Lecture #6 - auditory rehabilitation Flashcards
describe aural habilitation vs rehabilitation ?
define aural rehabilitation :
treatment strategies to improve communication in people who once had normal hearing but now have hearing impairment
what are some example texhniques of aural rehabilitation :
- selection of hearing aids and/or other amplification devices
- speechreading
- auditory training
- teaching strategies to facilitate communication and repair breakdowns
adults with age realted hearing loss may partake in what form of hearing imporvement ?
aural rehabilitation
define aural habilitation :
- treatment strategies used with people who have hearing impairments from birth
- designed to achieve fluent communication in manual or oral modality
what is the ultimate goal in reagrds to treatment decisions ?
the ultimate goal of improving individual’s quality of life
in adults, what are the most effective approachse that can be individualized and comprehensive ?
- counseling
- fitting of amplification devices
- aural rehabilitation
what are some examples of hearing technology within treatment disorders ?
- hearing aids
- assitive listeing devices
- cochlear implants
what are the 2 treatment approaches ?
direct treatment of hearing loss OR speech and language rehabilitation
what are some examples of direct treatment of hearing loss ?
- surgery
- hearing aid fitting
- auditory implants
what are some exmaples of speech and language rehabilitation ?
- speech reading
- cued speech
- oral/aural approach
- manual approach
- stimultaneous communication
what are two surgeries for hearing rehabilitation :
myringotomy and tympanoplasty
what is myringotomy ?
- a surgery performed on your tympanic membrane (eardrum)
- a tiny incision is created in your eardrum to allow fluid to drain from your middle ear
- iincision in tympanic membrane
- insertion of PE tubes
what does PE tube stand for ?
pressure equalixation
what is the myringotomy surgery most commonly used for ?
ottis media
what is tympanoplasty surgey ?
repeair perforated eardrum or reconstruct middle ear bones
what are the 3 types of tympanoplasty ?
- myringoplasty
- tympanoplasty with ossiculoplasty
tympanoplaty with mastoidectomy
what is hearing loss
is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss
what is the goal of hearing aids ?
to provide amplified signal to impaired ear
how many components are there in a hearing aid ?
3
what are the 3 main components of hearing aids ?
- microphone
- amplifier
- speaker
describe the “microphone” component of hearing aids :
transforms acoustic signal into electrical signal
describe the “amplifier” component of hearing aids :
increases intensity of signal (and filters it)
describe the “speaker” component of hearing aids :
converts amplified/filtered electrical signal beack into acoustic sigtnal and transmits into the canal
TRUE OR FALSE
inner ear can always do surgery
FALSE
inner ear sometimes cannot, or genuinely can never do surgery but can sometiems do
TRUE OR FALSE
middle ear can do surgeries
TRUE
what is “stapedectomy” ?
is surgery to treat hearing loss caused by otosclerosis
what is the “vestibular nerve” ?
The vestibular nerve relays information related to motion and position
how many types of hearing aids are there ?
5
what are the 5 types of hearing aids ?
- behind the ear (BTE)
- in the ear (ITE)
- in the canal (ITC)
- completely in the canal (CIC)
- body aids
describe behind the ear hearing aids :
- 2 parts (earmold and hearing aid)
- good for all types of loss
- common for children
- are bigger in size
- provides more amplification
- very durable
- harder to break & lose
describe in the ear hearing loss :
- custom molded to fit ear
- for mild to severe hearing loss
- good for mild to severe
- can amplify sounds but not very effective for those with profound hearing loss
- not as good for older individuals as they may find it harder to use/control small buttons