Hearing Aids Flashcards

1
Q

BTE (15%) are used for ….. HL

A

mild to profound

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2
Q

RIC or RITE (70%) are used for …. HL

A

mild to moderate

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3
Q

ITE are used for ….. HL

A

mild to severe

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4
Q

ITC are used for ….. HL

A

moderately severe to severe

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5
Q

CIC are used for …. HL

A

mild or moderate

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6
Q

Habilitation is for

A

Teaching skills/ability for the first time

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7
Q

Habilitation is for

A

infants/ children

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8
Q

Rehabilitation is

A

re-teach the lost skills/abilities

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9
Q

Rehabilitation is for

A

Adults

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10
Q

Speechreading deciphers ….

A

General message

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11
Q

Lipreading deciphers ….

A

specific sounds

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12
Q

CROS candidacy

A

Unilateral hearing loss which is not aided

Severe thresholds/ poor discrimination

Mild high-f HL in the better ear

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13
Q

BiCROS candidacy

A

Asymmetrical bilateral HL

Aidable HL in the other ear

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14
Q

BAHA stands for

A

Bone anchored hearing aid

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15
Q

Difference between BAHA and standard bone conduction

A

BAHA come with soft band
More expensive
Higher gain
Broader frequency response

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16
Q

Deaf is

A

culturally deaf

ASL

17
Q

deaf is 

HL Threshold

A

audiometrically deaf

More than 90 dB in that ear

18
Q

Congenital is

A

present at birth

19
Q

Normal hearing for pediatric

A

-10 to 15 dB

20
Q

mild hearing loss for pediatric

A

26 to 40 dB

21
Q

Moderate hearing loss for pediatric

A

41-55 dB

22
Q

Severe hearing loss

A

71 to 90 dB

23
Q

Normal HL for adults

A

-10 to 20 dB

24
Q

Mild HL for adults

A

20 to 40 dB

25
Q

Moderate HL for adults

A

40-70 dB

26
Q

Severe HL for adults

A

70-90 dB

27
Q

Profound HL for adults

A

90-120 dB