Lecture 22 - Hearing Assessment

Question 1

Perception of conductive hearing loss?

Answer 1

sound muffles, dull, potential tinnitus

Question 2

Perception of sensorineural hearing loss?

Answer 2

decreased frequency discrimination, distortion, loudness imbalance, missing frequencies, tinnitus

Question 3

Causes of central auditory disorders?

Answer 3

peripheral injury, developmental, Friedreich’s Ataxia

Question 4

Behavioural screening in children?

Answer 4

possible post-4 months, progressive based on aage

Question 5

Middle ear assessment?

Answer 5

tympanometry - assess eardrum mobility

Question 6

Tympanogram results?

Answer 6

normal, Type B (no mobility, fluid behind ear drum), Type C (high negative pressure in middle ear)

Question 7

Early detecton of hearing loss in babies?

Answer 7

otoacoustic emissions, automated auditory brainstem response

Question 8

Interventions for central hearing loss?

Answer 8

hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language

Question 9

Advances?

Answer 9

new electrodes, implant drug delivery for neural growth, bilateral implant, hybrid implants