SHS 496 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
hild hearing loss is considered a ___________ __________ - Answers -
neurodevelopmental emergency
Does hearing loss vary more in children or adults? - Answers - children
T/F: Most children with hearing loss have hearing-impaired parents. - Answers - False
T/F: Hearing loss is the most common congenital health condition. - Answers - True
ratio of babies that have sensorineural hearing loss at birth - Answers - 3 per 1000
Why is prelingual hearing loss so concerning? - Answers - Because birth - 3 years is
critical for speech and language development
T/F: For children with HL, the developmental gap widens with age. - Answers - True
Which skills is school critical for developing? - Answers - Academic
cognitive
social
real-world skills
Different onsets of HL - Answers - Prenatal (before birth)
Perinatal (at birth)
Postnatal (after birth)
Models of genetic inheritance for HL - Answers - Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
X-linked
Which genetic model is associated with most HL? - Answers - Autosomal recessive
(meaning many parents are carriers and not affected themselves)
Syndromic vs Non-syndromic HL - Answers - Syndromic = HL is one of many problems
a syndrome has caused (eg Down syndrome, Treacher Collins
Non-syndromic = HL is the only problem
How are HL and ear infections related in children? - Answers - Ear infections cause
conductive HL, which can cause speech/lang delays if sustained for long periods of time
Intermittent (1-2 times per year) usually do not cause delay though
, Postlingual HL - Answers - - Not as concerning as prelingual
- Still causes delays in speech and language, academic, and social development
___-___% of children with hearing loss have other disabilities. - Answers - 30-40
Does language deprivation happen when deaf children are born to deaf parents, and
they use sign? - Answers - No
When hearing loss is identified by ___ ______ age or younger, a baby's chance of
developing good language, speech, and social-emotional skills improves greatly. -
Answers - 6 months
Most hearing loss is ________ when it occurs prelingually - Answers - genetic
Newborn hearing screenings have been in place since _____ - Answers - 2005
Diagnostic methods for infants/children - Answers - Auditory brainstem response (ABR)
Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA)
Conditioned play audiometry (CPA)
ABR - Answers - - infants birth - 5 months
- based on electrical activity in the brain
- Takes place while child is sleeping
- requires no response from child
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) - Answers - - developmentally 6 months - 2.5
years
- reinforce when babies turn their head toward a sound
Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA) - Answers - developmentally 2.5 +
The child is trained to wait and listen for a sound, then to perform a task in response,
such as placing a block in a bucket.
Screening tools for children - Answers - Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs)
Automated Auditory brainstem response (A-ABR)
Screening version of CPA
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) - Answers - Spontaneously emitted sound in the cochlea
Pass or refer result
Microphone either senses emissions from the inner ear or it does not
Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (A-ABR) - Answers - a screening method to
measure the auditory brainstem response in which recording parameters are computer-
controlled and detection of the response is determined by computer-based algorithms
hild hearing loss is considered a ___________ __________ - Answers -
neurodevelopmental emergency
Does hearing loss vary more in children or adults? - Answers - children
T/F: Most children with hearing loss have hearing-impaired parents. - Answers - False
T/F: Hearing loss is the most common congenital health condition. - Answers - True
ratio of babies that have sensorineural hearing loss at birth - Answers - 3 per 1000
Why is prelingual hearing loss so concerning? - Answers - Because birth - 3 years is
critical for speech and language development
T/F: For children with HL, the developmental gap widens with age. - Answers - True
Which skills is school critical for developing? - Answers - Academic
cognitive
social
real-world skills
Different onsets of HL - Answers - Prenatal (before birth)
Perinatal (at birth)
Postnatal (after birth)
Models of genetic inheritance for HL - Answers - Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
X-linked
Which genetic model is associated with most HL? - Answers - Autosomal recessive
(meaning many parents are carriers and not affected themselves)
Syndromic vs Non-syndromic HL - Answers - Syndromic = HL is one of many problems
a syndrome has caused (eg Down syndrome, Treacher Collins
Non-syndromic = HL is the only problem
How are HL and ear infections related in children? - Answers - Ear infections cause
conductive HL, which can cause speech/lang delays if sustained for long periods of time
Intermittent (1-2 times per year) usually do not cause delay though
, Postlingual HL - Answers - - Not as concerning as prelingual
- Still causes delays in speech and language, academic, and social development
___-___% of children with hearing loss have other disabilities. - Answers - 30-40
Does language deprivation happen when deaf children are born to deaf parents, and
they use sign? - Answers - No
When hearing loss is identified by ___ ______ age or younger, a baby's chance of
developing good language, speech, and social-emotional skills improves greatly. -
Answers - 6 months
Most hearing loss is ________ when it occurs prelingually - Answers - genetic
Newborn hearing screenings have been in place since _____ - Answers - 2005
Diagnostic methods for infants/children - Answers - Auditory brainstem response (ABR)
Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA)
Conditioned play audiometry (CPA)
ABR - Answers - - infants birth - 5 months
- based on electrical activity in the brain
- Takes place while child is sleeping
- requires no response from child
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) - Answers - - developmentally 6 months - 2.5
years
- reinforce when babies turn their head toward a sound
Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA) - Answers - developmentally 2.5 +
The child is trained to wait and listen for a sound, then to perform a task in response,
such as placing a block in a bucket.
Screening tools for children - Answers - Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs)
Automated Auditory brainstem response (A-ABR)
Screening version of CPA
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) - Answers - Spontaneously emitted sound in the cochlea
Pass or refer result
Microphone either senses emissions from the inner ear or it does not
Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (A-ABR) - Answers - a screening method to
measure the auditory brainstem response in which recording parameters are computer-
controlled and detection of the response is determined by computer-based algorithms
