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| What AD: A 2nd grader who has a hl needs something in the classroom that will also work outside for PE. | BTE FM System aka Boot | ||||
| What AD: An SLP works at an assistive living facility and needs something to help her communicate with her HOH clients who do not wear hearing aids. What can you reccommend for her? | Hard Wired System | ||||
| What AD: An elderly bed-ridden individual who does not have muchmoney to spend needs a device to help him communicate with his daughter when she comes to see him. | Hard Wired System | ||||
| What AD: A movie theater needs something to assist the patrons who need extra amplification. | Infrared System | ||||
| What AD: A client is having difficulties understanding the TV at home. | Infrared System | ||||
| What AD: A child hwo has normal hearing also had ADD. He needs something in the classroom to help him attend to the teacher. | Personal FM System | ||||
| What AD: A first grade teacher is developing vocal nodules due to her haivng to speak so loudly. | Sound Field System | ||||
| What AD: A school system has several children in it who have HL and wear BTE's. | BTE FM System aka Boot | ||||
| What AD: A person with CIC HA is experiencing a great deal of feedback when he uses the telephone. | Acoustic Telepad | ||||
| What AD: A deaf individual needs some type of device to make calls. | TDD/Relay System | ||||
| A CI is a device that (blank) stimulates the auditory nerve patients. | Electrically | ||||
| What are two things that may be possible with a coclear implant? | 1. Percieve environmental sounds 2. Understand speech without lip reading. | ||||
| What captures sound from the environment? | Microphone | ||||
| What delivers electrical signals through tiny contacts to the VIIIth nerve? | Electrode Array | ||||
| A person must be atleast how many months to recieve a CI? | 12mths | ||||
| Adults must have how much auditoy only speech recognition performance w/open set sentences in the ear to be implanted? | Less thatn 50% | ||||
| CI Candidate: An ASL 18 year old who was born deaf but does not wear HA. | No | ||||
| CI Candidate: 18mth old who was born deaf but has worn amplification for one year w/little progress in auditory skills. | Yes | ||||
| CI Candidate: 40 year old who went deaf at age 38 due to genetica causes. | Yes | ||||
| CI Candidate: 30 year old who went deaf du to bacterial meningitis when she was 6yrs old. | No | ||||
| CI Candidate: 12mth old who is deaf due to lack of neural integrity. | No | ||||
| CI Candidate: 18mth old whose parents are not compliant with recommendations. | No | ||||
| CI Candidate: 36 year old who has just been identified with bilateral acousitc neuromas. | No | ||||
| CI Candidate: 12mth old who has been identified w/auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony and has worn HA for 6mths with no success. | Yes | ||||
| You always have to have a (blank) hearing loss in both ears to qualify for a CI. | Moderately severe to profound | ||||
| (Blank) can be used when traditional amplification is not enough. | Cochlear implants | ||||
| A cochlear implant (blank) stimulates the auditory nerve of the patient. | Electrically | ||||
| The CI (does/does not) act like an amplifier in that it increases the signal strength of the stimulus. | Does not | ||||
| A CI (does/does not)restore normal hearing. | Does not | ||||
| All patients receive (blank) from cochlear implants. | Varied results | ||||
| What are the two types of CI's? | Body-worn processor and the BTE processor | ||||
| The microphone captures sound from the environment and sends it to what? | The processor | ||||
| The processor processes what ype of information? | Digital | ||||
| The transmitting coil sends information transdermally to what? | The internal reciever stimulator | ||||
| The internal receiver-stimulator receives information from what? | The transmitting coil | ||||
| the internal receiver-stimulator converts (blank1) information to (blank2). | 1. Digital 2. Electrical Info | ||||
| The internal receiver-stimulator denst what type of energy to the elctrode array implanted in the cochlea/inner ear? | Electrical | ||||
| The electrode array delivers (blank) to the auditory nerve. | Electrical Signals | ||||
| the auditory nerve carries the info to the what? | Brain | ||||
