Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA) Flashcards
What is conditioned play audiometry?
A method of testing hearing in toddlers and preschoolers through conditioned motor responses to sound using game activities
Why is VRA an issue with those 36 months and older?
Habituation is too fast, only do it for a few minutes
When was CPA introduced?
The 1950s
Protocol has only been modified slightly since
What is the target population for CPA?
30 months to 5 years of age
Cognitively older than 3 years but challenging for children younger than 2 and a half
What is the first task before CPA is performed?
Determine the child’s cognitive age through case history, normal motor and language development milestones, and absence of significant development issues
What is the goal of CPA?
To determine if the child have sufficient hearing to develop speech and language
When can children begin to cooperate voluntarily during hearing testing?
About 30 months cognitive age
What is a challenge in CPA?
Keeping the child entertained for long enough to complete the tests
Be creative
The audiologist needs to be the one who makes the decision of when to continue or end a testing session
What transducer should you start with in CPA?
Headphones/inserts
Ear specific information
What are some pros of supraaural headphones in CPA?
Easier to be placed
Easier to be removed
What are some cons of supraaural headphones in CPA?
Can be heavy for a small head
Needs to be positioned directly at the opening of the ear canal
What are some pros of inserts in CPA?
No need to monitor for position
Provides the best test results
What are the cons of inserts in CPA?
Requires more effort and more convincing to be inserted
What are the different transducers that CPA testing can be accomplished with?
Earphones
Bone conduction
Hearing aids
CIs
FM systems
What test stimuli should be used for CPA?
Warble tones or narrow bands of noise will provide frequency specific information
Can other test stimuli be used for CPA too?
Yes, such as broadband stimuli
But will not provide frequency specific information
Should you start with speech stimuli during CPA?
Yes, if they respond to speech
May make it more interesting for the child
Condition to listen and drop task
Speech awareness (detection threshold)
What should you do after the child is conditioned to the listen and drop task with the speech stimuli?
Change the stimulus to tones or narrowband noise to obtain an audiogram
What stimuli can you try with children that are developmentally delayed?
Tones
Narrow band noise
Music
What should you start testing with?
A task that requires the least amount of cooperation and them move on to more difficult tasks once the child becomes more comfortable
What should you do if the child is resistant to earphones?
Begin testing in the sound field, obtain two or three thresholds, then try using earphones again