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Exam 1
exam 1 ch. 1-3 , 9-10
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Audiology
Undergraduate 4
09/25/2013

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Term

Audiology developed from the professions of 

____ and ____.

Definition
Otology and speech-language pathology
Term
A founder of audiology, often called the "father of audiology," is _____
Definition
Dr. Raymond Carhart
Term
Two professional documents that govern the practice of audiology are ____ and _____.
Definition
Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics
Term
The entry-level degree for the profession of audiology is the ____.
Definition
Doctor of Audiology ( Au.D)
Term
The credential required for the practice of audiology in the U.S is _____
Definition
State License
Term

True/False

 

Ear infections in children may or may not cause hearing loss.

Definition
True
Term
List 3 areas that are impacted by hearing loss in adults besides hearing sensitivity.
Definition

1. General health

2. Psychosocial well-being

3. Generated income

Term
The work of audiologists in areas of noise is sometimes called_____
Definition
Industrial Audiology
Term
Name the 3 main parts of the ear.
Definition

Outer, Middle, and inner ear

 

( Auditory nerve as well)

Term
What is the connection between the inner ear and the brain?
Definition
Auditory nerve
Term
What are the 3 main types of hearing loss?
Definition

1. Conductive

2. Sensory/neural

3. Mixed

Term
The Rhine test is designed to compare the patient's hearing by ____ to his/her heaing by ______.
Definition
Air Conduction, Bone Conduction
Term
The Bing test determines the presence of the ____.
Definition
Occlusion Effect
Term
The Weber test is one of _______.
Definition
Lateralization
Term
Sound travels through air in the form of______.
Definition
Waves
Term
3 Types of waves discussed in this book are _____, ______, and ________
Definition

Transverse,

Longitudinal,

Sine

Term
Waves are described as a series of _____ and _____.
Definition
Compressions and Rarefactions
Term
The 2 major effects on frequency are ____ and _____.
Definition

Mass,

Stiffness

Term
The velocity of sound is its ____.
Definition
Speed
Term
The formula for wavelength is______.
Definition
w=v/f
Term
The number of beats per second is determined by the difference between two  _______.
Definition
Frequencies
Term
The lowest frequency of vibration in a complex sound is called the _______.
Definition
Fundamental Frequency
Term
Formant frequencies of the human voice are determined by the ______.
Definition
Vocal Tract
Term
2 sine waves may be contrasted by their differences in _____, _______, and ______.
Definition

Frequency,

Intensity,

Phase

Term
Decibels cannot be simply added or subtracted because they are ______.
Definition
Logarithmic
Term
The Decibel reference on audiometers is ______.
Definition
Hearing Level (HL)
Term
Any discussion of decibels must include their ______.
Definition
Reference
Term
The psychological correlate of frequency is ______.
Definition
Pitch
Term
The ability to localize sound requires that the individual have ______.
Definition
Similar hearing sensitivity in both ears
Term
The threshold shift of one sound that is caused by the introduction of a second sound is called _____.
Definition
Masking
Term
Audiometer earphones are used to test hearing by ______.
Definition
Air Conduction
Term
An oscillator is placed on the forehead or mastoid to test hearing by _____.
Definition
Bone Conduction
Term
The decibel reference used in sound-level meters is _____.
Definition
Sound-pressure level
Term
The main function of the auricle is to ______.
Definition
Catch sound and funnel it down the external auditory canal
Term
Earwax is manufactured in _______.
Definition
The outer portion of the external auditory canal
Term
Ear pain in the absence of infection may be caused by _____.
Definition
Temporomandibular joint neuraligia.
Term
The human tympanic membrane is comprised of ___ layers.
Definition
3
Term

While _____ refers to an underdeveloped or very small pinna, ____ refers to an absent or closed ear canal.

 

Definition

Microtia,

Atresia

Term
Hearing losses in teh outer ear are caused by _____.
Definition
Occlusion
Term
Ear canal collapse during pure-tone audiometry can lead to erroneous results.  This collapse can be avoided through the use of ____.
Definition
Insert earphones
Term
While it is in the audiologist's scope of practice to remove obstructions from the outer ear canal, when complications arise, this procedure is best performed by _____.
Definition
Medical ear specialists
Term

True/False

 

Systemic antibiotics are usually the most effective treatment for external otitis.

Definition
False
Term
Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane is called _____.
Definition
Myringoplasty
Term
The purpose of teh eustachian tube is to match the pressure of the middle ear to the pressure of the ______.
Definition
Outer Ear
Term
The 3 middle ear ossicles are the ______,______, and _______
Definition

Malleus,

Incus,

Stapes

Term
Vibratory connections between the ossicular chain and the inner ear are established by the ______.
Definition
Oval Window
Term
A main function of the middle ear is to match the impedance of the air in the external auditory canal to the impedance of the _____.
Definition
Fluid in the inner ear
Term
The facial nerve is contained in the _____.
Definition
Fallopian Canal
Term
The chorda tympani nerve provides information about the sense of ______ and is a branch of the _____ cranial nerve.
Definition

Taste,

VIIth

Term
The muscles that operate in the middle ear are the _____and the _____.
Definition

Tensor Tympani,

Stapedius

Term
As with the outer ear, disorders of the middle ear result in _____ hearing loss.
Definition
Conductive
Term
Negative middle-ear pressure is usually caused by some abnormality of the _____.
Definition
Eustachian Tube
Term
The general term for infection of the middle ear is _____.
Definition
Otitis Media
Term
In contrast to chronic otitis media, acute otitis media is of a _____onset.
Definition
Rapid
Term
Otitis media, like many conductive hearing losses, will reveal a Type _____ tympanogram, and _____ acoustic reflexes.
Definition

B,

absent

Term
The accumulation of fluid in the middle ear is more common in babies than in older children and adults because the eustachian tube is _____.
Definition
Open and relatively flat
Term
The purpose of P.E. tubes is to _______.
Definition
Normalize middle-ear pressure
Term
The patency of P.E. tubes can be verified through the ______.
Definition
Physical volume test
Term

True/False

 

The primary purpose for performing a tympanoplasty is restoration of the patient's hearing to as great an extent as possible.

Definition
False
Term
Facial paralysis is caused by disorder of the ______ cranial nerve.
Definition
VIIth
Term

True/False

 

Patient complaint of a "head-in-a-barrel" sensation is often caused by a patulous eustachian tube.

Definition
True
Term

True/False

 

Otosclerosis is frequently hereditary and is more common in women than in men.

Definition
True
Term
Characteristic immittance results in patients with otosclerosis include ______ compliance and _____ acoustic reflexes.
Definition

Reduced,

Absent

Term
The most popular surgery for correction of otosclerosis is _________.
Definition
Stapedectomy
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