Hearing Screening (questions and answers) graded A+

Hearing Screening (questions and
answers) graded A+

What could HL affect? - correct answer ✔✔ -Education

-Health

-Development

-Communication



Who can perform screenings? - correct answer ✔✔ -Anybody who is trained to do so



-6 hrs of aud. course work

-Medical personnel can do it

-Anyone can register for training



School-Aged Children: HL Risk Factors - correct answer ✔✔ -Ear infections

-Family history of delayed HL

-Craniofacial abnormalities

-Head trauma

-Concern from parent/caregiver/doctor/etc.

Noise



School-Aged Children: Play or Conventional Audiometry? - correct answer ✔✔ Conventional,
unless cognitive delay then try play



School-Aged Children: Frequencies? Intensity? - correct answer ✔✔ -Frequencies: 1, 2, 4K Hz

, -Intensity: 20 dB HL



School-Aged Children: Fail Criteria - correct answer ✔✔ -If child does not pass at any freq. in
either ear



DO NOT:

-Use speech or non calibrated signal

-Use group screening procedures

-Use OAEs



-Confirm w/in 3 months, no later than 3 months after screening



School-Aged Children: When do they get screened? - correct answer ✔✔ -4 yrs old

-Kinder

-1st time entrants

-Grades: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th

-Encouraged for those under 4 yrs old



School-Aged Children: Texas - correct answer ✔✔ -PT audiometric sweep-check in both ears

- ≤25 dBHL

-Frequencies: 1, 2, & 4k

-Annual screening reports required



Outer/Middle Ear Screenings: Age Range - correct answer ✔✔ 7 months to 6 yrs (b/c probe hz
tone too low for younger kids)



Outer/Middle Ear Screenings: Risk Factors - correct answer ✔✔ -1st OME < 6 mos