Chapter 15 ExEd 323

Question 1

conductive hearing loss

Answer 1

problems with the structures in the outer or middle ear, generally attributed to a blockage in the mechanical production of sound

Question 2

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 2

damage to the cochlea or the auditory nerve caused by illness and disease and note medically or surgically treatable

Question 3

mixed hearing loss

Answer 3

this is a hearing loss caused by both sensorineural and conductive problems

Question 4

functional hearing loss

Answer 4

this results from those problems that are not organic in origin; examples include psychosomatic causes, such as hysterical conversion, malingering, and emotional or psychological problems

Question 5

central auditory processing disorders

Answer 5

despite no measureable peripheral hearing loss, children with these disorders have trouble learning and are often classified with a learning disability

Question 6

pure tone audiometric screening

Answer 6

pure tone screening is often referred to as sweep testing, and is usually the child’s first encounter with hearing testing

Question 7

speech audiometry

Answer 7

this type of evaluation is used to determine a child’s present ability to hear and understand speech through the presentation of words in a variety of loudness levels

Question 8

pure tone threshold audiometry

Answer 8

in this procedure, the child is asked to make a gesture or push a button each time they hear a tone

Question 9

sound field audiometry

Answer 9

this measure is used with very young children who cannot respond with manual responses or are unable or unwilling to wear headphones

Question 10

evoked response audiometry

Answer 10

this measure uses an electroencephalograph, and a computer measures changes in brain wave activity to a variety of sound levels

Question 11

impedance audiometry

Answer 11

there are two major impedance audiometry tests: tympanometry measures the functioning level of the eardrum, and stapedial reflect testing measures the reflex response of teh stapedial muscle to pure tone signals

Question 12

behavioral play audiometry

Answer 12

this technique involves placing the child in a series of activities that reward them for responding appropriately to tone or speech

Question 13

physical therapy

Answer 13

concentrates on lower=body and gross motor difficulties

Question 14

occupational therapy

Answer 14

focuses mainly on fine motor and upper-body function

Question 15

cultural competence

Answer 15

critical to reducing disparities and improving access to high-quality education, education that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of diverse children and their respective parents

Question 16

native language

Answer 16

the native acquired in early childhood because it is spoken at home and with family

Question 17

multicultural assessment

Answer 17

the cultural context in which the assessment is conducted, namely one in which people of differing cultures interact

Question 18

culture

Answer 18

often described as the combination of a body of knowledge, a body of belief, and a body of behavior

Question 19

audiometric evaluation measures

Answer 19

used by qualified audiologists who directly measure the level of hearing loss through the use of several techniques

Question 20

otosclerosis

Answer 20

formation of spongy-bony growth around the stapes, which impedes its movement

Question 21

deafness

Answer 21

a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance

Question 22

hearing impairment

Answer 22

an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating ,that adversely affects a child’s educational performance but which is not included under the definition of deafness in this section