Exam 1 Flashcards

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Aural rehabilitation can involve communication partners.

True or false?

A

True

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One of the most harmful effects of hearing loss is the inability to converse with individuals during everyday activities.
True or False

A

True.

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2
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The impact of hearing loss is invisible.

True or False?

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False

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3
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The effects of hearing loss will be the same for all individuals with moderate hearing loss.
True or false?

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False

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An example of an activity limitation is a person wither hearing loss avoiding noisy restaurants.
True or false?

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False

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An aural rehabilitation program should include both the patient and the communication partner, if possible
True or False

A

True

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6
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Frequent communication partners can exert a significant effect on a patients activities and participation

A

True

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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
A

B. Patients

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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
A

D asymmetrical

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9
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Which is not a parameter of hearing loss?
A. Degree
B. Causation
C. Configuration
D. Onset
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C, configuration

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10
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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
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B. Both

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11
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Aural rehabilitation can occur in:
A speech and hearing clinic
A hospital
A nursing home
All the above
A

All the above

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12
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A post lingual hearing loss may begin around the age of:
A. 18 months
B. 2 years
C. 5 years
D. 10 years
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C. Five years

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13
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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

A

B. La I of reimbursement policies for at

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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
A

Correlation all or randomized

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15
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The _____ variable is the factor or item measure in an experiment

A

Dependent

16
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Th prevalence of tinnitus in the general adult population has been estimated at between 10-15%
True or false

A

True

17
Q

Most adults with hearing loss experience sudden hearing losses.
True or false

A

False

18
Q

Research suggests that men are more likely to report a hearing loss

A

False

19
Q

The largest segment of adults who have hearing loss have mild or moderate sensorineural herring loss

A

True

20
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According to ASHA, when delivering speech and hearing services, the patient’s culture le should be considered static, not dynamic

A

False

21
Q

For every 1000 Americans how many speak a language other than English in home?

A

173

22
Q

A patient-centered orientation designs rehabilitation services that are based on ______

A

A patients background

23
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How many adults between the ages of forty and fifty-nine report that they believe they have difficulty hearing?

A

49%

24
Q

What us the most common complaint made by individuals with hearing loss?

A

I can hear people talk but I can’t understand what they say

25
Q

An individuals ses is based largely on his or her ___

A

Occupation

26
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A ______ orientation reduces hearing loss to the dimension of disease and Illness and doc uses on the organs and mechanisms of hearing

A

Biomedical