1.00 - Overview and Introduction Flashcards
Aural Rehabilitation is “understanding & addressing the needs of individuals and their family with hearing loss to ______ in everyday life.” Tye-Murray
Achieve maximum communication success
Aural Rehabilitation is “any device, procedure, information, interaction, or therapy which lessens the ______ & ______ consequences of a hearing loss”. Ross, Mark 1999
Communicative
Psychosocial
“Audiologic/aural rehabilitation (AR) is an ecological, interactive process that facilitates one’s ability to minimize or prevent the limitations and restrictions that auditory dysfunctions can impose on well-being and communication, including ______ functioning.” (ASHA Working Group on Audiologic Rehabilitation, 2001)
Interpersonal, psychosocial, educational, and vocational
What is Aural Rehabilitation?
Any intervention that minimizes and alleviates communication difficulties associated with hearing loss.
What is the difference between Aural Habilitation vs Rehabilitation?
Aural Habilitation: used when working with persons (e.g. children) who have not developed a skill.
Rehabilitation: when working on restoring a skill that was loss
What are the Goals of AR Intervention?
Help individuals and families overcome challenges posed by the hearing disability
Is minimizing and alleviating the communication difficulties associated with an auditory disorder a goal of aural rehab?
Yes
Is assisting the individual to function to the highest potential a goal of aural rehab?
Yes
Is facilitating “independent living” a goal of aural rehab?
Yes
What is the difference between congential and acquired HL?
Congenital HL is HL that was present at birth
What do we see so many more children with hearing loss?
The higher survival rate of premature babies
Younger clients due to early identification
Does being born prematurely increase your risk of hearing loss?
Yes
The ADA requires equal access in ______ and ______.
Public facilities
Workplaces
Can you be fired for having a hearing loss?
No. You must be given either accommodations or an new position
Doesn’t always happen easily, usually employee must fight for it
Why do we se so many seniors with HL?
Baby Boomers are a large segment of the us
Longer lifespan means more people with HL
Who receives AR?
6
Infants
School-age children
Adults
Seniors
Parents
Significant Other(s)
What the earliest age that a child can receive a cochlear implant?
12 months
Can be as early as 6 months if due to meningitis (There is a risk of boney cochlear growth)
Do adults and children with mild to profound SNHL, CHL, MHL (unilateral or bilateral) use AR services?
Yes
Do adults and children with auditory neurological/central disorders use AR services?
Yes
How does the Deaf community use AR services?
Should they need accommodations at home, school, or work
Oral/manual language development
How do hearing children of deaf parents use AR services?
Oral communication development
Are people who receive AR services similar?
No. They are a heterogeneous group
What is a Hearing Disorder?
An impairment
A problem of structure or function of auditory system
What does a hearing disorder include?
All types hearing loss
CAPD and other auditory neurological disorders
How is a hearing disorder diagnosed?
Through readily measurable through diagnostic testing
What are Activity Limitations (Disability) and Participation Restrictions?
How the hearing loss affects someone’s day-to-day life
This may change over time
Are Activity Limitations/Participation Restrictions the same for everyone with the same degree of hearing loss?
No. It varies from person to person
How might a person’s life be affected by hearing impairment?
Conversing with others in everyday life
How does WHO differ between Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction?
Activity Limitation is a change caused by hearing loss (a physical impairment) that results in a reduction in function (e.g. difficulty hearing high frequency sounds and understanding speech)
Participation Restriction is the effect of this limitation on the broader scope of patient’s life (e.g. Person may avoid social gatherings)
What does WHO stand for?
World Health Organization
What is WHO?
Coordinating health authority within the United Nations
What does ICF stand for?
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
What does WHO ICF focus on?
The impact rather than the cause
Looks at the social aspects of disability (versus only the biologic/medical dysfunction)
Looks at impact of the environment on person’s functioning (contextual factors)
What does WHO say are four factors that contribute to Participation Restrictions?
Limitations in Communication Activity
Lifestyle
Frequent Communication Partners
Psychosocial factors
What are some psychological factors that might affects someone’s attitude towards HL?
Self-image
Motivation
Assertiveness
What are some social factors that might affects someone’s attitude towards HL?
The viewpoints of one’s society
Can someone’s Degree, Progression, Type, and/or Configuration of Hearing Loss affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can someone’s present age affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can someone’s age of onset affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can the age someone’s HL was first discovered affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can the Provision of Listening Aids and Treatment affect Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can the amount of treatment already received affect Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can the success of treatment affect Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can someone’s Physical Environment affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can someone’s communicative needs & nature of the settings communication occurs affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can Individual Factors affect Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can someone’s reaction to hearing impairment (self and others) affect their Activity Limitations?
Yes
Can the effects on expressive communication affect Activity Limitations?
Yes
Why is Hearing Loss sometimes referred to as “Invisible”?
Consequences manifest across all aspects of life
Where can HL affect daily communication?
Home
School
Work
Social activities
Environmental awareness
Can HL affect Speech and Language Development?
Yes
Can HL affect Educational achievement?
Yes
Can HL affect Vocational achievement?
Yes
Can HL affect Socialization?
Yes
Can HL affect Psychological / emotional functioning?
Yes
Who receives Aural Habilitation and who receives Aural Rehabilitation?
Aural Habilitation = children who have had hearing loss since birth
Aural Rehab = children and adults designed to restore a lost state or function. (Implies hearing previously existed)
Are diagnostics and quantification of HL a Primary Component of AR?
Yes