Hearing Impairments

Question 1

Finger spelling is generally used for spelling words that have a known sign (True/False)

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What device stimulates the auditory nerve fibers?

Answer 2

Cochlear implant

Question 3

Rachel relies heavily on lip reading to understand the teacher. An appropriate accommodation for Rachel would be:

Answer 3

To have her sit in the front row

Question 4

Why do some people in the deaf community refrain from using the term “hearing impaired”?

Answer 4

Because it sounds like something is broken

Question 5

Sophia contracted bacterial meningitis as a child. The hearing loss caused by this infection is postnatal. (True/False)

Answer 5

True

Question 6

According to our class discussion, which of the following terms is preferred by some members of the deaf community?

Answer 6

Deaf child

Question 7

Which form of communication is Kelsey using when she uses speech, speech reading, and amplified sound to augment her reception of auditory information?

Answer 7

Oral/Aural

Question 8

Instructional strategies which involve authentic experiences require:

Answer 8

Knowledge connected to real-world experiences

Question 9

How is the loudness of sound measured?

Answer 9

decibels

Question 10

Alicia cannot hear out of her left ear. This is referred to as:

Answer 10

Unilateral hearing loss