Intro to Aural Rehabilitation Flashcards

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What is aural rehabilitation?

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It’s professional efforts aimed to help patients with hearing loss achieve better communication and minimize hearing difficulties

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How is aural rehabilitation accomplished?

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  1. Develop appropriate receptive and expressive language

2. Coping strategies

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What falls under “developing appropriate receptive and expressive language”?

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  • Improving hearing ability with amplification or assistive devices
  • Alternative or Augmented Communication
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What falls under “coping strategies”?

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  • Limit negative effects on communication partners
  • Accept residual difficulties imposed by hearing loss
  • Developing appropriate advocacy skills
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5
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Is Hearing Loss a disorder?

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Yes

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How does WHO (World Health Organization) define hearing loss as a disorder?

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WHO classifies “disorders” as incorporating three dimensions: Impairment, Activity limitation, and Participation Restriction

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According to WHO, what falls under impairment?

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Structure or function abnormality

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According to WHO, what falls under activity limitation?

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Primary Consequence such as impact on verbal(oral) communication

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According to WHO, what falls under participation restriction?

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Secondary consequences such as: educational, vocational, psychological, and social

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Originally, what was the view on infants born with a hearing loss?

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They were thought to be incapable of learning language

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Who demonstrated that infants born with hearing loss could learn manual communication in the 1500s?

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Pedro Ponce de Leon of Spain

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When did teaching oral communication to the deaf gained traction?

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In the mid 1800s

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When was electric amplification developed and Speech-Reading techniques prominent?

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In the early 1900s

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When did audiologist become more involved with hearing aid dispensing or adjustments?

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1970s

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Define Aural Habilitation?

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It consists of remedial efforts provided to pediatric population born with hearing loss

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Define Aural Rehabilitation?

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It restores a loss state of function. Aural rehabilitation can be provided to anyone who once had a normal hearing

17
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List the providers of Aural Rehabilitation:

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  1. Audiologist
  2. Speech-Language Pathologist
  3. Educator of the Deaf
  4. Teachers
  5. Psychologists
  6. Social Workers
  7. Rehabilitation Counselors
  8. Otolaryngologists/Physicians
18
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Who are the top providers for aural rehabilitation?

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a. Audiologist
b. SLPs
c. Educator of the Deaf

19
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Define Rehabilitation Assessment Procedures

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It assesses factors that need to be considered BEFORE treatment starts

20
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What is the acronym for Rehabilitation Assessment Procedure?

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Communication Status

Overall Participation Variables

Related Personal Factor

Environmental Factors

= CORE

21
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For Rehabilitation Assessment Procedure, what falls under “Communication Status”?

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  1. Traditional Audiometric Tests
  2. Functional Questionnaires
  3. Visual Screening (speechreading ability)
  4. Expressive and receptive communication
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For Rehabilitation Assessment Procedure, what falls under “Overall Participation Variables”?

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  1. Psychological
  2. Social
  3. Vocational
  4. Educational
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For Rehabilitation Assessment Procedure, what falls under “Related Personal Factors?”

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The patient attitude has consisted of four types:

Type I = Strong Positive Attitude
Type II = Mostly positive, but other complications are present
Type III = Negative attitude
Type IV = Reject hearing aids and rehab process altogether

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Define Aural Rehabilitative Management

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It consists of actual treatment process. It may contain short- or long-term therapy sessions

25
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What is the acronym for Rehabilitation Assessment Procedure?

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Counseling/Psychosocial

Audibility Improvement Using Amplification and Other Devices

Remediate Communication Activity

Environmental Coordination: Participation Improvement

= CARE

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For Aural Rehabilitation Management, what falls under “Counseling/Psychosocial”?

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  1. Counseling on audiometric test findings
  2. Counsel on the educational, vocational, psychosocial, and communicative effects
  3. Information presented in an INDIVIDUALISTIC MANNER
  4. Type I & II - Set Goals, Type III & IV - Modify to acceptance and understanding
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For Aural Rehabilitation Management, what falls under “Audibility Improvement Using Amplification and Other Devices”?

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  1. Selection and fitting of assistive device (hearing aids, cochlear implants, alert device)
  2. Counsel on use and maintenance of device
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For Aural Rehabilitation Management, what falls under “Remediate Communication Activity”?

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  1. Communication strategies
  2. Listening strategies
  3. Speechreading
  4. Assertiveness training anticipatory/repair strategies
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For Aural Rehabilitation Management, what falls under “Environmental Coordination: Participation Improvement”?

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  1. Pre-& Post-treatment questionnaires (COSI)

2. Appropriate referral/coordination with other professionals (pediatric patients)

30
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Define evidence-based practice

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EBP is where all clinical services should be chosen from techniques validate by research to have the best outcomes

31
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For all Aural Rehabilitative services, for EBP, what should we remember?

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  1. Clinical expertise
  2. Best research evidence
  3. Patient values and preferences
32
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What is the Aural Rehab Process?

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  1. Audiological Diagnosis
  2. Rehabilitative Assessment (CORE)
  3. Rehabilitative Management (CARE)
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With the Aural Rehab process, what does audiologic diagnosis contain?

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Audiometric testing and interpretation

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With the Aural Rehab process, what does rehabilitative assessment (CORE) determine?

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All relevant factors that’s needs to be considered when considering rehabilitation

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With the Aural Rehab process, what does rehabilitative management (CARE) contains?

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Treatment procedures customized to obtain the best outcomes for the specific individual using EBP

36
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What are additional Aural Rehab services?

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  1. Hearing Conservation Programs
  2. Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Management
  3. Vestibular Counseling and Rehabilitation
37
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Where can Aural Rehab services location be found?

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  1. University/College
  2. Private Practice
  3. Hospital
  4. Community Center
  5. Otologist’s Center
  6. Public/Private School
  7. Self-help Groups
  8. School for the Deaf