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03/04/2014

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Term
what is audiological habilitation?
Definition
the learning of something new
Term
what is audiological rehabilitation?
Definition
is the relearning a task that has been lost
Term
a person is considered to be audiometrically deaf is they have poorer than ____ dB HL
Definition
80-90
Term
_______ deafness refers to impairment present at birth or prior to the development of speech and language.
Definition
prelingual deafness
Term
_______ deafness means that loss occurs after the age of 5 that a person has normal hearing.
Definition
postlingual deafness
Term
________ persons are those who lose their hearing after their schooling is completed
Definition
deafened
Term
children with severe to profound hearing loss do not generally develop ____ and ____ normaly.
Definition
speech and language
Term
the professionals who are involved with audiologic rehabilitation:
Definition

speech language pathologist 

educators

counselors 

audiologists

clinicains 

psychologists 

social workers

Term
deafness is considere to be postlingual deafness if it occurs after about ____ years of age.
Definition
5
Term
the rehabilitation assessment procedure can be abbreviated as ________
Definition
CORE
Term
the rehabilitation management procedure can be abbreviated as ______
Definition
CARE
Term
name the parts of a hearing aid:
Definition

mircophone

reciever

amplifier

battery

Term
______ is where the sound comes in on a hearing aid
Definition
microphone
Term
_______ is where sound goes out
Definition
reciever
Term
__________ is what the sound increases the sound signal on a hearing aid
Definition
amplifier
Term
_____ is the hearing aid power
Definition
battery
Term
A patient that has one ear that is normal and one ear that is "dead" or would not benefit from a hearing aid, you may want to try a ______ hearing aid set up.
Definition
CROS
Term
individauls who cannot use conventional hearing air conduction devices may have:
Definition

atresia

chronic ear infections

middle ear structure damage

 

Term
those who cannot use air conduction devices may use ____ hearing aid
Definition
bone conduction
Term
what does BAHA stands for?
Definition
bone anchored hearing aid
Term
BAHA is anchored on the what area?
Definition
mastoid
Term
BAHA is used for _____ and _____ hearing  loss?
Definition
conductive and mixed hearing losses
Term
the only BAHA company is called
Definition
Entific Medical Systems
Term
the vent is used to allow unwanted amplified _____ frequencies to escape from the ear canal
Definition
low
Term
the vent allows the release of ______ to avoid a "plugged ear" sensation
Definition
pressure
Term
the vent allows the normal input of _____ sound
Definition
unamplified
Term
battery sizes:
Definition

yellow 10

brown 312

orange 13

blue 675

Term
nearly all hearin aid batteries are now ____air
Definition
zinc
Term
in order to take advantage of an induction loop system you must have a _______ in your hearing aid
Definition
telecoil
Term
a CI is a device that electrically stimulates the _______ nerve
Definition
auditory
Term

a CI bypasses the _______ system

to directly stimulate the auditory nerve

Definition
peripheral
Term
the cI does/does not restore normal hearing
Definition
does not
Term
name the three manugactures of cochlear implants
Definition

Cochlear Corp

The HiResolution Bionic Ear Systems 

Med-El

Term

candidacy guidelines:

younge children (12-24 months)

hearing loss is  

Definition
profound
Term

candidacy guidelines:

older children (2-8)

hearing loss is 

Definition

severe to profound in the low frequencies

profound in the mid to high frequencies 

Term

candidacy guidelines:

adults

hearing loss is 

 

Definition

moderate to profound in the low frequencies 

severe to profound in the mid to high frequencies

Term
CI hook up generally takes how long
Definition
1.5 to 2 hours
Term
cost of a cochlear is
Definition
$60,000-80,000
Term
how many ppl suffer from tinnitus in the US?
Definition
40 million
Term
tinnitus rehab options include:
Definition

hearing aids

noise generators

neuromonics tititus treatment 

tnnitus retraining therapy

cognitive behavioral therapy

transcrainial magnetic stimulation

Term
the part of the CI that is placed in the cochlea is called the
Definition
electrode array
Term
setting up or making changes to a CI is commonly reffered to as
Definition
mapping
Term
it very typical for an individual who experiences consistent tinnitus to also have ____
Definition
hearing loss
Term

a cummunication model:

the _______ has both a purpose for engaging in comminication and the ability to properly encode and articulate teh thought to be conveyed

Definition
speaker/source
Term

communication model:

The _______ is the actual thought to be expressed

Definition
message
Term

communication model:

The ______ provides an opportunity for any needed adjustements or correctins to occur.

