exam 2 Flashcards
What is audiology
Branch of science that deals with hearing and balance
What is an audiologist?
Primary health-care professionals who evaluate, treat, and manage hearing loss and balance disorders in adults and children
Being an Audiologist requires what
Doctorate of Audiology (AuD), Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), or occasionally a Masters of Science (MS), or Doctorate of Science (ScD)
What are audiologist not?
- Not medical doctors (MDs), or (ENTs)
- Not hearing instrument specialist
What does private practice primarily do? (Audiology)
- Hearing aids
- Some diagnostics and Cls
- some increased flexibility
- May have longer with each patient
Licensure vs. Certification
Licensure: credential required that legally defines the professional practice of audiology. A license is required to legally practice audiology. Issued by the state
Certification: Voluntary process through a private organization provided to individuals who have successfully met all requirements and demonstrated ability to perform their profession competency. Typically, not mandatory
Presbycusis
sensorineural hearing loss typically associated with aging
Air-conduction
sound sent to inner ear by way of outer and middle ear
Bone-conduction
sound sent to inner ear by way of skull vibrations
Pitch corresponds to ____ & is measured in _____
frequency, Hertz
Loudness/amplitude responds to ____ & is measured in _____
intensity, decibles
Humans can hear
20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Peripheral Auditory System
- Outer ear
- Middle ear
- Inner ear
Central Auditory System
- Brainstem
- Primary Auditory Cortex
- temporal lobe
What does the external or outer ear consist of?
- pinna (auricle)
- External Auditory canal (meatus)
What does the pinna do?
- enhances the collection of sound
- shape and location helps us to locate sound
- enhances signals in 2k-7kHz
Middle ear anatomy includes
- tympanic membrane (TM)
- Ossicular chain
- Stapedius and tensor tympani muscles
- eustachian tube
Ossicular Chain
– Connects TM to the oval window of the cochlea
– Malleus attaches to the TM.
– Stapes footplate is sealed to the oval window of the cochlea.
– Vibration of OC creates the wavelike motion necessary to stimulate the cochlea.
Eustachian Tube
– Tube that connects ME to the nasopharynx
– Allows air to pass from nasopharynx to the ME
– Equalizes the pressure in the ME cavity
- Allows for the optimal TM movement
The hair cells are responsible for
converting the mechanical sound waves into electrical impulses that can be transmitted to the central nervous system.
3 main sections of Cochlea
- Scala Vestibuli (perilymph)
- Scala Media (endolymph)
- Scala Tympani (perilymph)
Basilar Membrane
– Separates the Scala Media from Scala Tympani
– Organ of Corti sits on top of the BM
Maximum stimulation of the cochlea/BM depends on
the frequency of the sound.
The incoming sound wave (created by ossicular chain) displaces the
BM, organ of corti, and tectorial membrane.
High frequency sounds stimulate the
basal end of the cochlea
low frequency sounds stimulate the
apical end of the cochlea.
8th Cranial Nerve (i.e. the auditory nerve)
– Nerve fibers leave inner ear through the internal auditory canal of the temporal bone.
– Enters the brainstem at the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) and terminates at the cochlear nucleus complex.
– Preserves the tonotopic organization of the cochlea.
4 major sites of Brainstem
– Cochlear Nucleus Complex (CNC)
– Superior Olivary Complex (SOC)
■ 1st site of binaural communication
■ Sensitive to interaural timing and intensity cues.
– Lateral Lemniscus (LL)
– Inferior Colliculus
Medial Geniculate Body of Thalamus
Relay station to Primary Auditory Cortex
Primary Auditory Cortex
– Heschl’s Gyrus
– Broadmann’s Area 41
Sensorineural (sensory-neural):
Hearing loss that occurs along the bone-conduction pathway (cochlea). Typically thought of as permanent hearing loss.
Conductive:
Hearing loss caused by attenuation or decreased sound strength related to the outer or middle ear.
