Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is Audiology?
The healthcare profession devoted to hearing
What is an Audiologist?
an individual who by virtue of academic degree, clinical training and license to practice and/or professional credential is uniquely qualified to provide a comprehensive array of professional services related to audiologic identification, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of persons with impairment of auditory and vestibular function, and to the prevention of impairments associated with them
What are the 4 parts of the official definition of audiology?
Evaluation, Rehabilitation, Education, Prevention
What is Evaluation?
assess nonmedical diagnosis of auditory/vestibular problems
What is Rehab?
The use of amplification devices etc.
What is Education?
Working closely with school personnel and others. Screenings, classroom acoustics..
What is prevention?
Hearing conservation programs, PPE
What is the origin of Audiology?
After WWII. SLPs and otologists created aural rehab.
How many people are estimated to have hearing loss?
35 million; 10% of people
What does the outer ear consist of?
Pinna, External Auditory Canal and lateral surface of tympanic membrane.
What is the most visible portion of the outer ear?
Pinna
What is the pinna made of?
Cartilage and skin
What are the common landmarks of the outer ear?
Earlobe, Helix, Tragus, Antitragus, Intertragal notch, Concha (cymba and Cavum)
What is the earlobe made of?
fatty tissue
What is the helix?
The outer rim of the pinna
What is the tragus made of?
A piece of cartilage
What is the antitragus?
A bump off of the helix above the lobe
Where is the intertragal notch?
Between the tragus and the antitragus
What is the Concha cavum?
Lower part of the outer ear like a bowl
Where is the Concha Cymba?
Above the cavum
What is the function of the pinna?
It funnels sound into the External Auditory Canal (EAC) and is a resonator
What is the External Auditory Canal?
The tunnel into the temporal bone
What shape is the EAC?
elliptical or oval
The EAC and Auricle (pinna) are formed by…
one continuous piece of cartilage covered by skin
What is the EAC covered in?
Cerumen and hair follicles
What are the functions of the EAC?
Resonator, filter for low frequencies, TM protector and temperature regulator
What are the pharyngeal arches?
Mandibular, hyoid, glossopharyngeal
What are the 3 layers of the arches?
Ectoderm (outer), entoderm (inner), mesoderm (inner core)
What 4 things does each arch have?
artery, muscle, cartilage, nerve
What is microtia?
a very small pinna