AR Overview & Review of Hearing Assessment Flashcards
Preparation for Exam 1 on 10/10/13
What are the two goals of AR?
Alleviate the difficulties related to HL
Minimize its consequences
How smoothly conversation flows
Conversational Fluency
A hearing-related disability is a loss of _______ imposed by hearing loss and is a ______________ phenomenon.
function; multidimensional
WHO
World Health Organization
Persons with hearing impairment should be considered in terms of their __________________ and their ______________________.
Activity Limitations; Participation Restrictions
Persons with whom another often converses, such as a family member
Frequent Communication Partners
Term used to refer to AR when the person receiving the services is a child
Aural Habilitation
Term often used synonomously with Aural R; it may entail greater emphasis on the provision and follow-up of listening devices and less emphasis on communication strategies and speechreading.
Audiologic Rehabilitation
Who might provide AR?
Audiologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Teacher for deaf and hard of hearing children
Four Parameters for Categorizing HL
Degree
Onset
Causation
Time Course
Degree of HL is often defined by what?
Pure-Tone Average
PTA
Pure Tone Average
The average of the individual’s pure-tone frequency thresholds at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz
The extent of the HL at each frequency; it gives an overall description of the HL.
Configuration
e.g., bilateral, unilateral, symmetrical, high frequency, flat, sloping, rising, etc.
Having a HL; usually not used to refer to a profound HL.
Hard of Hearing
Having a profound HL; minimal or no hearing
Deaf
HL present at birth
Congenital HL
HL incurred after birth
Acquired HL
HL acquired during the stag of acquiring spoken language
Perilingual
HL incurred after the acquisition of spoken language
Postlingual (typically begins around the age of 5 years)
3 types (causation) of HL
Conductive
Sensorineural
Mixed
HL due to an obstruction in either the outer or middle ear that prevents sound from reaching the sensorineural structures in the inner ear
Conductive HL
HL that stems from a disturbance in the inner ear, eighth nerve, brain stem, midbrain or auditory cortex
Sensorineural HL
A child that has a congenital SNHL then suffers a bout of otitis media may have what type of HL?
Mixed HL
HL that occurs and increases over the course of several months or years
Progressive HL
HL with an acute and rapid onset, such as with a head injury
Sudden HL
Group of patients in need of but not receiving services
Unserved Population
Group of patients receiving less than ideal services
Underserved Population
EBP
Evidence-Based Practice
EBP involves decision making based on _______ ___________ and critical examination of current and past _______________.
scientific evidence; practices
The amount or type of benefit experienced by either an individual or a group of individuals to a treatment or series of treatments, and/or indicates a response
Outcome Measure
3 Components of EBP
Current Best Evidence
Clinical Expertise
Patient Values
Comparing participants who have been randomly assigned to receive a test treatment to participants who receive no such treatment
Randomized Controlled Trial