| What enters the hearing aide through the microphone? | Soundwaves | ||||
| What picks up sounds from the environment? | Microphone | ||||
| The mic does what? | Converts soundwaves into an electrical signal | ||||
| The converted energy is sent to the what? | Amplifier. | ||||
| The amplifier increases what? | The strength of the electrical signal. | ||||
| What functions to convert the amplified signals back into sound waves? | Receiver | ||||
| the amplified sound is channeled from the receiver to what? | The ear canal. | ||||
| The battery uses what type of energy? | Electrical | ||||
| What powers the hearing aid and can enable the amplification proccess to occur? | The battery | ||||
| Hearing aids can have up to how many number of channels? | 20 or more | ||||
| Probe mic measures are used to measure the output of the HA at the patients what? | Tympanic Membrane | ||||
| What is the first of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Advanced Circuit Design | ||||
| What is the second of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Digital/Programmable HA’s | ||||
| What is the third of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Probe mic measurements | ||||
| What is the fourth of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Computerization | ||||
| What is the fifth of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Delivery System | ||||
| What is the final of six factors in the increase of the amount of training needed for fitting hearing aids? | Internet | ||||
| The purpose of the hearing aid is to do what to sounds? | Amplify | ||||
| Hearing aid amplification is accomplished with respect to the input signal and the patients what? | Hearing loss configuration | ||||
| One goal of hearing aid amplification is to make soft sounds what? | Audible | ||||
| One goal of hearing aid amplification is to make average sounds what? | Comfortable | ||||
| One goal of hearing aid amplification is to make sure loud sounds do not exceed the users what? | Tolerance Level | ||||
| The T-Coil picks up what type of signals and amplifies them? | Electromagnetic | ||||
| Directional mic technology can increase the signal to noise ratio by as much as what? | 80% or 6DB | ||||
| What causes distortion when the signal output is limited? | Peak Clipping | ||||
| All hearing aids use some form of what? | Output limiting | ||||
| One form of compression limit’s the signal to (just below or above) the users tolerance level w/o introducing distortion? | Just below | ||||
| One form of compression repackages the world so that it fits into the users what? | Auto gain input | ||||
| Which aids can fit a telecoil? | BTE & ITE | ||||
| Which aids can fit directional mic? | BTE & ITE | ||||
| Which aids need good dexterity? | CIC & ITC | ||||
| Which aids do not need good dexterity? | BTE & ITE | ||||
| What aids will accommodate a mild to mod hearing loss? | All of them | ||||
| What aids will accommodate a profound loss? | BTE & ITE | ||||
| Out of the 4 aids, which is the most cosmetically appealing and which is the least? | CIC is the most and BTE the least | ||||
| Out of the 4 aids, which is the most expensive and which is the least? | CIC is the most and BTE the least | ||||
| What is the 1st of the three most important factors to be considered for HA candidacy? | Degree of HL | ||||
| What is the 2nd of the three most important factors to be considered for HA candidacy? | Amount of communication difficulty | ||||
| What is the 3rd of the three most important factors to be considered for HA candidacy? | Motivation to use hearing aids | ||||
| Most audiologist agree that if hearing is normal for (blank) and below, it is unlikely that hearing aids will be beneficial? | 4k Hz | ||||
| What type of inventory is an excellent way to survey individuals communication problem? | A standardized self-assessment | ||||
| What are the 9 fz’s where thresholds should be measured? | 250, 500, 1k, 1.5k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 6k, 8k | ||||
| What is one of two other names for Loudness Discomfort Level (LDL)? | UCL aka uncomfortable listening level | ||||
| What is two of two other names for Loudness Discomfort Level (LDL)? | TD aka threshold discomfort | ||||
| At how many fz’s should LDL’s be measured? | 3 | ||||
| At what fz’s should LDL’s be measured? | 500, 1.5k, 3k | ||||
