CD 443 - EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CD 443 - EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. ___ out of every ____ children born in the U.S. are born with detectable hearing loss in one or both ears.
Answer:
2-3; 1,000

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2. About ____ million U.S. adults could benefit from hearing aids
Answer:
28

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3. Among adults 70+ who could benefit from hearing aids, less than __% have ever used them
Answer:
30

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4. For adults 20-69 who could benefit from hearing aids, __% have ever used them
Answer:
16

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5. _ out of _ children experience ear infections by the time they are 3 years old
Answer:
5;6

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6. Birthplace of Audiology:
Answer:
Military Hospitals in WWII

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7. Impact of Hearing Loss: Children
Answer:
Impacts development of language and speech

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8. Impact of Hearing Loss: Adults
Answer:
May adversely affect ability to work

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9. Impact of Hearing Loss: All Ages

,Answer:
Makes communication difficult, which impacts relationships with family and friends

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10. Audiology
Answer:
The science of hearing, balance, and related disorders

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11. Audiologists
Answer:
Healthcare professionals who provide patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and
evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders for people of all ages

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12. Audiology Professions
Answer:
Physicians: Otologists, Otolaryngologists, Neuro-Otologists, Pediatricians, Family-Practice Doctors
Speech-Language Pathologists Hearing Aid Dealers Educators/Deaf Education Specialists Psychologists

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13. Audiology Scope of Practice
Answer:
Prevention of hearing loss, screening, identification/assessment, rehabilitation, advocacy/consultation,
education/research/administration, public health

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14. Screening
Answer:
Those at risk for hearing, balance, and auditory system disorders For hearing loss (adults and kids) For
speech-language disorders

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15. Identification/Assessment
Answer:
Diagnostic procedures Generating recommendations/referrals

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16. Rehabilitation
Answer:
Hearing aids, cochlear implants, other technology Counseling Therapy services

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17. Medical audiology

, Answer:
Focus: diagnosing hearing loss Hearing evaluations, often with medical focus Monitoring hearing in
patients receiving ototoxic medications Intra-operative monitoring of neural function Newborn hearing
screening

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18. Dispensing or rehabilitative audiology
Answer:
Focus: reducing negative impact of hearing loss Takes place in nearly all settings but especially in private
practice Activities: hearing aid fittings and individual and group aural rehabilitation (assistive listening
devices and communication strategies)

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19. Pediatric audiology
Answer:
Focus: identifying and managing hearing loss in young children Goal: minimize impact of hearing loss on
speech and language development Requires special skills: testing methods for young children, counseling
parents, coordinating rehabilitation services

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20. Educational audiology
Answer:
Focus: minimizing impact of hearing loss at school Hearing screenings Evaluations for kids with known
hearing loss Collaboration with teachers and SLPs Rehab: auditory training, speechreading Prevention
programs Classroom acoustics Individual and group amplification

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21. Industrial audiology
Answer:
Focus: preventing hearing loss (hearing conversation) in the workplace Identify noise sources Measure
noise levels Reduce noise levels Educate employees Provide and oversee use of hearing protection devices
Monitor hearing status

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22. Recreational audiology
Answer:
Focus: providing hearing conversation to those who enjoy excessively loud forms of recreation

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23. Animal audiology
Answer:
Focus: evaluating animal hearing, counseling about dog safety and communication issues, and hearing
conservation for service animals

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24. Tele-audiology