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SHS 421, Exam II (Goshorn, Aural Rehab)- Q’s And A’s
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SHS 421, Exam II (Goshorn, Aural Rehab)- Q’s And A’scoch impl - req't 18 & up Right Ans - HL - 70dB & up (mod to prof HL)
aided speech recog @ 70 dB HL - 50% or less in ear to be impl and 60% or less
in unimpl ear
comm/educ - desire
medical - no contraindications
other - highly motivated parents, pt has approp expectations
coch impl - req't 1-3 yrs Right Ans - HL - 90dB & up (prof HL)
aided speech recog @ 70 dB HL - lack of development in simple auditory skills
over 3-6 mo period
comm/educ - tx prog emphasizes the dvlp of aud skills
medical - no medical contraindications
other - highly motivated parents, parents have approp expectations
coch impl - req't 3-18 yrs Right Ans - HL - 70dB & up (sev to prof HL in low
freq & prof HL in high freq)
aided speech recog @ 70 dB HL - 30% best aided word score
comm/educ - educ/tx prog that emphasizes dvlp of aud skills
medical - no medical contraindications
other - highly motivated parents and child, parents and child have approp
expectations
Cochlear Implant Team Right Ans - audiologist, otolaryngologist, slp, psych,
teachers of HI child, social workers, & parents
4-6 wks Right Ans - the length of time after surgery to place internal
component of CI that the external device can be turned on
T level Right Ans - softest electrical current that produces an auditory
sensation by the patient 100% of the time
C level Right Ans - loudest level that can be listened to comfortably for a
long period of time
, mapping Right Ans - encoding the acoustic signals & translates it into
electrical stimulation levels based on T-levels and C-levels
factors effecting prog of coch impl Right Ans - age of onset, length of
deafness, etiology of HL, nerve survival, mode of comm, implant tech, surgical
issues, audio habilitation, rehab methods, & motivation of pt
scala tympani Right Ans - is the area of placement of the electrode in the
cochlea
Auditory Brainstem Implant Right Ans - surgically implanted device that
provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf due to SNHL
FDA approv cand for aud brain impl Right Ans - pt must have
neurofibromatosis (NFII) resulting in deafness caused by bilateral acoustic
tumors
speechreading Right Ans - involves attempting to perceive speech by using
visual cues to supplement whatever auditory info is available
signing Right Ans - manual communication allowing for transfer of
information via the visual channel when both the sender and receiver are
familiar with the same set of symbols
speaker factors - speechreading Right Ans - -familiarity of speaker
-facial expressions
-gestures, articulation, lip mvt
-rate of speech
-distractors
-gender
-extent of image
signal and code factors - speechreading Right Ans - -visibility
(homophenity, visemes, & dist feat)
-constraints (words, context)
-redundancy
environmental factors - speechreading Right Ans - -distance
-viewing angle
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