Aural Rehabilitation

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What is n audiogram

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The audiogram is a graph showing the results of the pure-tone hearing tests

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Aural rehabilitation services for children include:

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1. Training in auditory skills
2. Using visual
3. Improving
4. Developing language
5. Managing communication
6. Managing hearing aids and assistive listening devices

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What is the most significant affect of hearing loss?

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A disruption to learning language and speech.

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What are some signs and symptoms of hearing loss in children?

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- Responds inconsistently to sound.
- Language and speech development is delayed
- Speech is unclear to the child
- The sound is turned up on radios, televisions, CD
players and video games
- Inability to follow directions
- Does not respond when called

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What are some causes of hearing loss?

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1. Otitis media-middle ear infection due to Eustachian tubes (the tubes that connect the middle
2. Congenital-means the hearing loss is present at birth. Congenital hearing loss can be caused by genetic or nongenetic factors
3. Acquired hearing loss-hearing loss that occurs after birth

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What is the difference between analog and digital hearing aids?

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Analog hearing aids make continuous sound waves louder. These hearing aids essentially amplify all sounds (e.g., speech and noise) in the same way. Digital hearing aids have all the features of analog programmable aids, but they convert sound waves into digital signals and produce an exact duplication of sound.

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Pure tone frequencies

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250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8,000

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Factors of a cochlear implant depends on:

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1. The age of the patient when he or she receives the
implant
2. Whether the hearing loss was present before or after
the patient developed language skills
3. The motivation of the patient and his or her family

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What are the components of a hearing aid?

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1. Microphone
2. Amplifier
3. Receiver

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What are the different styles of hearing aids?

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1. Behind-the-ear (BTE)-most parts are contained in a small plastic case that rests behind the ear; the case is connected to an earmold or an earpiece by a piece of clear tubing
2. In-the-ear (ITE)- )- all parts of the hearing aid are contained in a shell that fills in the outer part of the ear
3. In-the-canal (ITC)-partly in the canal
4. Completely-in-the-canal (CIC)-completely into the ear canal
ITC & CIC are the smallest hearing aids available

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What is background noise?

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Background noise is any unwanted sound that interferes with what you want to hear.

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If classroom acoustics are poor then it can affect

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1. speech understanding
2. reading and spelling ability
3.behavior in the classroom
4. attention
5. concentration
6. academic achievement

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Tests of the Middle Ear

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1. Tympanometry assists in the detection of fluid in the middle ear, perforation of the eardrum, or wax blocking the ear canal.
2. Acoustic reflex measures add information about the possible location of the hearing problem.
3. Static acoustic impedance measures the physical volume of air in the ear canal.

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Parts of the ear

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1. The outer ear consists of the ear canal and eardrum. Sound travels down the ear canal, striking the eardrum and causing it to move or vibrate.
2. The middle ear is a space behind the eardrum that contains three small bones called ossicles. This chain of tiny bones is connected to the eardrum at one end and to an opening to the inner ear at the other end. Vibrations from the eardrum cause the ossicles to vibrate which, in turn, creates movement of the fluid in the inner ear.
3. Movement of the fluid in the inner ear, or cochlea, causes changes in tiny structures called hair cells.

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Viseme

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Visual representation of a sound.