing skills
true
79
T/F wearing hearing aids when needed can help prevent dementia
true

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