Exam 1 Flashcards
Aural rehabilitation can involve communication partners.
True or false?
True
One of the most harmful effects of hearing loss is the inability to converse with individuals during everyday activities.
True or False
True.
The impact of hearing loss is invisible.
True or False?
False
The effects of hearing loss will be the same for all individuals with moderate hearing loss.
True or false?
False
An example of an activity limitation is a person wither hearing loss avoiding noisy restaurants.
True or false?
False
An aural rehabilitation program should include both the patient and the communication partner, if possible
True or False
True
Frequent communication partners can exert a significant effect on a patients activities and participation
True
According to the results from a 2004 survey conducted by Hernandez and AmiNi, which tear did the majority of audiologist a prefer for adults who receive services for their hearing? A. Consumers B. Patients C. Persons with hearing loss D. Clients
B. Patients
Bob has a sloping mid-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear and a flat, moderate mixed hearing loss in his right ear. His hearing loss would be described as... A. Symmetrical B. Unilateral C. Mixed D. Asymmetrical
D asymmetrical
Which is not a parameter of hearing loss? A. Degree B. Causation C. Configuration D. Onset
C, configuration
Speech reading training uses: A. Only the visual channel B. Both the visual and auditory channels C. Only the auditory channel D. The visual, auditory, and tactile channels
B. Both
Aural rehabilitation can occur in: A speech and hearing clinic A hospital A nursing home All the above
All the above
A post lingual hearing loss may begin around the age of: A. 18 months B. 2 years C. 5 years D. 10 years
C. Five years
Individuals who have a hearing loss and are underserved, in part because of
A. Lack of audiologist a
Be lack of reimbursement for policies for AR
C. Poor quality of hearing aids
D. All of the above
B. La I of reimbursement policies for at
A \_\_\_\_\_ study is a study in which a group of patients exposed to a particular treatment is followed over time and is compared to an unexposed group. A. Case B. Cohort C. Correlational D. Randomized controlled
Correlation all or randomized
The _____ variable is the factor or item measure in an experiment
Dependent
Th prevalence of tinnitus in the general adult population has been estimated at between 10-15%
True or false
True
Most adults with hearing loss experience sudden hearing losses.
True or false
False
Research suggests that men are more likely to report a hearing loss
False
The largest segment of adults who have hearing loss have mild or moderate sensorineural herring loss
True
According to ASHA, when delivering speech and hearing services, the patient’s culture le should be considered static, not dynamic
False
For every 1000 Americans how many speak a language other than English in home?
173
A patient-centered orientation designs rehabilitation services that are based on ______
A patients background
How many adults between the ages of forty and fifty-nine report that they believe they have difficulty hearing?
49%
