Exam 1 Flashcards
Intervention for persons who have not developed listening speech and language skills
Aural Habilitation
Intervention aimed at minimizing and alleviating the communication difficulties associated with hearing loss
Aural Rehabilitation
occurs when inner ear cochlea hairs or nerves are damaged and do not properly transmit auditory signals to brain
SNHL
most common type of HL
SNHL
If bone conduction is normal
CHL
sound does not properly conduct through outer ear to middle ear
Conductive HL
If bone conduction is normal, usually it is
CHL
Effusion
Fluid in middle ear cavity
a combo of SNHL and CHL
Mixed HL
Test for middle ear function
Tympanometry
Tymp A
normal middle ear function
Tymp As
shallow or stiff; CHL
Tymp Ad
Deep/Disarticulated; CHL
Tymp C
Negative ME pressure; CHL
Tymp B
Flat; Otitis media profile; CHL
When we test a person with new devices, all responses will be above the
String Bean
watching speakers face/using vision to help them hea
Speech Reading
compound words are presented, goal is to find the softest sound level @ which one can hear and repeat approx.. 1/2 of the compound words correctly
Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT)
compound words presented, goal is to determine the softest level one can detect the presence of words
Speech Awareness Threshold (SAT)
Pure tone average is average of ___ at ___
hearing thresholds
500, 1000, 2000
A cochlear implant directly stimulates the
auditory nerve
CI responses above ____=optimal gain with their CI technology
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Cochlear Implant companies
Med-El
Oticon Medical
Cochlear Americas
Advanced Bionics
Hearing Aid Companies
Phonak ReSound Oticon Widex Starkey
4 Language Assessments
REEL-4
PLS-5
Sky-HI
McArthur Bates
4 Auditory Assessments
LittleEARS
IT-MAIS
ELF
FAPI
Developmental Assessment
BDI
Required Assessment Areas
Language, speech, oral mec, auditory
REEL-4
Birth-36 months
parent interview
Y/N questions
Language
PLS-V
Birth to 7:11
Evaluates for language delays in all areas for a whole picture
good progress tool
Takes about 60 minutes
SKY-HI
0-60 months parent rating scale Language not standardized normed on PW HL Would use if you already have a standardized test done- utilized technology for a while and want to have another assessment
McArthur Bates
8-37 months
Language
LittleEARS
6 months-2 years
Auditory parent questionnaire
IT-MAISE
Birth to 3 years
Auditory parent questionnaire
ELF
Auditory questionnaire
FAPI
Auditory checklist ish thing
BDI
3;6-7;11 measures development in Communication Social-emotional Adaptive Motor Cognitive
Most children with HL have some
residual hearing
1:3:6
Screen by 1 m
Diagnose by 3 m
Tx by 6 m
EHDI
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
2 types of universal newborn hearing screenings
OAE, ABR
A small earphone is placed in the ear. It puts sounds into the ear and measures the sounds that come back
OAE
Electrodes placed on head to measure hearing
ABR
Involves discussing with families the nature of a disorder or situation, Ix considerations and techniques, prognosis, and material and community resources
informational counseling
Addresses feelings, emotions, thoughts, and beliefs expressed by family
Personal Adjustment Counseling
Auditory-verbal
Auditory only
Auditory-oral
Can lip read
Cued speech
Auditory with some visual
Sign-Supported Speech and Language
auditory with some visual
Simultaneous communication
speech + signs
Total communication
Speech + Sign + gestures, etc.
Sign Language
Signs only, no speech
