Deaf Hard of Hearing Exam
STUDY||QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Cochlear Implant (CI) - ANSWERS-is a surgically implanted electronic
device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly
deaf or severely hard of hearing in both ears; as of 2014 they had been
used experimentally in some people who had acquired deafness in one
ear after learning how to speak. Cochlear implants bypass the normal
hearing process; they have a sound processor that resides on the
outside of the skin (and generally worn behind the ear) which contains
microphones, electronics, battery, and a coil which transmits a signal
to the implant. The implant has a coil to receive signals, electronics,
and an array of electrodes which is placed into the cochlea, which
stimulate the cochlear nerve.
Sound Field System - ANSWERS-A sound field system is a sound
system for schools that improves the learning environment for the
entire class by improving the sound environment in the classroom.
IDEA - ANSWERS-The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to
eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures
special education and related services to those children.
FAPE - ANSWERS-Free Appropriate Public Education is an educational
right of children with disabilities in the United States that is
,guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
AAC - ANSWERS-Augmentative and Alternative Communication device-
Children and adults with severe speech or language problems may
need to find other ways to communicate. There are many types of AAC
that they can use. Speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, can help.
AABR - ANSWERS-Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR)—
This test measures how the hearing nerve responds to sound. Clicks
or tones are played through soft earphones into the baby's ears. Three
electrodes placed on the baby's head measure the hearing nerve's
response.
OAE - ANSWERS-Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)—This test measures
sound waves produced in the inner ear. A tiny probe is placed just
inside the baby's ear canal. It measures the response (echo) when
clicks or tones are played into the baby's ears.
Deaf President Now - ANSWERS-Deaf President Now was a student
protest in March 1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. The
university, established by an act of Congress in 1864 to serve the deaf,
had never once been led by a Deaf president since its origination.
Elizabeth Zinser was elected; protests made and King Jordan was
elected.
Gallaudet University - ANSWERS-is a federally chartered private
university for the education of the Deaf and hard of hearing located in
, Washington, D.C., on a 99-acre (0.40 km2) campus; named after
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet- bilingual and English.
BAHA - ANSWERS-Bone Anchored Hearing Aid; While a hearing aid
tries to push sound through the damaged part of the ear, the Baha
System uses your natural ability to conduct sound through bone
vibrations. Through bone conduction, sound bypasses the damaged
outer or middle ear and sends clearer, more crisp sound directly to
your inner ear.
Single side-loss - ANSWERS-You have little or no hearing in one ear, but
normal hearing in the other ear.
Possible Causes:
Sudden deafness
Acoustic Neuroma
Birth defects
Genetics
Head trauma
Ménière's disease
Adverse reactions to drugs
Malformation at birth or missing inner ear or cochlea
STUDY||QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Cochlear Implant (CI) - ANSWERS-is a surgically implanted electronic
device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly
deaf or severely hard of hearing in both ears; as of 2014 they had been
used experimentally in some people who had acquired deafness in one
ear after learning how to speak. Cochlear implants bypass the normal
hearing process; they have a sound processor that resides on the
outside of the skin (and generally worn behind the ear) which contains
microphones, electronics, battery, and a coil which transmits a signal
to the implant. The implant has a coil to receive signals, electronics,
and an array of electrodes which is placed into the cochlea, which
stimulate the cochlear nerve.
Sound Field System - ANSWERS-A sound field system is a sound
system for schools that improves the learning environment for the
entire class by improving the sound environment in the classroom.
IDEA - ANSWERS-The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to
eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures
special education and related services to those children.
FAPE - ANSWERS-Free Appropriate Public Education is an educational
right of children with disabilities in the United States that is
,guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
AAC - ANSWERS-Augmentative and Alternative Communication device-
Children and adults with severe speech or language problems may
need to find other ways to communicate. There are many types of AAC
that they can use. Speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, can help.
AABR - ANSWERS-Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR)—
This test measures how the hearing nerve responds to sound. Clicks
or tones are played through soft earphones into the baby's ears. Three
electrodes placed on the baby's head measure the hearing nerve's
response.
OAE - ANSWERS-Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)—This test measures
sound waves produced in the inner ear. A tiny probe is placed just
inside the baby's ear canal. It measures the response (echo) when
clicks or tones are played into the baby's ears.
Deaf President Now - ANSWERS-Deaf President Now was a student
protest in March 1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. The
university, established by an act of Congress in 1864 to serve the deaf,
had never once been led by a Deaf president since its origination.
Elizabeth Zinser was elected; protests made and King Jordan was
elected.
Gallaudet University - ANSWERS-is a federally chartered private
university for the education of the Deaf and hard of hearing located in
, Washington, D.C., on a 99-acre (0.40 km2) campus; named after
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet- bilingual and English.
BAHA - ANSWERS-Bone Anchored Hearing Aid; While a hearing aid
tries to push sound through the damaged part of the ear, the Baha
System uses your natural ability to conduct sound through bone
vibrations. Through bone conduction, sound bypasses the damaged
outer or middle ear and sends clearer, more crisp sound directly to
your inner ear.
Single side-loss - ANSWERS-You have little or no hearing in one ear, but
normal hearing in the other ear.
Possible Causes:
Sudden deafness
Acoustic Neuroma
Birth defects
Genetics
Head trauma
Ménière's disease
Adverse reactions to drugs
Malformation at birth or missing inner ear or cochlea
