missed notes Flashcards
Audiogram
pitch from low to high on top
on side is hearing levels in dB
Vowels on left side, Consonants right side
More understanding from high freq sounds
normal hearing convo level
45-50 dB
3 types HL
mixed
conductive
sensorineural
sensorineural HL
problem with inner ear or neural pathway
conductive HL
problem in outer and/or middle ear
when screening kids fo rhL
consider them all having Hearing impairment until proven
Kids may need the convo level at
higher level
to conduct test for hearing
one needs both headphones to identify what type of HL
How can we explain people falling asleep with loud noises
30dB or louder you wake up
SRT stands for
speech reception thresholds
SRT means
lowest presentation level for spondee words at which 50% can be identified correctlly
SRT testing
can ask the studenet to repeat the words or for young children to point to pics or hold objet
SRT is determined for each ear
true
spondee
a word with equal stress on each syllable
speech discrimination scores
percentage of monosyllabic words presented at a comfortable listening level that can be correctly repeated by the patient