Aural Rehab Test Questions with Correct Answers Already Passed
Continuous discourse tracking: - Answers a person reads from a book and the person listening has to
repeat it word by word or the general idea
Ground rules for a group aural rehab program - Answers 1. Only one person speaks at a time
2. When someone is done speaking nod your head to let people know your done
3. Group ALDs way until you get the microphone to speak
4. Have the right to pass on a question- can stay silent
5. Everything said is confidential
6. Everything is open for discussion there is no right or wrong
7. Say what you want to say but be sure everyone has a chance to respond if they want to
8. Be specific and use examples
9. There is no bluffing or pretending to understand is allowed
WATCH - Answers W: watch the talkers mouth
A: ask specific question
T: talk about your hearing loss
C: change the situation
H: acquire health care knowledge- acquire hearing aid knowledge
SPEECH - Answers S: spotlight your face and keep it visible
P: pause slightly between the content portions of sentence
E: empathize and be patient with your hearing impaired listener
E: ease their listening
C: control the circumstances and the listening conditions in the environment
H: have a plan- anticipate difficult listening situations
CLEAR - Answers C: control your communication situations
L: look at and/or the talker to ease the strain of listening and to give you more information
E: expectations need to be realistic
, A: assertiveness
R: repair strategies for communication breakdown
Repair strategy: - Answers anything you do to try to get rid of the breakdown in communication
-expressive: speaker
-receptive: listener
People who are least likely to use repair strategies: - Answers 1. People with low levels of educations
2. People with sudden hearing loss
3. People who get minimal benefit from listening devices
Hallberg statement: - Answers the driving force for bluffing is in individuals efforts to maintain a positive
an a normal self image
Hallberg study: - Answers Workers with occupational hearing loss- due to job related issue, noise
induced hearing loss, SN notch centered around 4000 Hz, attended a party-family gathering- social
meeting--- you would expect poor signal to noise ratio (increased noise) and often the noise is going to
be voiceless speech
Hallberg results - Answers 67% admitted to bluffing because they didn't understand the message
Three communication styles: - Answers 1. Passive: withdraw more quickly, speak softly, don't make eye
contact, avoid situations where conversation will be difficult
2. Aggressive: blame others for their communication misunderstanding, they spend the whole time
talking so they cant misunderstand because no one else talks
3. Passive aggressive: combination of the two
Word Recognition characteristics: - Answers o 1 syllable word
o Tested in quiet
o 40 dBSL
o Open-set
o Carrier phrase
o % scores
o Scores are meaningful in quiet
o Counseling for improvement in % in amplification
Continuous discourse tracking: - Answers a person reads from a book and the person listening has to
repeat it word by word or the general idea
Ground rules for a group aural rehab program - Answers 1. Only one person speaks at a time
2. When someone is done speaking nod your head to let people know your done
3. Group ALDs way until you get the microphone to speak
4. Have the right to pass on a question- can stay silent
5. Everything said is confidential
6. Everything is open for discussion there is no right or wrong
7. Say what you want to say but be sure everyone has a chance to respond if they want to
8. Be specific and use examples
9. There is no bluffing or pretending to understand is allowed
WATCH - Answers W: watch the talkers mouth
A: ask specific question
T: talk about your hearing loss
C: change the situation
H: acquire health care knowledge- acquire hearing aid knowledge
SPEECH - Answers S: spotlight your face and keep it visible
P: pause slightly between the content portions of sentence
E: empathize and be patient with your hearing impaired listener
E: ease their listening
C: control the circumstances and the listening conditions in the environment
H: have a plan- anticipate difficult listening situations
CLEAR - Answers C: control your communication situations
L: look at and/or the talker to ease the strain of listening and to give you more information
E: expectations need to be realistic
, A: assertiveness
R: repair strategies for communication breakdown
Repair strategy: - Answers anything you do to try to get rid of the breakdown in communication
-expressive: speaker
-receptive: listener
People who are least likely to use repair strategies: - Answers 1. People with low levels of educations
2. People with sudden hearing loss
3. People who get minimal benefit from listening devices
Hallberg statement: - Answers the driving force for bluffing is in individuals efforts to maintain a positive
an a normal self image
Hallberg study: - Answers Workers with occupational hearing loss- due to job related issue, noise
induced hearing loss, SN notch centered around 4000 Hz, attended a party-family gathering- social
meeting--- you would expect poor signal to noise ratio (increased noise) and often the noise is going to
be voiceless speech
Hallberg results - Answers 67% admitted to bluffing because they didn't understand the message
Three communication styles: - Answers 1. Passive: withdraw more quickly, speak softly, don't make eye
contact, avoid situations where conversation will be difficult
2. Aggressive: blame others for their communication misunderstanding, they spend the whole time
talking so they cant misunderstand because no one else talks
3. Passive aggressive: combination of the two
Word Recognition characteristics: - Answers o 1 syllable word
o Tested in quiet
o 40 dBSL
o Open-set
o Carrier phrase
o % scores
o Scores are meaningful in quiet
o Counseling for improvement in % in amplification
