Exam 4 Part 2

Question 1

What are some types of ALDs that are lifestyle specific?

Answer 1

Sirens, alarms, clocks, baby monitors

Question 2

What are some considerations we need to make for ALDs?

Answer 2

Affordability, reliability, operability, portability, compatibility

Question 3

Training to promote successful communication, use repair strategies, speak with similar people first, have person read familiar message, attempt short conversation on similar topic

Answer 3

Phone training

Question 4

How do we assess outcomes?

Answer 4

Assess reduction in activity limitations, reduction in participation restrictions, use daily log, interviews, etc., review goal progress

Question 5

How do we assess the outcome of performance?

Answer 5

Speech recognition and everyday functioning

Question 6

How do we asses the outcome of benefit?

Answer 6

Questionnaires

Question 7

How do we assess the outcome of usage?

Answer 7

Daily logs

Question 8

What is age is considered the older population?

Answer 8

60+

Question 9

What 2 things make up the AR model for the elderly?

Answer 9

Evaluation, intervention

Question 10

1st stage in AR rehabilitation for the elderly that includes obtaining background and medical information, communicating with family members, determine activity limitation and participation restrictions

Answer 10

Evaluation

Question 11

What types of audiological testing do we do for the elderly?

Answer 11

hearing and speech testing, outer/middle ear evaluation, incidents of tinnitus, consider mental health

Question 12

What are some test accommodations we use for the elderly?

Answer 12

Longer presentation duration time, present speech recognition live voice, allow for test periods, complete otoscopy, use insert headphones, pulse tones

Question 13

Age-related hearing loss that the cause can be neural or metabolic, speech recognition abilities decline, damage is irreversible

Answer 13

Presbycusis

Question 14

What are 3 hearing related conditions that we see in an older population?

Answer 14

Presbycusis, auditory processing difficulty, change in brain function

Question 15

What type of hearing loss is common with presbycusis?

Answer 15

Sloping, high frequency hearing loss

Question 16

Presbycusis affects __% over 65 years of age

Answer 16

30%

Question 17

Presbycusis affects __% between 75-79 years of age

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

Presbycusis affects __% of elderly in institutions

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

The sensory signal is blocked from the central auditory pathway; Difficulties on tests of altered speech or demanding listening conditions.

Answer 19

Auditory processing difficulties

Question 20

What are some changes in brain function with aging?

Answer 20

Loss of neurons, reduced synaptic connections, long/short term memory loss, changes in neural transmissions along auditory pathway