Deaf/HoH Children

Question 1

What is the physiological definition of Deafness

Answer 1

An inability to hear sounds 90 dB or greater

Question 2

What is the physiological definition of Hard of Hearing

Answer 2

inability to hear below 90 dB

Question 3

What is the educational definition of Deafness

Answer 3

cannot process linguistic information with or without a hearing aid

Question 4

What is the educational definition of Hard of Hearing

Answer 4

can process linguistic information with the use of a hearing aid

Question 5

** Pure-tone audiometry establish the _______

Answer 5

threshold for hearing at various frequencies

Question 6

**National statistics indicate that 95 percent of adults who are deaf choose partners who are deaf. What percent of the children born to these couples have normal hearing?

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

What percentage of the US population (ages 6-21) have a hearing impairment?

Answer 7

.10%

Question 8

Describe the hearing process

Answer 8

involves the transformation of acoustic energy into mechanical energy, and finally into neural energy

Question 9

What is audiometric zero?

Answer 9

the lowest level at which a person with normal hearing can perceive sound (hear)

Question 10

What is the speech reception threshold?

Answer 10

the decibel level at which one can understand speech

Question 11

What do screening tests do for hearing impairments?

Answer 11

measure otoacoustic emissions to determine how well the cochlea is functioning

Question 12

What is conductive hearing impairment?

Answer 12

a loss that interferes with the transfer of sound along the conductive pathway of the middle or outer ear

Question 13

What is sensorineural hearing impairment?

Answer 13

loss that involves the inner ear