In the U.S _____ % have hearing loss Right Ans - 10
_____ hard of hearing in one or both ears Right Ans - 48 million
____ people are deaf or have severe to profound hearing loss Right Ans - 2
million
Hearing loss prevalence increases with ______ Right Ans - Age
_____ in 1000 children under age 18 have hearing loss Right Ans - 17
_____-_____ % of people have hearing loss over or at 75 Right Ans - 40-50
What does a medical audiologist do? Right Ans - Diagnose hearing loss/
screening and evaluation
What does a dispensing or rehabilitative audiologist do? Right Ans -
Hearing aid fittings/ private practice
What does a pediatric audiologist do? Right Ans - Identifies/manages
hearing in young children
What does an educational audiologist do? Right Ans - Minimize impact of
hearing loss at schools
What does an industrial audiologist do? Right Ans - Prevent hearing loss in
the workplace
What does a recreational audiologist do? Right Ans - Provide hearing
conservation to those who enjoy excessively loud forms of recreation
What does an Animal audiologist do? Right Ans - Evaluate animal hearing
What does a tele-audiologist do? Right Ans - Fits/does audiological
services remotely
The outer ear consists mostly of the: Right Ans - - pinna (auricle)
, - external auditory meatus (ear canal)
Name the parts of the pinna: Right Ans - -Concha
- helix
- antihelix
- antitragus
- Tagus
- ear lobe
The external auditory meatus is an: Right Ans - Oval, s-shaped tube
The outmost (1/3) lateral layer of the external auditory meatus is made of
_____. The inner (2/3) medial layer is made of ______ Right Ans - cartilage;
osseous bone
The preferred resonant frequency of the external auditory meatus is _____
Right Ans - 3800 Hz
The middle ear consists mostly of: Right Ans - -Tympanic membrane
- tympanic cavity
- ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)
- middle ear muscles
- eustachian (auditory tube)
The tympanic membrane is a______,______ membrane divided into ____ layers
Right Ans - Thin, resilient;3
The tympanic membrane is _____ in shape, and has a thickened outer ring
called the _____ Right Ans - Circular; annulus
The tympanic membrane has a portion where light is reflected off the
otoscope called the: Right Ans - Cone of light
The tympanic cavity contains the _____ Right Ans - Ossicles
The superior wall of the tympanic cavity is also known as the: Right Ans -
Cranium
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