EEX3120 Chapter 14: Audiology and Hearing Loss Flashcards
Hearing loss can have a profound negative impact on ___________ and _____________.
speech and language development
With children a hearing loss may lead to difficulties developing ________________.
social skills
“WHO” defines a hearing loss as an impairment of structure or function relative to the auditory system. It may occur due to trauma to the eardrum or tiny bones in the middle of the ear. What do the letters in the acronym stand for?
World Health Organization
Deaf Community/Deaf Culture is created when a group of people share in a background of language, traditions, morals, and values. Those who identify with the Deaf Culture share a common language. Write the name of this language.
American Sign Language
Audiology is the product of two disciplines. Name both.
Speech Pathology and Otology
Intensity is measured in __________.
decibles
Frequency in vibration is measured in ______.
hertz
When discussing hearing and hearing loss it is important to differentiate the concepts of audibility and intelligibility. Define both terms:
a) Audiology: sound is too low or not loud enough
b) intelligibility: cannot distinguish/understand what is being said
Name all the parts of the middle ear
Tympanic membrane, malus, stapes, incus, and cochlea.
A conductive hearing loss problem means that there is a problem from sound not being loud enough, but a sensorineural hearing loss presents a different problem. What is the problem?
Intelligibility: Where the person lacks clarity in what is being said
Write two etiologies for a sensorineural hearing loss ______________ and _____________
Rubella; Human Immunodeficiency Virus
All hearing aids contain three basic components. Name all three
Amplification, Receiver and Microphone
