Aural Rehab Exam 1 Flashcards
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Sales Orientation
Based on persuading patients to obtain hearing aids and services –> box stores/ dispensaries
Patient- Centered Orientation
takes into account patient preferences, values and needs. Each patient can experience problems at different degrees/ cope differently
Patient Journey (6 stages)
Pre-awareness, Awareness, Movement, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, Resolution
Pre-awareness
Few people anticipate to suffer hearing loss. Family and friends notice hearing loss symptoms. Average 5-7 years between onset and diagnosis
Awareness
Happens gradually. Can take days to years. Patients start to notice signs
Movement
patient consult family doctor, friends, or research hearing loss online. Start to moving to consultation of professional
Diagnosis
audiologist will identify and quantify hearing loss. Many patients will expect a quick tx and complete cure before realizing it is permanent.
Rehabilitation
Receive counseling, hearing aids, cochlear implants, psychosocial support, assertiveness training and more
Resolution
adjusted to hearing loss. Either accept it or move back to rehab.
World Health Organization (WHO) model
Health Condition - sensorineural hearing loss
Body structure - loss of hair cells in the cochlea
Body function - inability to hear speech sounds
Activity - ability to understand speech in noise
Activity restriction - inability to understand speech in noise
Participation - meetings, parties and dinners
Participation restriction - avoidance of these social gatherings because of inability to understand speech in noise.
Personal - cost and feelings
Environmental - transportation, medical provider location
Profound HL
90+ dB
-hears very loud or no sound, may perceive sound as vibrations, rely on vision.
1) Diagnosis
permanent hearing loss (counseling) - only tx for SNHL is amplification and aural rehabilitation
2) Provision of Listening Devices
(counseling) Amplification - Hearing Aid Cochlear Implants Bone Anchored Hearing Aids Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) fitting
5 step approach to EBP
1) ask a straightforward question
2) find best evidence to answer the question
3) critically assess evidence, decide if it applies to patient
4) integrate evidence with clinical judgement and patient values
5) evaluate the performance of the plan
5 dimensions of Hearing Loss
1) Degree
2) Configuration
3) Type (etiology)
4) Onset
5) Time Course
Degree of HL
how much loss there is
mild, moderate, severe, profound
Mild HL
25-39 dB
-difficulty understanding speech with background noise or when it is soft/distant
Onset of HL
when it occured
-congenital (birth), pre-lingual, peri-lingual (3-5 years), post-lingual, acquired, presbycusis (age-related)
Severe HL
70-89 dB
- relies of face to face and known topic; hears loud/shouted speech.
- with amp: recognize some speech and detect environmental sounds
Profound HL
90+ dB
-hears very loud or no sound, may perceive sound as vibrations, rely on vision.
Configuration of HL
reflects extent of HL at each audiometric frequency tested.
-low/med/high frequency, flat HL, sloping, reverse or upward sloping, left corner, bilateral/unilateral, symmetrical/asymmertical
Type (etiology) of HL
conductive, sensorineural, mixed, central
Conductive HL
obstruction in outer or middle ear.
-usually acquired
If the ACT is outside normal limits and the BCT is outside normal limits but the BCT is better than the ACT by 10+dB, then the loss is…
Mixed
Mixed HL
combination of conductive and sensorineural loss
-congenital or acquired
Central HL
hearing loss with normal peripheral function
Onset of HL
when it occured
-congenital (birth), pre-lingual, peri-lingual (3-5 years), post-lingual, acquired, presbycusis (age-related)
Counseling
- Helps patients better understand and solve their hearing related problems. 2. Better self disclosure/ acceptance 3. Reduced stress and discouragement.
Informational (content) counseling
Info is given to patient about hearing loss; hearing disability and management. (Given examples of what can go wrong, Concrete instructions, recommendations, etc)
Personal adjustment counseling
focus of psychological; social and emotional acceptance of the hearing loss (target counseling). Based on the well patient model. focus on adjustment and acceptance
Cognitive Approach
Modify thought process Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) * Solution orientated therapy * identify activating event or adversity * Evaluate event * Dispute negative feeling. Etc