Definition
feedback
Term

communication model:

the communication situation in which the message is conveyed is referred to as _________

Definition
the environment
Term

communication model:

the ______ is who is charged with the responisbility of recieving and properly decoding and interpreting the speaker's intended message

Definition
the reciever
Term
a newborn infant can detect ______ stimuli
Definition
auditory
Term
a newborn infant can make gross discriminations between various auditory signals on the basis of _____ and ______ parameters
Definition
frequency and intensity
Term
the human ear is capable of hearing best at  approximately______ & ______ HZ
Definition
3000 & 4000 HZ
Term

The parts of the communication model are:

 

Definition

feedback

reciever 

message

source

environment

Term
the human ear is capable of percieving auditory signals comprising frequencies ranging from about ____ to ______ HZ.
Definition
20 to 20,000 Hz
Term
this basic aspect of auditory perception involves being aware of sound. our ability to detect speech is influenced by our heraing acuity and the intensity level of the speech signal?
Definition
DETECTION
Term
Speech discrimination regers to the ability to distinguish amond the individual speech stimuli of our language
Definition
DISCRIMINATION
Term
the ability to identify or label what one has beard by pointing to or naming
Definition
identification
Term
a fundamental ingredient in the perception of speech relates to attending to or foucsing on hte speaker and the message being conveyed.
Definition
ATTENTION
Term
a key component in speech perception is the ability to retain or store verbal information for relatively brief periods or extended periods of time.
Definition
MEMORY
Term
the percieved speech elements must be brought together into a meaningful whole.
Definition
Closure
Term
Full perception and understanding of the meaning of an auditory message
Definition
comprehension
Term
hearing impaired individuals experience only minimal difficulty in _____ perception, while they have a more difficult time with ______ perception
Definition

vowel

consonant 

Term

evaluating infants for the assessment of auditory skills, 

use: 

Definition

gross discrimination 

localization of a variety of stimuli

Term

evaluating older children for the assessment of auditory abilities, 

use:

-

-

-

 

Definition

WIPI

NU-Chips

five sound tests by Ling 

Term
there are 4 categories in the approaches to auditory training:
Definition

analytic 

synthetic

pragmatic

eclectic 

Term
the minimum audibility curve shows how what two things are related in respect to Intensity
Definition
dB SPL v dB HL
Term
manual communication also known as _____ relies on a visual system
Definition
signing
Term
the normal rate of speech results in as many as ____ phonemes per second
Definition
15
Term
what are some oral activites to avoid when conversing a hearing impaired person?
Definition

chewing 

smoking 

yawning

holding hand near mouth 

wearing sunglasses

Term
what is the term used to indicate a visual characteristic of a speech sound
Definition
viseme
Term

who has higher speech reding scores

men or women

Definition
women
Term
there is no demonstrable positive correlation between undersanding speech visually and ______.
Definition
intelligence
Term
according to the reading, visual acuity must be at least ______ before speech can be decoded visually
Definition
20/80
Term
hearing impaired generally do/do not have any better speech reading than those with noraml hearing!
Definition
do not
Term
American sign language: has its own ____ and _____
Definition
grammar and syntax
Term
ASL is/is not similiar to Spoken English
Definition
is not
Term
name some factors in the environment that may have an effect on an individuals speech reading ability
Definition

distance

viewing angle

competition

lighting

siuational ques

Term
if you have a patient that has one ear with hearing loss and the other ear is dead you may want to try a _______ hearing aid set up
Definition
BICROS
Term
making changes to a CI so that it fits the individual is commonly known as ___
Definition
mapping
Term
how long does it take for the average person to seek audiological help
Definition
7 years
Term
why is CORE and CARE important?
Definition
its a starting point
Term
a hearing aid is a _____ system that alters an acoustic signal electronically
Definition
electro accoustic
Term
Types of hearing aids:
Definition

BTE - behind the ear

ITC - in the canal

RIC - reciever n the canal 

Term
speech rate does/does not matter when talking with a person with hearing loss?
Definition
does
Term
with bluetooth technology a hearing aid user may/may not listen to phone calls in both ear wirelessly
Definition
may
Term
one advantage of higher priced hearing aids is
Definition
water resistant
Term
the goal of a FM system is to increase the ____ to ___ ratio
Definition
signal to noise ratio
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