CH. 12 - Intro to Treatment Flashcards
hearing device that’s surgically implanted for people with severe/profound HL
Cochlear implant
hearing aids are primarily used for people with this type of HL
sensorineural
This type of HL can usually be treated medically
conductive
description for something that has a direct structural and function connection between implant and living bone
Osseointegrated
what does LDL stand for?
loudness discomfort level
estimate of how much amplification needed at given frequency for given patient
target gain
to describe earwax or a foreign object, you would say the ear canal is ___
occluded
Most common consequence of auditory disorder is:
loss of hearing sensitivity
Goal of audiologic treatment =
limit extent of any communication disorder that results from HL
First step of audiologic treatment is to maximize __ __
residual hearing
Devices designed to improve ability to hear in noise or hear from a distance
Hearing assistive technology
candidate for hearing aids is usually someone with ____
HL that causes them to have a ___ disorder
sensorineural; communication
If a patient who needs hearing aids has symmetric loss, they need hearing aids in ____ ear(s)
both
four reasons why binaural hearing aids are a good idea
1) connections will die if you leave them alone too long
2) Audibility of speech from different directions
3) Localization of sound
4) Hearing speech in noisy environments
what is one test in an audiologic assessment that exists during hearing aid assessments that doesn’t always exists in other audio evals?
loudness discomfort level test
two challenging configurations when it comes to HAs
1) High-freq precipitous (looks like dropping off a cliff)
2) reverse slope
what is a CROS hearing aid?
contralateral routing of signals (CROS)
-Mic and hearing aid on poorer ear, transfers auditory signals via bone conduction
with ____ hearing aids, generally all of the hardware is included in one shell
ITE (in-the-ear)
a cochlear implant stimulates the ___ directly
VIIIth nerve
what is the first treatment for people who might benefit from a cochlear implant?
hearing aids
