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Type of HA best for Children |
Behind the Ear |
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component on HA used for looping |
Tele-coil |
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ALD that isn't affected by radio transmissions |
Infared |
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3 benefits of looping |
-Cost effective for the facility and HA users -Reduces ambient noise -helps reduce reverberation |
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Who plays a role in the AR process? |
-SLP -ENT -Social worker -Psychologist -Interpreter -Teacher |
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Comorbidity occurs in children ____ to ____ percent of the time with HL |
30 to 50 percent of the time |
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What's the difference between auditory oral communication and auditory verbal communication? |
Auditory oral = both auditory skills and visual cues Auditory verbal = relying solely on auditory skills |
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Communication mode with 8 hand shapes in 4 positions on the face |
Cued speech |
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Development level that children begin to spontaneously alert to meaningful auditory signals and selectively attend to the information |
Auditory awareness |
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Auditory skill development sequence |
-Auditory Awareness -listening from a distance -locating -Discrimination -Identification -Comprehension |
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What type of HL is most commonly identified in children during school screenings? Why is this type of loss so common in this age range of children? |
Conductive losses because the anatomy of the Eustachian tubes. They are not fully developed and are still in a position that allows for a lot of fluid to be sucked up into the middle ear |
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Risks factors for HL in children |
-Family history -Low birth weight -hyperbilirubinemia -High fever -genetic syndrome -infections in utero -anomalies to the head or face -ototoxic medication used on mom or baby |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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FAE |
Free and Appropriate Education |
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Define Appropriate in FAE |
No definition. Appropriate needs to be defined according to the needs of each individual child so appropriate was purposely undefined. |
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Benefits of binaural HA |
-Better sound localization -reduces background noise -ears stay balanced -both auditory nerves will be equally stimulated making in more likely for a possible CI candidacy in the future if needed |
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Presbycusis |
The medical term for age induced hearing loss |
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3 physical problems that impact an older person AR process |
-loss of dexterity -Dementia -loss of vision |
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Symptoms of dementia |
-gradual memory loss -confusion/disorientation -changes in personality -decline with completion ADLs -loss of language skills |
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HIO |
-Hearing Expectations -Instrument operation -Occlusion affect |
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BASICS |
-Battery -Acoustic feedback -Systems troubleshooting -Insertion and removal -Cleaning and maintenance -Service |
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Cochlear Implants convert __________ signal into __________ pattern |
-acoustic signal -electrical pattern |
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Places where group of personal listening devices are used |
-church -theater -schools/classrooms -large conference halls |
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FM |
Frequency Modulation |
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LACE |
Listening and Communication Enhancement |
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Audiologists role in the IEP process |
-(C)APD testing -test hearing and provide diagnosis -consolation to parents and professionals -Assess classroom environment -ALD -Speech Perception Training |
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Adults with HL who don't wearing HA are more prone to |
-depression -anxiety -social isolation/lack of social interaction |
