Hearing of Children (M2) Flashcards
What was the result of the Moeller-Early intervention and language development newborn screening test?
- early enrolled children had vocab similar to normal hearing children
- early enrolled children had better verbal reasoning compared to late enroll
What does the Auditory Brain Response test measure the response of? 1. What is it recorded by? 2. What info does it provide? 3. When is it done? 4
- inner ear, CN VIII, brainstem
- electrodes on forehead and earlobes
- type and degree of hearing loss
- within first 24 hours or birth
What were the major aspects of the American with Disabilities Act?
- hospitals must provide a way to communicate for patients, family members and visitors
- may not charge patients for service
- TTY so can use teletypewriter to communicate on the phone
What is the dB range for mild hearing loss? 1. Moderate? 2. Moderately severe? 3. Severe? 4. Profound? 5
- 20 to 40 dB
- 41 to 55 dB
- 56 to 70 dB
- 71 to 90 dB
- over 90 dB
What individuals use auditory/oral to communicate? 1. How do they communicate? 2
- residual hearing loss and use amplification devices to assist
- spoken language
What is the difference between auditory/oral and auditory/verbal communication?
auditory/verbal does not use visual techniques to assist (lip reading)
What are the clinical pearls for dealing with a hard of hearing patient in the exam room?
- raise voice volume
- slow speech speed
- position yourself accordingly
- use models and pamphlets
- ask questions to patient, not interpreter
- only one person should be speaking at a time
What troubles does a moderate hearing loss child have (41 to 55 dB)?
- 50 to 75% of classroom instruction if 40 to 50dB
- 80 to 100% of classroom if 50 to 55dB
- impaired speech production, limited vocab
- w/o intervention will be two grades behind by 4th grade
What does the Tympanometry assess? 1. What does it record? 2
- function of the ear drum and middle ear bones
2. ear drums response to the change in air pressure
What is the time that is the critical period for the development of hearing?
first 6 months
What is the term for an individual that has enough hearing to communicate through spoken language (describes individual)?
hard of hearing
What is the term for an individual that cannot use own hearing to understand everyday communication (describes hearing level)?
deaf
What troubles does a profound hearing loss child have (90+ dB)?
cannot hear speech or environmental noises w/o amp
What is the percentage of hearing losses that are congenital and non-syndrome?
35%
What is the behavior audiometry performed on older toddlers and school aged children called? 1. What is the procedure? 2
- conditioned play audiometry
2. child told to drop toy in bucket when hear noise