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| The Stenger tests are only suitable for patients with |
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| The main purposes of infant hearing screening are |
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| early identification and treatment |
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| The process of screening all babies for hearing loss within the first three months of birth is called |
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| Universal newborn hearing screening |
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| Risk factors for false or exaggerated hearing loss include |
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The potential for financial compensation or gain
Sudden apparent hearing loss with no clear diagnosis
A history of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse |
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1. Social-everyday auditory/verbal communication is impossible or nearly impossible.
2. Medico-legal-the average threshold at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz is over 90 dB HL.
3. Educational-if the primary mode of learning is not auditory, he/she is considered deaf
4. Cultural-Written with a capital “D”, people who communicate using ASL and consider themselves as a minority group and not as handicapped individuals. |
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