Hearing loss Flashcards
Hearing loss trends
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Hearing Aid vs Cochlear Implant
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Parameters
Slope Configuration Severity Degree Onset
Correlation b/w hearing loss and other conditions
Link between hearing loss and dementia
Untreated hearing loss linked to depression, anxiety, irritability, loneliness, fatigue
Terminology for those with hearing loss
Hard of Hearing
deaf
Deaf
Degree of hearing loss
Hard of hearing – Hearing Aids Help
Deaf – Has hearing but hearing aids are minimally effective
Deaf (capital D) – Deaf Culture – Sign Language Culture
Onset
Congenital Acquired Pre-lingual Peri-lingual Post-lingual
Site of Lesion
Conductive Sensory Neural Sensorineural Mixed Central
Conductive hearing loss
Obstruction within outer or middle ear Prevents sound from fully reaching inner ear Can occur congenitally Can be acquired Medical treatment possible in many cases
Sensorineural hearing loss
Permanent hearing loss occurring in inner ear, auditory nerve, brainstem, midbrain or auditory cortex
Mixed hearing loss
Evidence of both conductive & sensorineural hearing loss
Example: child with permanent SNHL + conductive loss due to middle ear fluid
Describing hearing loss
body functions body structures impairments activity participation activity limitation participation restrictions environmental factors
