AURAL REHAB FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are the current hearing aid (HA) styles? - ANS Behind the ear (BTE) - receiver in the
canal, receiver in the ear, custom earmold
Custom in the ear (ITE) - full shell, half shell, in the canal, completely in the canal
CROS/Bi-CROS
What are some hearing assistive technologies? - ANS Roger/FM system, table microphone,
caption phone, TV amplifier, bed shaker alarm, different fire alarm systems
Why newborn hearing screenings? - ANS Hearing loss is being identified before 3 months of
age
What was the age of identification before hearing screenings? - ANS Before newborn hearing
screenings, children were identified at 2.5 to 3 years old
What does early identification allow? - ANS Early identification allows early diagnosis and
early intervention
What are the language outcomes for children with hearing loss? - ANS Children identified
before 6 months often develop language within the normal range
Which communication options use hearing technology? - ANS total communication - spoken
language and sign language simultaneously
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, cued speech - auditory visual
auditory verbal - listening and spoken language
What percent of children with hearing loss are born to hearing and speaking families? -
ANS 95%
What percent of families chose a listening and spoken language outcome when educated in an
unbiased manner? - ANS 92%
What is "....the application and management of hearing technology, in conjunction with specific
strategies, techniques, and conditions, which promote optimal acquisition of spoken language
primarily through individuals listening to sounds of their own voices, the voices of others, and
all sounds of life." - ANS listening and spoken language
What is a listening and spoken language specialist? - ANS Professionals (SLP, Deaf Educator,
Audiologist) who have attained the highest level of qualifications in supporting families in
helping their child hear and talk
Who is on the early intervention team for a child with hearing loss? - ANS Pediatrician/Nurse,
Audiologist, Otolaryngologist (ENT doctor), Service Coordinator, Speech Language Pathologist,
Psychologist, Developmental Therapist, Teacher of the Deaf/Deaf Educator, Listening and
Spoken Language Specialist
Who would be on the education team? - ANS teachers, school SLP, audiologist, school
psychologist, teacher of the deaf
How many weeks exposure to sound do full term normal hearing infants have prior to birth? -
ANS Full term infants have 20 weeks of auditory exposure before birth
What is the critical period of Auditory Neural Development? - ANS 85% of auditory neural
development occurs by 3.5 years old
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are the current hearing aid (HA) styles? - ANS Behind the ear (BTE) - receiver in the
canal, receiver in the ear, custom earmold
Custom in the ear (ITE) - full shell, half shell, in the canal, completely in the canal
CROS/Bi-CROS
What are some hearing assistive technologies? - ANS Roger/FM system, table microphone,
caption phone, TV amplifier, bed shaker alarm, different fire alarm systems
Why newborn hearing screenings? - ANS Hearing loss is being identified before 3 months of
age
What was the age of identification before hearing screenings? - ANS Before newborn hearing
screenings, children were identified at 2.5 to 3 years old
What does early identification allow? - ANS Early identification allows early diagnosis and
early intervention
What are the language outcomes for children with hearing loss? - ANS Children identified
before 6 months often develop language within the normal range
Which communication options use hearing technology? - ANS total communication - spoken
language and sign language simultaneously
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, cued speech - auditory visual
auditory verbal - listening and spoken language
What percent of children with hearing loss are born to hearing and speaking families? -
ANS 95%
What percent of families chose a listening and spoken language outcome when educated in an
unbiased manner? - ANS 92%
What is "....the application and management of hearing technology, in conjunction with specific
strategies, techniques, and conditions, which promote optimal acquisition of spoken language
primarily through individuals listening to sounds of their own voices, the voices of others, and
all sounds of life." - ANS listening and spoken language
What is a listening and spoken language specialist? - ANS Professionals (SLP, Deaf Educator,
Audiologist) who have attained the highest level of qualifications in supporting families in
helping their child hear and talk
Who is on the early intervention team for a child with hearing loss? - ANS Pediatrician/Nurse,
Audiologist, Otolaryngologist (ENT doctor), Service Coordinator, Speech Language Pathologist,
Psychologist, Developmental Therapist, Teacher of the Deaf/Deaf Educator, Listening and
Spoken Language Specialist
Who would be on the education team? - ANS teachers, school SLP, audiologist, school
psychologist, teacher of the deaf
How many weeks exposure to sound do full term normal hearing infants have prior to birth? -
ANS Full term infants have 20 weeks of auditory exposure before birth
What is the critical period of Auditory Neural Development? - ANS 85% of auditory neural
development occurs by 3.5 years old
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