Hearing Loss Flashcards
(13 cards)
Hearing loss can be c_____ or a____
congenital
acquired
What are common causes of congenital hearing loss?
Maternal rubella during pregnancy
Maternal cytomegalovirus during pregnancy
Genetic deafness
Down’s syndrome
Other syndromes
What are 2 causes of hearing loss perinatally?
Prematurity
Hypoxia during or after birth
What are common causes of hearing loss after birth?
Jaundice
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Otitis media
Glue ear
Chemotherapy
How is hearing loss commonly identified in the UK?
Newborn hearing screening programme.
Sound delivered to each eardrum and check for response.
What are behavioural changes associated with not being able to hear?
Ignoring calls or sounds
Frustration
Poor speech and language development
Poor school performance
What are the results of audiometry recorded on?
Audiogram
Audiograms can help identify between c_____ and s_________ hearing loss
conductive
sensorineural
Audiograms chart the _____ at which patients can hear different ____
volume
tones
(Minimum volume plotted for frequency to be heard)
In patients with ________ hearing loss, both air and bone conduction readings will be more than 20 dB on one side or both
sensorineural
In patients with ______ hearing loss, bone conduction readings will be normal but air conduction readings will be great than 20 dB
Conductive
In patients with mixed hearing loss, both air and bone conduction readings will be more than 20 dB, but will be a difference of more than __ dB between the two
15 dB
What support is there for hearing loss?
Speech and language therapy
Educational psychology
ENT specialist
Hearing aids for children who retain some hearing
Sign language
