Audiology Flashcards

1
Q

dr tice’s 5 rules

A

ACT and BCT within normal limits and do not differ more than 10dB= normal

ACT and BCT within normal limits but DIFFER more than 10dB= conductive dysfunction

ACT outside normal limits, BCT within normal limits and DIFFER more than 10dB= conductive

ACT and BCT outside normal limits but do not differ more than 10dB= sensorineural

ACT and BCT outside normal limits but DIFFER more than 10dB= mixed

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2
Q

ranges of hearing loss

A
0-20Hz: normal
20-40Hz: mild
40-60Hz: moderate
60-80Hz: severe
80+Hz: profound
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3
Q

what is affected in conductive hearing loss?

A

outer or middle ear

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4
Q

what is affected in sensorineural hearing loss?

A

inner ear or 8th cranial nerve

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5
Q

what 2 things can cause conductive hearing loss?

A

otosclerosis; otitis media

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6
Q

what 3 things can cause sensorineural hearing loss?

A

meneir’s disease; presbycusis; noise induced (JOVANY)

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7
Q

referral for conductive? referral for sensorineural?

A

physician!

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8
Q

what hearing loss can be fixed with hearing aids? why not the other?

A

conductive because it’s outer/middle ear. cannot fix inner because damage to cochlea or nerve

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9
Q

when does it matter what sounds a patient is hearing or not hearing?

A

when it affects their speech output!!

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10
Q

untreated hearing loss is directly related to what 2 diseases?

A

Alzheimer’s or dementia

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11
Q

X

A

ACT Left

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12
Q

> (>)

A

BCT Left

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13
Q

O

A

ACT Right

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14
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A

BCT Right

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15
Q

left is: _____ right is: _____

A

blue; red

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16
Q

vowel quad F2 numbers

A

2500 (i) to 500

17
Q

vowel quad F1 numbers

A

0 to 800

18
Q

low pitch sounds

A

nasals (m, n, ng)

b

d

19
Q

high pitch sounds

A

f

th

s

possibly k, g, t

20
Q

mid pitch sounds

A

ch

sh

h

g

p

21
Q

spondaic words

A

2 syllable words with equal stress

22
Q

speech reception threshold

A

minimum hearing level for speech at which an individual can recognize 50% of material