how many people in the U.S have hearing loss? correct answers 36 million
in 2018, there are an estimated 466 million people with disabling hearing loss worldwide. 93% of them are adults and 7% children. correct answers true
what times of onset are there for AR? correct answers congenital, pre...
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how many people in the U.S have hearing loss? correct answers 36 million
in 2018, there are an estimated 466 million people with disabling hearing loss worldwide.
93% of them are adults and 7% children. correct answers true
what times of onset are there for AR? correct answers congenital, prelingual, postlingual
ALDA is a consumer organization correct answers True
ARA stands for Academy of Rehabilitation Audiology correct answers True
how many people in the world live with disabling hearing loss? correct answers 466 million
without early access to consistent intelligible speech, the auditory centers of the brain will not
develop and normal intrahemispheric connections correct answers true
what is one of the three parts of evidence-based practice? correct answers individual clinical
expertise
where is AR offered? correct answers college/university, hospital, school
EBP is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values
correct answers true
threshold is the softest sound that can be detected 50% of the time correct answers true
which one of these frequencies is the highest? correct answers 8000Hz
the correct way to read an audiogram is correct answers left to right
when a patient has both hearing aids in, the test results should improve correct answers true
sloping configuration indicates hearing is better in low frequencies and worse in high
frequencies correct answers true
with sound field aided thresholds, both hearing aids are being used even when you only see
one set of aided scores correct answers true
which of the following decibel levels is considered moderate? correct answers 50 (moderate:
41-55)
audiograms need bone conduction scores to determine the type of hearing loss correct
answers true
air conduction assesses the entire auditory mechanism (outer ear, middle ear, inner ear,
auditory ear, auditory nerve up to the brain) correct answers false
normal range of hearing in children is correct answers -10 to 15
, Using the phonetic audiogram, at which decibel level is the /a/ ("ahhh") located? correct
answers 47dB
what decibel level is the voiceless "th" sound at? correct answers 15dB
Minimal high frequency loss can be caused by loud sounds correct answers true
The vowels in English are composed mainly of low-and-mid-frequency energy and contribute
most of the acoustic power in speech correct answers true
Vowels carry the energy/power of speech whereas consonants carry the meaning of speech
correct answers true
Where does most of the acoustic power in speech come from? correct answers vowels
Which of the following sounds are part of the LING sounds which, all together, comprise the
speech spectrum in English? correct answers S, Sh, OOOO
The "s" sounds is around what frequency on the phonetic audiogram? correct answers
6000Hz
Conductive loss hearing occurs from a dysfunction of the outer or middle ear that can usually
be treated with medicine or surgery correct answers true
tinnitus is a characteristic of SNHL correct answers true
Which is a situation in which an assistive device could help someone communicate? correct
answers understanding speech in noise, from distance, or on the telephone; Hearing an alarm
is sound asleep (even someone with a mild loss may find this difficult); Child with CAPD
may have difficulty listening in the classroom
What is the definition of an assistive device? correct answers Any non-hearing aid device
designed to improve a hearing individual's ability to communicate and to function more fully
despite hearing loss (HL)
what is the definition of an assistive listening device? correct answers systems to assist in
communication situation
The main communication difficulties that HI individuals face that ALDs try to overcome are
correct answers distance, background noise, reverberation
which is a negative effect of acoustics on learning? correct answers concentration, attention,
ability to spell
hearing aids rely on the responsiveness of hair cells correct answers true
what is a component of an internal device? correct answers electrode ray, receiver/stimulator
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