lecture 1: intro Flashcards
(19 cards)
Why do we need children to hear well?
So they learn to listen = learn to learn, speak, read, write, succeed in academics
Define soft failure
When a cochlear implant is implanted and does not work well (i.e., sound quality fluctuates)
What kind of life experience is necessary for children with HL?
Auditory rich life experience
Define hearing age
Length of time an individual has had access to appropriately fitted hearing technology
T or F: if someone has a hearing aid, we should just raise the volume of our speech
False – hearing aids distort loud input. Instead, acoustically highlight what you want to say
T or F: children produce speech how they hear it
True
Would you expect a 5-year-old boy with a hearing age of 1 year to regularly and accurately produce /s/?
No – in typically hearing kids, /s/ comes around 4 y/o. Hold kids with hearing loss according to their hearing age standard, not chronological age standard.
Define total communication
Spoken language + simultaneous signing
Define cued speech
Spoken language + certain signs (i.e., to tell b/w certain phonemes)
Define oralism
Focus on speech reading + hearing technology + tactile cues (“in your face”)
Define auditory-oralism
More listening piece, but training it in an unnatural “cookbook” manner
Define auditory-verbal therapy
Focusing on learning to listen and talk
Why is the hand cue no longer standard practice in AV tx?
Because it distorts speech sounds
What is the auditory sandwich? Why is it important?
- Bread: listening
- Contents: visual/tactile cues
- Bread: listening
- Important because brain only remembers what it did last
Define aural rehab (not for quiz)
Large umbrella term encompassing wide range of ix and is “the reduction of HL-induced deficits of function, activity, participation, and QoL thru sensory management, instruction, perceptual training, and counselling”
HL of any degree creates auditory (and language) deprivation. What does this lead to?
Cross-modal re-organization of sensory processing centers in the brain
Why is it problematic if people with HL withdraw from conversations and daily experiences that require hearing and listening skills?
Because human connection through communication is a key contributor of + emotional wellness
What does AR prioritize? (3)
- Alleviating stress around communication
- Teaching strategies that make spoken language easy to hear
- Helping listening partners find natural + meaningful opportunities in interactions that strengthen and retrain auditory processing muscles of brain
Why does AR follow the developmental norms and milestones of children who are not DHOH?
Because their milestones are the goal
