Hearing Impairment Flashcards
What is Conductive Hearing Loss?
Damage in the outer and/or ME
What is Sensorineural Hearing?
damage to the IE/ Auditory Nerve
What is a Mixed Hearing Loss?
Both a conductive haring loss and sensorineural hearing loss is present at the same time
What is a UNILATERAL hearing loss?
1 ear has impaired hearing/ can be conductive, sensorineural, or mixed in nature
What are characteristics of Conductive Hearing Loss?
Low in loudness of sound, but clarity of speech is the same.
What is the most common cause of Conductive Hearing Loss?
Ear infection (Ottis Media)
What is Ottis Media?
- Ear infection 2. Has a fluctuating severity, which has some days being much better or worse than others.
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Damage to IE/Aud. Pathway that prevents transmission of sound to brain.
What are some results of SHL?
genetic, prenatal, post natal syndromes, disease; and disorders
What is a solution for SHL?
Hearing Aid to make sound louder NOT CLEARER
What is High Frequency Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Hearing sensitivity is poor for HIGH Frequencies, and better for lower frequencies.
Sensitivity to high frequencies includes being delicate to _____ sound like _____
- consonant 2. sibilants(/s/, /e/, /g/, /th/,/sh/, /f/
Pre lingual and post lingual onset is not as good as post lingual, why?
Not as good as prognosis at post lingual with foundation of language
