Hearing Loss Flashcards
1
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Key Features: Language
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- Pre Linguistic Communication
- Phonology/ Articulation
- Morphosyntax
- Delayed Vocabulary
- Pragmatics
2
Q
Key Features: Auditory Perceptual
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- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Auditory Neuropathy/ Dysynchrony (AN/AD)
3
Q
Etiology
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- Conductive
- Sensorineural
- Mixed Hearing Loss
4
Q
Etiology: Conductive
A
- Impacted cerumen (ear wax)
- Malformation of pinna
- Fluids in the middle ear
5
Q
Etiology: Sensorineural
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- Genetic Disorder
- Birth Defect
- Premature Birth
- Infection: Meningitis
6
Q
Etiology: Mixed Hearing Loss
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- Genetic disorder co-occuring with middle ear infection
7
Q
Assessment
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- Newborn Hearing Test
- Ling Six Sound Test
- Standardized Tests- administered informally
Consider Hearing Age
8
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Intervention Approaches
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- Listening and spoken language intervention
- Maximize language and literacy in children who use manual communication (ASL)
- Auditory Verbal Techniques
- Language Experience Books
-APD and CAPD
-Speech decoding strategies- assistive devices (FM systems)
