Intro

Question 1

Hearing loss affects how many of 1000 well babies?

Answer 1

3-6

Question 2

Hearing loss affects ____% of the general population

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

Hearing loss affects ____% of people aged 60-69

Answer 3

44%

Question 4

Hearing loss affects ____% of people aged 70-79

Answer 4

66%

Question 5

Hearing loss affects ____% of people over 80 years

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

What is the number one risk factor in hearing loss?

Answer 6

Age

Question 7

Hearing loss is the ______ most prevalent chronic condition in older adults

Answer 7

third

Question 8

T or F: The age adjusted prevalence of hearing loss has risen significantly since the 1960s

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The #2 risk factor for hearing loss is what?

Answer 9

Noise

Question 10

T or F: Hearing loss is the largest compensated cause of occupational injury

Answer 10

True

Question 11

How does biological sex affect hearing loss?

Answer 11

Males have a greater risk of hearing loss than females

Question 12

There are over ______ genetic conditions that are associated with HL

Answer 12

400

Question 13

Smokers are ____% more likely to have hearing loss

Answer 13

68%

Question 14

Babies are _______ times more likely to have hearing impairments

Answer 14

10-20x

Question 15

Ototoxic drugs damage what?

Answer 15

the inner ear and the 8th cranial nerve

Question 16

What is the most common ototoxic drug? Are its effects permanent or temporary?

Answer 16

Aspirin (ASA), its damage is temporary

Question 17

T or F for most ototoxic drugs, damage is temporary

Answer 17

False - it is usually permanent

Question 18

Untreated hearing loss is a risk for __________ delay

Answer 18

Speech and language

Question 19

What is a barrier?

Answer 19

Anything that prevents full participation in all aspects of society

Question 20

List different types of barriers

Answer 20

• Attitudinal
• Physical
• Informational
• Communication
• Technological
• Policy
• Societal

Question 21

What does it mean to be Deaf?

Answer 21

culturally deaf. It involves a community that refers primarily through sign language

Question 22

What are the two main models of disability?

Answer 22

• Medical

- Holistic

Question 23

Describe the medical model of disability

Answer 23

• Impairment is the problem.
• Hearing loss needs fixing
• Passive receiver of service

Question 24

Describe the holistic model of disability

Answer 24

• Structures in society are the problem
• Communication seen in a societal context
• Working in partnership with allies

Question 25

What terminology is used by the medical model?

Answer 25

• abnormal hearing
• communication disorder
• disordered speech
• hearing disabled

Question 26

What terminology is used by the holistic model?

Answer 26

• atypical hearing
• communication variations
• unclear speech
• deaf advantage

Question 27

Describe the therapy approach involved with the medical model

Answer 27

• Fix the hearing loss
• Help the person
• Progress relative to typically hearing people
• “Normalcy” is the goal

Question 28

Describe the therapy approach involved with the holistic model

Answer 28

• Therapist facilitates
• Work as partners
• Empower the client
• Healthy people with hearing loss

Question 29

What are the two pathways of sound?

Answer 29

• Air conduction

- Bone conduction

Question 30

List the types of hearing loss

Answer 30

• Conductive
• Sensory
• Neural
• Mixed
• Corical/central

Question 31

What is conductive hearing loss?

Answer 31

Disruption in the outer and/ or middle ear.

Question 32

What is sensory hearing loss?

Answer 32

Disruption occurs somewhere in the cochlea (sensory)

Question 33

What is neural hearing loss?

Answer 33

Disruption occurs somewhere along the auditory nerve (neural)

Question 34

What is mixed hearing loss?

Answer 34

Disruption in both conductive and sensorineural mechanisms.

Question 35

What is cortical/central hearing loss?

Answer 35

Disruption is beyond the auditory nerve. Rare to have

cortical deafness only.