SHS 496 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who qualifies for early intervention services?
a.)A child who has a diagnosed condition that has a high probability of developmental
delay
b.)A child who has failed their hearing screening at birth
c.)A child who spent time in the NICU after birth
d.)A child who is delayed in only one area of development - Answers - A
The hallmarks of ANSD is:
a.) Present OAEs, absent ABRs
b.) Absent acoustic reflexes, normal tympanometry
c.) You Answered Sensorineural hearing loss
d.)High speech perception scores - Answers - A
Which of these is a full language with its own grammar and vocabulary?
a.) MCE
b.) ASL
c.) SimCom
d.) Cued Speech - Answers - B
Which communication mode uses both hearing and vision to recognize speech?
a.) Unisensory approach
b.) Acoupedic approach
c.) Multisensory approach
d.) Auditory verbal approach - Answers - C
Most cases of sensorineural hearing loss at birth in babies in the US is due to
_________________.
a.) Syndromic genetic hearing loss
b.) Nongenetic hearing loss
c.) Idiopathic hearing loss
d.) Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss - Answers - D
Babies have to be a certain age before they can get their hearing tested: T or F? -
Answers - False
, Up to 40% of children with hearing loss may have an additional disability: T or F? -
Answers - True
Why is APD difficult to diagnose? - Answers - APD is difficult to diagnose because it has
symptoms akin to ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexia & other disabilities or
disorders. It also doesn't help that some people don't believe it exists.
What would you recommend for a school-aged child with hearing loss in a school district
that does not have an educational audiologist? Consider who they would see and what
services they would need. - Answers - What I would recommend for this child's family to
do is to seek out their local Audiologist and have them contact their case manager or
find an educational Audiologist to help create an IEP goal for this student. Then from
there, they will have access to every service they could possibly need; ranging from
accommodations in classrooms (FM assistive devices) to making contact with other
professionals who can help the child meet their goals (SLP, Counselor, OT, PT etc.)
Presbycusis is _______________ in adults due to aging.
a.) Sensorineural hearing loss
b.) A tumor on the 8th nerve
c.) Mixed hearing loss
d.) Conductive hearing loss - Answers - A
What is vertigo?
a.) Feelings of unsteadiness or weakness
b.) Episodes of fainting
c.) The false sensation that the individual or environment is moving
d.) Nystagmus in the eyes - Answers - C
What dictates the success of an aural rehab plan?
a.) Doing information counseling only
b.) Doing what the audiologist thinks is right
c.) Ignoring patient wishes
d.) Patient-centered approach - Answers - D
_________________ is frequently cited as one of the major challenges for elderly
adults living in nursing homes/assistive living facilities.
a.) There are no challenges as everything is taken care of
b.) Staff training re: care and maintenance of hearing aids
c.) Depends on the patient and the facility
d.) Auditory training - Answers - D
Who qualifies for early intervention services?
a.)A child who has a diagnosed condition that has a high probability of developmental
delay
b.)A child who has failed their hearing screening at birth
c.)A child who spent time in the NICU after birth
d.)A child who is delayed in only one area of development - Answers - A
The hallmarks of ANSD is:
a.) Present OAEs, absent ABRs
b.) Absent acoustic reflexes, normal tympanometry
c.) You Answered Sensorineural hearing loss
d.)High speech perception scores - Answers - A
Which of these is a full language with its own grammar and vocabulary?
a.) MCE
b.) ASL
c.) SimCom
d.) Cued Speech - Answers - B
Which communication mode uses both hearing and vision to recognize speech?
a.) Unisensory approach
b.) Acoupedic approach
c.) Multisensory approach
d.) Auditory verbal approach - Answers - C
Most cases of sensorineural hearing loss at birth in babies in the US is due to
_________________.
a.) Syndromic genetic hearing loss
b.) Nongenetic hearing loss
c.) Idiopathic hearing loss
d.) Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss - Answers - D
Babies have to be a certain age before they can get their hearing tested: T or F? -
Answers - False
, Up to 40% of children with hearing loss may have an additional disability: T or F? -
Answers - True
Why is APD difficult to diagnose? - Answers - APD is difficult to diagnose because it has
symptoms akin to ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexia & other disabilities or
disorders. It also doesn't help that some people don't believe it exists.
What would you recommend for a school-aged child with hearing loss in a school district
that does not have an educational audiologist? Consider who they would see and what
services they would need. - Answers - What I would recommend for this child's family to
do is to seek out their local Audiologist and have them contact their case manager or
find an educational Audiologist to help create an IEP goal for this student. Then from
there, they will have access to every service they could possibly need; ranging from
accommodations in classrooms (FM assistive devices) to making contact with other
professionals who can help the child meet their goals (SLP, Counselor, OT, PT etc.)
Presbycusis is _______________ in adults due to aging.
a.) Sensorineural hearing loss
b.) A tumor on the 8th nerve
c.) Mixed hearing loss
d.) Conductive hearing loss - Answers - A
What is vertigo?
a.) Feelings of unsteadiness or weakness
b.) Episodes of fainting
c.) The false sensation that the individual or environment is moving
d.) Nystagmus in the eyes - Answers - C
What dictates the success of an aural rehab plan?
a.) Doing information counseling only
b.) Doing what the audiologist thinks is right
c.) Ignoring patient wishes
d.) Patient-centered approach - Answers - D
_________________ is frequently cited as one of the major challenges for elderly
adults living in nursing homes/assistive living facilities.
a.) There are no challenges as everything is taken care of
b.) Staff training re: care and maintenance of hearing aids
c.) Depends on the patient and the facility
d.) Auditory training - Answers - D
