Lesson 6 - Cochlear and Retrocochlear Disorders Flashcards
Which of the following is a result of tissue and structure damage?
a. a threshold shift
b. distortion of perception of frequencies
c. disturbance of perception of loudness
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
A sensorineural hearing loss is due to a disorder in the:
a. Eustachian tube
b. middle ear
c. inner ear
d. ossicles
c. inner ear
A symptom of recruitment is:
a. tinnitus
b. vertigo
c. presbycusis
d. intolerance for loud sounds
d. intolerance for loud sounds
Malingering is a category of:
a. presbycusis
b. tinnitus
c. non-organic loss
d. sensorineural loss
c. non-organic loss
Meniere’s syndrome consists of:
a. presbycusis and tinnitus
b. noise trauma and vertigo
c. tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss
d. central deafness, aphasia and vertigo
c. tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss
An organic disorder is when there is damage to:
a. the hearing mechanism
b. the neural pathways
c. the brain
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Loudness recruitment:
a. is always present in presbycusis b. refers to abnormal loudness growth of clients with sensorineural hearing
c. only applies to patients with central processing problems
d. is medically correctable
b. refers to abnormal loudness growth of clients with sensorineural hearing
Tinnitus is:
a. a completely understood disorder
b. often managed by hearing instruments or tinnitus maskers
c. psychological in nature only
d. managed only by a labyrinthectomy
b. Often managed by hearing instruments or tinnitus maskers
A characteristic of conductive loss is:
a. a soft-spoken patient
b. more affected high frequencies and then lows
c. continual vertigo
d. a loud talking patient
a. a soft-spoken patient
Which is not a characteristic of sensorineural loss?
a. difficulty understanding high-frequency consonant sounds
b. recruitment
c. hearing better in noise than in quiet
d. tinnitus
c. hearing better in noise than in quiet
