Auditory/ Aural rehabilitation Flashcards

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What is Aural Rehabilitation

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Management of hearing loss
reduce the impact of hearing loss on activity’s and participation
Individual program
Audiologist

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what are the treatments for hearing loss

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surgery
hearing aids
auditory implants

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3
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what is a Myringotomy

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small incision in the eardrum is made in order to drain fluid from the middle ear

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what is a tympanoplasty

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A procedure used to repaire a perforated eardrum or to reconstruct the middle ear ossicles

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what are the three types of tympanoplasty

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myringoplasty
tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty

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what is a myringoplasty

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repairs an eardrum tear

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what is a tympanoplasty with ossiculoplasty

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repairs the eardrum with repair of defect in the middle ear ossicles

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what is a tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy

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eardrum tear repair with removal of a bony infection in the area behind the ear

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what are hearing aids

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considered when other treatments or surgical options have been exhausted

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what are the three major components of hearing aids

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Microphone
Amplifier
Speaker

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what is a microphone in hearing aids

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converts that incoming acoustic sound to an electrical signal

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what is an Amplifier in hearing aids

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increases the intensity ( volume) of the electrical signal

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What is the behind the ear hearing aid

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the actual hearing aid is fitted behind the ear. A mold is placed within the outer portion of the ear canal
durable type of hearing aid

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What is the In the ear hearing aid

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are fit into a custom made mold that goes inside the bowl of the ear
mild sever hearing loss
not good for those with profound hearing loss of difficulties with manual dexterity for managing the aid controls and placement of the aid in the ear

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what is a in the canal hearing aid

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designed and smaller in size than the ITE aid
fits partly inside the ear canal
good for those with mild moderate hearing loss

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what is a completely in the canal

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Fits completely inside the ear canal
sits close to the eardrum so it improves sound quality and reduces wind noise and echo quality of larger aids
short battery life

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what is assistive listening devices

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improves the signal-to-noise ratio by separating background sounds from speech sounds
can be used as a stand-alone device or in conjunction with hearing aids

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what are the 3 types of assistive listening devices

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telecoil
sound field amplification
captioning

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what is a telecoil ( T-switch)

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used when speaking and listening on the telephone
mini receuver that can be used to wirelessly access audio from phones

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what is a sound field amplification

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found in classroom settings
amplifies and broadcasts the teachers voice through loudspeakers

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what is captioning

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A texual representation of the audio within a media file. its subtitles for the audio

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what is an auditory implant

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compensates for damaged or non workign parts of the audiotry

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23
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What are the 4 main types of auditory implants

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Bone-anchored hearing aids ( BAHA)
Cochlear Implants
Auditory brainstem implant
middle ear implant

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what is a BAHA

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implant for people who cannot benefit from a normal hearing aid

25
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what is a cochlear impant

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helps to provide a sense of sound to a person who has severe to profound hearing loss. external portion that sits behind the ear and a seond portion that is surgically placed under the skin

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What is a cochlear impants: candidacy

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severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears
No benefits from hearing aids

27
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what is a Auditory Brainstem impant

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Bypasses the cochlea and the auditory nerve to deliver sounds directly to the brainstem

28
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What is Deafness

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Minimal hearing or complete loss of hearing

29
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What is congenital deafness

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Known at birth

30
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what is adventitious deafness

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Occures after birth

31
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What is a prelingual deafness

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occurs before an individual learns to speak

32
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what is postlingual deafness?

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occurs after a period of language learning

33
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what does it mean foe a lower case d in deaf

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refers to the audiological condition of not hearing

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What does it mean for a upper case D in Deaf

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a particular group of deaf people who share a language American Sign Language and a culture

35
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what is heating impaired

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Not used in the Deaf community it is viewed as a negative term

36
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what is a CODA

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Child of deaf adults
hearing peiple with a deaf mother or father (both)

37
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what are the five aspects of Deaf Culture?

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Language
values
tradition
norms
identity

38
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what is language in the deaf culture

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the use of sign language

39
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what is values of the deaf culture

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essential to preserve sign language literature heritage and other forms of arts and legacies

40
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what are traditions for the deaf culture

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stories from other deaf generations shared experiences and participating in important events for the community

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what are norms in the Deaf Culture

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communication etiquette is a must. important for eye contact, how to communicate and get peoples attention properly

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what is the Identity in the Deaf Culture

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accepting and recognizing one self as part of this community participating and being proud of its culture and heritage

43
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What are the treatment consideration

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the child will likely have challenges across all aspects of typical speech and language development

44
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treatment considerations

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Form: Syntax
Content : semantics
Use: Pragmatics
Phonolofy: Speech sound acquisitions and production
Voice

45
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What is voice

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common in the severely hard of hearing and deaf populations
Hyper nasal speech
Itch abnormalities: typically high pitched voices, particularly amongst dead individuals

46
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What is cued speech

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supplements the hearing speakers speech with hand shapes to help assist the HOH/ deaf perosn deode their message

47
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what are some limitations for Cued Speech

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both the speaker and the HOH/deaf person need to be familiar with the system in order to be effective

48
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What is the Oral/ Aural Approach treatment

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focus is on improving the HOH/deaf person hearing and speech abilities
combines use of hearing aids/ assistive listening devices, speech reading and practicing/ training clear speech output

49
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What is manual communication?

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Fingerspelling
sign language

50
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what is finger spelling

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creating words ( spelling) using a finger alphabet
used dfor names, people and places

51
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what is sign language

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using hand shapes to represent different words
not just a visual representation of standard american english

52
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What is simultaneous communication

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educational setting of deaf children
encourages the use of all possible modes of communication for the HOH/ deaf person to utilize

53
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what are some examples of simultaneous communication

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spoken language
sign language
finger spelling
speech reading
hearing aids/ assistive listening devices
writing
gestures

54
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what are the 3 compnents of a hearing aid

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Microphone, amplifier,speaker

55
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True or False: It is optional for television shows, broadcasts, new programs, etc to provide closed captioning

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false

56
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Deafness that occurs at birth before an individual has learned to speak is known as

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Congenital deafness and prelingual deafness