Aud. & Hearing Impairment Flashcards

1
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The external auditory meatus (EAM) is an s-shaped oval canal ___ to ___ mm in length. It opens at the ______ and terminates at the _____________.

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25 to 33 mm
pinna
tympanic membrane
(p. 410)

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The tympanic membrane does what?

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It transduces sound (p. 410)

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What is the function of the outer ear?

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collects sounds and channels it to the middle ear. (p.410)

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Besides auditory function, what other function does the OE serve?

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protection

  • cerumen ‘noxious’ to introders
  • s-shape prevents foreign objects from reaching ME and TM (p. 411)
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What does the ossicular chain consist of and what does it do?

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3 bones (smallest in human body)

transfers the mechanical vibrations from TM to inner ear
p. 411

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______= the most lateral ossicle, consisting of manubrium, head, neck and lateral and anterior processes; attached to the TM and the incus.

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Malleus (p. 411)

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______ = the middle and largest bone in the ossicular chain consisting of a body and a short, long, and lenticular process.

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Incus (p. 411)

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______= the most medial third and smallest ossicle consisting of a head, footplate, and 2 crura. The footplate is held in the oval window by annular ligament.

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Stapes (p. 411)

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What are the 2 muscles in the ME?

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The tensor tympani and the stapedius muscle (p. 411)

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10
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impedance mismatch = ?

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loss of sound energy (p. 411)

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How does the ME compensate for impedance mismatch? How much is compensated?

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two primary mechanisms –> lever effect and ME muscles increase sensitivity

25 to 27 dB of estimated 30dB is compensated
(p. 411)

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12
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What are the 2 functions of the IE?

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sense of hearing (cochlea) and sense of balance (semicircular canals and otolithic organs) (p. 411)

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a bony canal that surrounds a membranous tube, about 35 mm in length and coils around central core approx 2 3/4 turns.

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cochlea (p. 412)

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________= upper canal running from oval window to helicotrema; contains perilymph

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scala vestibuli (p. 412)

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_______= lower canal running from the round window to helicotrema; contains perilymph

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scala tympani (p. 412)

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______= middle canal divided from scala vestibuli by Reissner’s membrane and from scala tympani by basilar membrane; contains organ of corti and contains endolymph.

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scala media (p. 412)

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17
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The organ of corti consists of ?

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sensory hair cells, support cells and support membranes and ligaments (p. 412)

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18
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How many (sensory) Outer Hair Cells (OHC) are there approx?

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13,500 per ear; housed in 3 to 4 rows (p. 412)

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19
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The OHC serve as?

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biologic modifier increasing or decreasing sensitivity to sounds by changing length of hair cells ( p. 412)

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How many (sensory) Inner Hair Cells (IHC) are there approx?

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3500 per ear housed in 1 row (p. 412)

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21
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The IHC serve as?

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serve to process frequency, temporal and intensity info to auditory pathway (p. 413)

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22
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The basilar membrane yields what?

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Tonotopicity in which high frequencies are processed at the base and low frequencies at the apex (p. 413)

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23
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What is the tectorial membrane responsible for?

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For shearing the stereocilia of the hair cells (p. 413)

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24
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What is the main function of the IE?

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Changes the mechanical energy into hyrdomechanical energy and then into neural impulses (p. 413)

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25
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Middle Ear contains what?

A
tympanic membrane
Malleus
Incus-Middle bone
Stapes 
Tensor tympani
Stapedius muscle
Eustachian tube connects middle ear to nasopharynx
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26
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What does Inner Ear house?

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Oval window
Labyrinths
Vestibular system
Cochlea

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Cochlea

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  • -inner ear
  • -Contains basilar membrane, organ of Corti, cilia
  • -Receives wavelike movements that transform them into electrical energy that can stimulate nerve endings and carry sound to the brain
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Oval window

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  • -inner ear
  • -Beginning of inner ear
  • -Small opening in temporal bone that houses inner ear.
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29
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Labyrinths

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  • -in inner ear

- -Interconnecting tunnels in inner ear that are filled with perilymph

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30
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Vestibular system

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  • -inner ear

- -3 semicircular canals responsible for equilibrium

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31
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What does Cranial nerve VIII do?

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  • -Vestibular branch-equilibrium and balance

- -Auditory branch-Supplies hair cells of cochlea and conducts electrical sound impulses from cochlea to brain

32
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Speech frequencies

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125-8,000Hz

33
Q

Normal frequency for humans to hear

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20-20,000 Hz

34
Q

display disproportionately low word recognition in comparison to pure
tones, worst type of HL for word recognition, acoustic neuroma

A

Retrocochlear

35
Q

What allows things to vibrate?