Signs and Symptoms hearing loss
■ poor academic performance,
■ delayed language and speech production development,
■ behavioral concerns
■ “muffled” hearing
■ asking for repetition
■ tinnitus
■ difficulty paying attention
■ speaking too loudly or too softly
■ difficulty understanding speech in noise
■ turning the volume up on the television/music
■ thinking others “mumble”
■ difficulty understanding speech on the telephone
■ difficulty understanding speech, particularly of women and children
■ not participating in activities/isolating one’s self
Hearing
- Involuntary
- little effort
Listening
- requires intent
-discrimination/comprehension - active attention/concentration
signs of a language disorder in children
- does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
- does not babble (4-7 months)
- Makes only a few sounds or gestures like pointing (7-12 months)
- does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years)
-says only a few words (12-18 months) - words are not easily understood (18 months-2 years)
- Does not put words together to make sentences (1.5-3 years)
- has trouble playing and talking with other children (2-3 years)
- has trouble with early reading and writing skills (2.5-3 years)
What can parents do
- listen and respond to your child
- talk, read, and play with your child
- talk with your child in the language you are most comfortable using
- know it is good to teach your child to speak a second language
- talk about what you are doing and what your child is doing
- use a lot of different words with your child
- have your child play with other children
Language disorders may involve
- form
- content
- use
How to create a quality interactive environment
- being responsive
- extending interactions
- model developmentally appropriate & meaningful language
Dysphagia
- Disordered swallowing
- affects all age groups
- multiple signs and symptoms
-numerous complications
Dys meas
bad or disordered
Phag- means
eat
Complications of dysphagia
malnutrition (weight loss, weakness, death), dehydration (electrolyte and metabolic problems, death), and aspiration (pneumonia, respiratory distress, death)
Mastication
Chewing
Bolus
food that has been collected and missed with saliva and collected into a small ball
Aspiration
Food or drink entering the trachea below level of vocal folds
NPO
nil per os- “nothing through the mouth” (latin). “nothing by mouth” (medical term)
What can lead to dysphagia in adults
CVAs
TBIs
Dementia
Neuromuscular disease
cancer
trauma
edema
What can lead to dysphagia in children
- Developmental disability
- neurological disorders
- structural abnormalities
- genetic syndromes
- sensory issues
- complex medical conditions
- Medication side effect
- Behavioral factors
- social, emotional, and environmental issues
Sometimes the cause of dysphagia cannot be ____
identified
SLP and swallowing
- assess and treat
- need strong anatomical/physiological background of head/neck
what percentage of SLPs are involved with the management of dysphagia
30%
Four phases of normal swallowing
- oral preparatory phase
- Oral transport/transit phase
- Pharyngeal transport phase
- Esophageal (transport) phase
Dysphagia can occur at ___ or ___ phases of swallowing
one, more than one
Oral preparatory phase
- Chewing and manipulation of food into bolus
Oral transport phase
- Bolus begins to move posteriorly (back) in the oral cavity, toward oropharynx
- soft palate elevates
- posterior pharyngeal walls move to accept bolus
Pharyngeal transport phase
- directs the food from the pharynx to the esophagus
- airway protection
Esophageal transport phase
- food travels to the stomach
- peristalsis: involuntary constriction and relaxation of the esophageal muscles
Dysphagia evaluation
- bedside clinical evaluation
- review patient’s history
Direct therapy (swallowing)
involves the presentation of food and/or liquid trials during therapeutic activities
Impact of hearing loss on adults
- depression
- social isolation
- cognitive decline
- impaired memory
- safety concerns
- lower quality of life
- not hearing a cry for help
- increased anxiety
impact of hearing loss on children
- delayed language development
- academic under achievement
- social isolation
- higher risk of injuries
- increased poverty
Conductive hearing loss example causes
- fluid
- allergies
- foreign objects
- ruptured ear drum
- impacted ear wax
Sensorineural hearing loss example causes
- aging
- ototoxicity
- loud noise
- blast/explosion
- tumors
What 3 causes of hearing loss are shared between sensorineural and conductive?
- genetic disease
- virus, disease, or infection
- head trauma
aural rehabilitation interventions
- devices (hearing aids, cochlear implants)
- counseling
- training
- strategies