SLHS 340: Final Exam Questions and Answers | New One | Grade A+

How many children have a hearing loss in the US? Ans: Over one million children in the US have a hearing loss. What percentage of children under the age of 18 years have a hearing loss? Ans: 5% of children What ratio of children born in the US have a severe or profound hearing loss? Ans: 1 in every 1000 infants born in the US has a severe or profound hearing loss. What ratio of children in the US have what is termed "an educationally significant hearing loss"? Ans: 83 out of every 1000 children in the US have what is termed an educationally significant hearing loss At what age do we want to identify children with a hearing loss, using functional measures? Ans: Functional measures to identify the hearing loss, we want to identify the hearing loss by six months and have them in treatment. How many people according to the WHO, 65 years and older, have a disabling hearing loss? How much of the world's population are 65 year olds? Ans: 164.5 million people 65 years and older, had disabling hearing loss. ONE-THIRD, of the world's population is 65 years and older By the year 2020, how many people will be 65 years and older? Ans: It is estimated that there will be 855 million people worldwide, 65 years and older What is presbycusis? Ans: Age-related decrease in hearing sensitivity