A

Elasticity and inertia

36
Q

dip in audiogram at 2000 Hz due to stapes fixation

A

Carhart’s notch specifically with Bone conduction

37
Q

faking it

A

Pseudohypacusis

38
Q

-10-15 dB HL

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normal

39
Q

16-25 dB HL

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slight

40
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26-40 dB HL

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mild

41
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56-70 dB HL

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moderately severe

42
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71-90 dB HL

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severe

43
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91+ dB HL

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Profound

44
Q

Degrees of hearling loss (7)

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normal
slight
mild
moderate
moderately severe
severe
profound
45
Q

decreases intensity of sound

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attenuates

46
Q

Types of assessment

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  • -pure tone
  • -speech auditometry
  • -acoustic immittance
  • -tympanometry
  • -electrocochleography
  • -ABR
47
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threshold

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intensity in which tone is faintly heard 50% of time

48
Q

Assessment:

  • -Determines threshold
  • -Types: Air conduction and Bone conduction
A

Pure tone Testing

49
Q

Assessment:

  • -Measures how well someone understands speech
  • -Speech reception threshold
  • -Spondee words
A

Speech Audiometry

50
Q

Assessment:

  • -Transfer of acoustic energy
  • -Tympanic membrane and middle ear structures off impedance, or resistance to the flow of sound
  • -Admittance is the counterpart of impedance
A

Acoustic Immittance

51
Q

Assessment:

  • -Procedure in which acoustic immittance is measured with an electroacoustic instrument
  • -Measures changes in acoustic energy acoustic reflex is measured and is valuable in detecting middle ear diseases.
A

Tympanometry

52
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Tympanomtery Scores

A
A
As
Ad
C
B
53
Q

Tympanomtery Scores

A

A

normal

54
Q

Tympanomtery Scores

As

A

shallow compliance

suggesting otosclerosis or beginign of an ear infection

55
Q

Tympanomtery Scores

Ad

A

deep compliance

suggesting ossicular disarticulation

56
Q

Tympanomtery Scores

C

A

negative pressure

suggesting eustachian tube dysfunction

57
Q

Tympanomtery Scores

B

A

flat

no pressure or compliance

58
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Assessment

  • -measures electrical activity
  • -records electrical activity in auditory nerve, brainstem and cortical areas of the brain.
  • -Used to test newborns
A

ABR

59
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Assessment of Infants and Children

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Newborns: OAE and ABR
Infants: Localization techniques
Children: operant audiometry

60
Q

Air bone gap

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difference of 10 db or more, indicates conductive loss

61
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Types of Amplificatn

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  • -hearing aids
  • -cochlear implants
  • -tactile aids
  • -assistive devices
62
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hearing aids

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  • -Amplifies sound and delivers it to ear canal

- -Includes microphones, receivers and amplifiers

63
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Cochlear Implants

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  • -Electronic devices surgically placed in cochlear and deliver sound directly to the acoustic nerve endings in cochlea
  • -Contains a microphone, processor, external transmitter and electrode
  • -Used for people with minimal or no hearing, utilizes residual hearing.
64
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Tactile Aids

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  • -Sensory substitution method for those who are deaf

- -Promote comprehension of speech by touch

65
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Assistive Devices

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  • -Safety alerting devices
  • -Closed-captioning
  • -Telecommunication devices
66
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Types of communication training for comprehension

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auditory, speech reading, cued

67
Q

Designed to teach a person with hearing impairments to listen to amplified sounds, recognize their meanings and discriminate sounds from each other

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Auditory Training

68
Q

Involves deciphering speech by looking at the face of the speaker and using visual cues to understand what the speaker is saying.

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Speech Reading

69
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Cued Speech

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  • -Produced with manual cues that represent sounds of speech

- -A form of sign language, but composed of only eight signs for consonants and four signs for vowels

70
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Oral language training

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Aural/oral method
Manual Approach
Total Commun.
ASL

71
Q

Nonverbal communication and a language

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ASL

72
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Teaching both verbal and nonverbal approaches

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Total Commun.

73
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Means of nonverbal communication, whether it be signing or fingerspelling

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manual approach

74
Q

Use of amplification, auditory training, and speech reading in order to be mainstreamed into society.

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Aural/oral method

75
Q

A person with otosclerosis often has an audiogram reflecting Carhart’s notch. What is
Carhart’s notch?

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A specific loss at 2,000 Hz, as indicated by bone-conduction testing