Audiology Praxis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What does JCIH say about hearing loss? - Screen by 1 month, identify/followup by 3 months, intervention by 6 months True or false: UNHS is now called EHDI - True, it's more about the process of intervention rather than just the screening What is IDEA? - Individuals with disabilities education act was created in 1975, but modified in 2004 with part B for school age children, and part c for babies and toddlers. Part C mandates responsibility for intervention for children with disabilities....

The caloric test is designed to stimulate which of the following structures - The lateral semicircular canal To reduce adverse noise effects, the audiologist should make what adjustment - Enable expansion. Expansion reduces the gain of low-level ambient sounds. Individuals with normal hearing sensitivity in one ear and a severe hearing loss in the other ear experience... - More difficulty understanding speech when the speaker moves closer to the ear with hearing loss Patient has persisten...

Otitis Media - What is the most likely diagnosis based on the results? (A) Otosclerosis (B) Otitis media (C) Bilateral atresia (D) Impacted cerumen (E) Perforated tympanic membrane 88% R, 90% L - Which of the following scores are mostly likely to be obtained if word recognition is assessed using an age-appropriate test at 40 dB SL?A) (A) 70% right ear, 66% left ear (B) 60% right ear, 80% left ear (C) 80% right ear, 72% left ear (D) 88% right ear, 90% left ear (E) 100% right ear, 70% ...

ENG stands for - Electronystagmography VNG stands for - Videonystagmography 3 reasons to pick ENG over VNG - 1) patient has claustrophobia 2) patient has dark areas around eyes (permanent makeup/ injury) 3) patient is under age of 6 and VNG goggles don't fit on small head. Upward trace deflections represent _______ eye movement - rightward Downward trace deflections represent ______ eye movement. - leftward

High threshold kneepoint (compression) - Used to limit the output of the hearing aid so that it does not exceed UCL and maximize listening comfort. Typically higher than 60 dB. Low threshold kneepoint (compression) - Improve audibility of softer sounds/speech. Typically lower than 60 dB. Explain compression in general - Basically - the gain of the hearing aid is higher before the compression kneepoint. The sounds before this kneepoint have more gain and are thus emphasized. After the knee...

What estimation of children in US are deaf or hard of hearing? - 3-4 million What is the estimate of people in US who are hearing impaired? - 36 million The ear is divided into 3 sections. What are they? - outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear What is the outer ear comprised of? - auricle or pinna, and external auditory canal Describe the auricle or pinna - it funnels sound to ear canal and helps localize sounds (this is most visible part of ear and composed primarily of cartilage)

For which of the following instruments do national standards or uniform performance standards for calibration exist? a. Pure tone audiometers b. OAEs c. ABR d. all have calibration standards - Pure tone audiometers Only pure tone audiometers have established (ANSI) standards for calibration Which is most likely to be introduced deliberately by an examiner during an audiometric exam? a. distorted tone b. switching transients c. masking noise

A patient comes to a clinic complaining of short, intense dizzy spells. An audiologist suspects that the patient may have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Which of the following tests is most appropriate to use to confirm the diagnosis? - Dix-Hallpike test 0 dB0 decibels HL is best described by which of the following? - 0 dB0 decibels HL on an audiometer represents the minimum audible pressure needed at each frequency for an individual with normal hearing to detect a pure tone....

Caloric test is designed to stimulate which of the following structures? - The lateral semicircular canal An individual who continues to react to new stimuli with responses that are carried over from previous tasks exhibits... - Perseveration What is a complete and accurate list of the signals required by federal regulations for monitoring audiometry in industry? - 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 6000 Hz An audiologist wishes to assess the progress of an adult client who is participating...

Principles of Family-Centered Practice: The family is the child's... - first and best advocate. Principles of Family-Centered Practice: Families decide what services... - they need. Principles of Family-Centered Practice: Effective early intervention services make families feel... - welcomed and are shaped by families. Principles of Family-Centered Practice:The child with special needs, like all children, is first... - a member of a family within a community.