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final audiology
lecture 17 18
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Undergraduate 4
12/02/2013

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what frequencies are most important for speech understanding?
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why do we use the above frequencies for testing children?
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in their speech range frequencies
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what is CPA testing and how is it done?
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conditioned play audiometry 

when a child hears a sound you condition the child to put the blocks in the bucket

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what PPSRT is and how we use it?
Definition

picture pointing speech recognition threshold

tell them to point to hte cowboy on a picture board when they hear the word given

 

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CPA rules of the game?
Definition
when child hears the sound they put the block in the bucket
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what is sound field testing?
Definition
put the child between the speakers and they will turn their head towards the speaker that produced the sound
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the limitations of soundfield testing
Definition
it wont give you ear specific test results because they will hear the sound in both ears
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what is VRA testing?
Definition
visual reinforcement audiometry is when you present a sound to one side the child hten looks at eh noise and if correct they are reinforced by illimination of a puppet
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know what instructions we gib parents before begining VRA
Definition
parents are to say as still as possible
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what is a centering toy?
Definition
it is used to bring the child attention back to the center were and hold it there until a new sound is presented
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what does word discrim manual dexterity mean?
Definition
if patient can put on hearing aid without help
Term
word discrim test should be better or worse with hearing aid in ?
Definition
better
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_________ determines what type of hearingaid is best for the patient
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manual dexterity
Term
BTE stands for ?
Definition
behind the ear
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ITE stands for ?
Definition
in the ear
Term
ITC stands for?
Definition
in the canal
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CIC stands for?
Definition
completely in the canal
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ALD stands fro ?
Definition
assistive listening device
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AR stands for ?
Definition
aural rehab
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which type of hearing aid is best for children and has the most power?
Definition
BTE
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what is another name for ITE
Definition
full shell
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ITE has a custom fit and requires more repairs due to ?
Definition
moisture and ear wax
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_______ is smaller than ITE
Definition
ITC
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_____ requires resonble dexterity because of smaller size
Definition
ITC
Term
downside of ITC?
Definition

few options

highly subject to moisture and wax

Term
_______ provide the least amount of intensity
Definition
CIC
Term
________ have no patient controls available
Definition
CIC
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CIC requires excellent _______
Definition
manual dexterity
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_______ is most subject to repair of all the hearing aids due to it being completely in the ear
Definition
CIC
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the most cosmetically pleasing is the _____
Definition
CIC
Term
Open fit is also known as a _________
Definition
mini BTE
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open fit is/is not cosmetically appealing
Definition
is
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open fit has a _____ subjectivity to moisture control
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low
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open fit ear pieve is very ______
Definition
open
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_________ allows natural sound to enter the ear
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open fit
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open fit eliminates the ______ effect
Definition
occlusion
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open fit preserves ______ accoustic properties of the ear canal
Definition
natural
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what is the main reason that ppl wont wear hearing aid?
Definition
cosmetically if they dont like it
Term
cochlear implant: an electrode is implanted into the _________ of the cochlea
Definition
scalamedia
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