AURAL REHAB EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
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What is the speech banana - ANS a term used to describe the area where the phonemes, or
sounds of human speech, appear on an audiogram.
What is a term to describe services provided by audiologists and only audiologists -
ANS Audiologic rehabiliation
What is a term to describe services provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists -
ANS Aural rehabilitation
What is a more appropriate term when working with children and when the skills are being
taught for the first time - ANS Habilitation
What is a more appropriate term for adults as it focuses on restoring a skill that has been lost -
ANS Rehabilitation
What is the health profession responsible for caring for persons with hearing loss and related
problems - ANS Audiology
Who's scope of practice is described below:
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,- fitting and dispensing hearing aids (HA)
- mapping cochlear implants (CI)
- evaluating and dispensing hearing assistive technology (HAT)
- treatment of balance disorders - ANS Audiologist
Who's scope of practice is described below:
- evaluating receptive and expressive language skills
- comprehension of language: oral, signed or written modalities
- treatment of speech and voice disorders - ANS SLP
What are the roles and disciplines in AR - ANS - complimentary
- interrelated
- overlapping
Where do audiology and speech language pathology converge - ANS - speechreading and
training
- development of communication strategies
What are the four main areas of aural (re)habilitation - ANS - sensory aids/hearing
technology
- instruction, demonstration, and coaching
- perceptual training
- counseling
What factors influence the aural habilitation services provided to children with atypical hearing
- ANS - age of child
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, - age of onset
- age when the child was identified as deaf/hard of hearing
- degree of atypical hearing
- type of atypical hearing
- age of child when first introduced to HAs or amplification
What do aural rehabilitation services for adults focus on - ANS - adjusting to current hearing
status
- making the best of the use of hearing tech
- exploring assistive devices
- managing conversations
- taking charge of one's communication
- minimizing the impact of the hearing loss on the individual
- services can be individual, groups, or a combo of both
Does every adult who uses hearing technology need to see an SLP - ANS NO
Why is hearing important - ANS Because we hear with our brains
Hearing is a _______ event - ANS BRAIN (Dr. Carol Flexer)
What degree of hearing loss is -10 to 20 dB - ANS Normal hearing
What degree of hearing loss is 20-40 dB - ANS Mild hearing loss
What degree of hearing loss is 40-55 dB - ANS Moderate hearing loss
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What is the speech banana - ANS a term used to describe the area where the phonemes, or
sounds of human speech, appear on an audiogram.
What is a term to describe services provided by audiologists and only audiologists -
ANS Audiologic rehabiliation
What is a term to describe services provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists -
ANS Aural rehabilitation
What is a more appropriate term when working with children and when the skills are being
taught for the first time - ANS Habilitation
What is a more appropriate term for adults as it focuses on restoring a skill that has been lost -
ANS Rehabilitation
What is the health profession responsible for caring for persons with hearing loss and related
problems - ANS Audiology
Who's scope of practice is described below:
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,- fitting and dispensing hearing aids (HA)
- mapping cochlear implants (CI)
- evaluating and dispensing hearing assistive technology (HAT)
- treatment of balance disorders - ANS Audiologist
Who's scope of practice is described below:
- evaluating receptive and expressive language skills
- comprehension of language: oral, signed or written modalities
- treatment of speech and voice disorders - ANS SLP
What are the roles and disciplines in AR - ANS - complimentary
- interrelated
- overlapping
Where do audiology and speech language pathology converge - ANS - speechreading and
training
- development of communication strategies
What are the four main areas of aural (re)habilitation - ANS - sensory aids/hearing
technology
- instruction, demonstration, and coaching
- perceptual training
- counseling
What factors influence the aural habilitation services provided to children with atypical hearing
- ANS - age of child
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, - age of onset
- age when the child was identified as deaf/hard of hearing
- degree of atypical hearing
- type of atypical hearing
- age of child when first introduced to HAs or amplification
What do aural rehabilitation services for adults focus on - ANS - adjusting to current hearing
status
- making the best of the use of hearing tech
- exploring assistive devices
- managing conversations
- taking charge of one's communication
- minimizing the impact of the hearing loss on the individual
- services can be individual, groups, or a combo of both
Does every adult who uses hearing technology need to see an SLP - ANS NO
Why is hearing important - ANS Because we hear with our brains
Hearing is a _______ event - ANS BRAIN (Dr. Carol Flexer)
What degree of hearing loss is -10 to 20 dB - ANS Normal hearing
What degree of hearing loss is 20-40 dB - ANS Mild hearing loss
What degree of hearing loss is 40-55 dB - ANS Moderate hearing loss
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