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SHS 451 Midterm Study Guide exam with complete solutions 2024_2025.
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SHS 451 Midterm Study Guide exam withcomplete solutions 2024/2025
Auditory rehabilitation vs. Auditory habilitation - ANSWER-auditory rehabilitation
is typically used for adults who need to regain skills that have already been
developed
auditory habilitation is typically used for children who need to gain skills that
have not been developed yet
What is pure tone average? How do you figure it? - ANSWER-the average of
hearing sensitivity at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz
threshold at 500 Hz + threshold at 1000 Hz + threshold at 2000 Hz / 3 = PTA
When do PTAs and SRTs agree vs. disagree? - ANSWER-PTAs and SRTs agree
when they are within 10 dB of one another
they disagree if they are greater than 10 dB apart
What is the International Classification of Function (ICF) and what can it be used
for? - ANSWER-The ICF is a classification system that considers the
consequences of health-related conditions, such as hearing loss, within the
context of a patient's environment and circumstances
the focus is not on fixing the hearing loss, but rather how hearing difficulties can
affect the patient in everyday life, and how hearing-related disability might be
alleviated
, it can be used for aural rehabilitation to help patients with hearing loss learn how
to deal with their hearing loss and still function how this wish to
What are the 4 main components of aural rehabilitation? Give examples of each -
ANSWER-Sensory management
- wearing hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive technology systems, or
assistive listening devices
Counseling
- counseling related to results of hearing test
- information related to hearing aid options and processes
- personal adjustment counseling (enhances a patient's acceptance of hearing
loss and communication difficulties)
Instruction
- how to insert/remove the devices
- how to change the batteries
- how to clean and care for the devices
- how to change the volume control and/or listening programs
- how to utilize hearing protection appropriately
Perceptual training
- communication strategies training
- speechreading training
- auditory training
- speech therapy
Most Comfortable Loudness Level (MCL) - ANSWER-the intensity level at which
sound is most comfortable for a listener
audiologist presents running speech to patient and asks them to rate the
loudness by assigning it to a number on the Cox loudness scale
stimuli starts just above SRT and increases until a rating of 4 (comfortable) is
reached
Uncomfortable Loudness Level (UCL) - ANSWER-the level at which sound
becomes uncomfortably loud for a listener
ensures that a patient will never experience a sound amplified through the
hearing aids that is uncomfortably or painfully loud
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