Chapter 14

Question 1

Implant used to stimulate the cochlea hair cell’s, enabling the person to hear

Answer 1

Cochlear implant

Question 2

What are 2 types of hearing aids?

Answer 2

Behind the ear, in the canal

Question 3

Tip the person back and turn their head quickly to the side; if it causes eye twitching or dizziness, vertigo is present

Answer 3

Dix Hallpike

Question 4

Putting warm or cool air into the ear canal; can measure the movement of the eye. Dix Hallpike is also involved.

Answer 4

VNG

Question 5

Tests if the VOR is intact

Answer 5

Rotary chair

Question 6

Tests visual system, somatosensory system, and vestibular system

Answer 6

Posturography

Question 7

Standing up and closing your eyes and trying to test vestibular sense

Answer 7

Romberg

Question 8

Branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.

Answer 8

Audiology

Question 9

Treats those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage

Answer 9

Audiologist

Question 10

Can affect speech and language development, academics, social, and emotional well-being and communication; can be temporary or permanent

Answer 10

Hearing loss

Question 11

Hearing loss caused by noise, age-related, toxins, etc.

Answer 11

Noise induced hearing loss

Question 12

Generalist, works in a variety of settings

Answer 12

Clinical audiology

Question 13

Specialty of fitting hearing aids and other assistive devices; will do audiometric testing to detect types of hearing loss

Answer 13

Dispensing audiology

Question 14

Services focus on diagnostics to determine the location and cause of hearing disorders; deals with vestibular issues

Answer 14

Medical audiology

Question 15

Monitors the surgery if the surgery is close to the auditory nerve

Answer 15

Intraoperative monitoring

Question 16

Rules out any type of hearing loss after birth

Answer 16

Newborn screening program

Question 17

Deals with vestibular disorders and concussion programs

Answer 17

Vestibular audiology

Question 18

Monitor levels of equipment and background noise and educate workers on hearing protection

Answer 18

Industrial audiology

Question 19

Diagnostic procedure with children; serve on cochlear implant teams

Answer 19

Pediatric audiology

Question 20

Responsible for the identification and referral of children with hearing/ear related issues; manages and conducts hearing screening programs

Answer 20

Education audiology

Question 21

Permanent hearing loss due to damaged hair cells in the cochlea

Answer 21

Sensorineural hearing loss

Question 22

Transforms physical energy into chemical and electrical activity in brain neurons

Answer 22

Hearing mechanism

Question 23

What is in the outer ear?

Answer 23

Pinna, typanic membrane, ear canal

Question 24

What is included in the inner ear?

Answer 24

Cochlea, semicircular canals

Question 25

What is included in the middle ear?

Answer 25

Ossicles, eustachian tube

Question 26

Collects sound waves and directs them to the tympanic membrane

Answer 26

Outer ear

Question 27

Transmits vibrations to the oval window

Answer 27

Middle ear

Question 28

Fluid motion in cochlea stimulates hair cells that send a neural impulse to the brain

Answer 28

Inner ear

Question 29

Sends electrical currents from cochlea to auditory cortex in temporal lobes

Answer 29

Auditory nervous system

Question 30

Most common type of hearing loss

Answer 30

Noise sensitivity impairment

Question 31

Damage to the outer or middle ear

Answer 31

Conductive

Question 32

Determines the nature and extent of the hearing impairment

Answer 32

Hearing assessment

Question 33

Electrode placed on the head, reads if the brain is responding to stimuli

Answer 33

Auditory brainstem response

Question 34

What type of assessment is in the newborn hearing screening?

Answer 34

Auditory brainstem response

Question 35

Used to measure hearing thresholds at multiple frequencies for air and bone sound conduction

Answer 35

Pure tone audiometry

Question 36

Uses speech signals presented at different decibels; assesses how hearing disorder affects normal communication

Answer 36

Speech audiometry

Question 37

What are the 3 main areas of emphasis on auditory rehabilitation?

Answer 37

understanding the individual, professional support and counseling, amplification and successful communication

Question 38

Using visual cues from the speaker's mouth and face

Answer 38

Lipreading

Question 39

Uses the speaker's nonverbal communication and clues from context

Answer 39

Speech reading