| What is the 1st of five aspects other than audiometric data that should be considered when selecting HA styles? | Patients Dexterity | ||||
| What is the 2nd of five aspects other than audiometric data that should be considered when selecting HA styles? | Pinna Itself | ||||
| What is the 3rd of five aspects other than audiometric data that should be considered when selecting HA styles? | Ear Canal Geography | ||||
| What is the 4th of five aspects other than audiometric data that should be considered when selecting HA styles? | Need for cosmetic acceptable product | ||||
| What is the 5th of five aspects other than audiometric data that should be considered when selecting HA styles? | Financial resources | ||||
| What is the primary goal of AR? | To maximize residual hearing | ||||
| What three other aspects of AR may be necessary once the client has been amplified? | listening means, communications, auditory training | ||||
| What are the three basic HA categories? | Analog, Digital, Programmable | ||||
| What is the dynamic range? | Range of hearing that a person has from the softest sounds a person can detect to the loudest sounds that a person can tolerate | ||||
| What switch is used for the telephone/ | Telecoil i.e. T | ||||
| What switch turns the aid off? | Off i.e. O | ||||
| What switch helps the listener choose his preferred listening level, but is often not employed by many digital and programmable hearing aids? | Volume wheel | ||||
| What technology helps improve the signal to noise ratio? | Directional mic technology | ||||
| What technology helps the audiologist control how loud the hearing aid can become? | Output limiting | ||||
| What output limiting technology does not introduce distortion and is most often used? | Compression | ||||
| The main communication difficulties that HI face that ALD’s try to overcome are what? | Distance, Background noise and Room Acoustics | ||||
| Hearing aids amplify speech and noise why? | Because the mic is located at the ear and not at the sound source | ||||
| What are three advantages of Hard Wired Systems? | Reliable, inexpensive and portable | ||||
| What HA has the strongest telecoil? | BTE | ||||
| What is the most inexpensive ALD for a student w/a BTE? | Loop induction | ||||
| What is the best ALD you can buy? | Radio FZ FM Systems | ||||
| What does the letter H in HIOBASICS stand for? | Hearing Expectations | ||||
| What does the letter I in HIOBASICS stand for? | Instrument Operation | ||||
| What does the letter O in HIOBASICS stand for? | Occlusion Effect | ||||
| What does the letter B in HIOBASICS stand for? | Batteries | ||||
| What does the letter A in HIOBASICS stand for? | Acoustic Feedback | ||||
| What does the letter S in HIOBASICS stand for? | System trouble shooting | ||||
| What does the letter I in HIOBASICS stand for? | Insertion & Removal | ||||
| What does the letter C in HIOBASICS stand for? | Cleaning & Maintenance | ||||
| What does the letter S in HIOBASICS stand for? | Service | ||||
| What are the internal parts of the CI? | Internal Receiver Stimulator & Electrode Array | ||||
| What are the external parts of the CI? | Mic, Processor & Transmitting coil | ||||
| Which aids reduces wind noise since the mic is seated w/in the ear canal? | CIC & ITC | ||||
| Which aids are more expensive than the ITE? | CIC & ITC | ||||
| Which aids do not take full advantage of the pinna and concha? | BTE & ITE | ||||
| Which aids, for younger children w/rapidly changing sizes of the ear are impractical? | ITE, CIC, ITC | ||||
| Which aids are easier to insert and remove and to adjust the volume control than the BTE? | ITE | ||||
| Which aid is the smallest available? | CIC | ||||
| Which aid fits completely within the ear canal and thus is practically invisible when worn? | CIC | ||||
| Which aid is deep fitting to help reduce the occlusion effect? | CIC | ||||
| Which aid had the circuitry housed primarily in the concha area and has no external wires/tubes and it can still accommodate additional controls and larger circuitry when needed? | ITE | ||||
| Which aid does the consumer considered to be old fashioned? | BTE | ||||
| Which aid tends to be less secure than custom instruments? | BTE | ||||
| Which aid does not have telescopic and directional mic available? | CIC | ||||
| Which aid has a small battery and need reasonably good dexterity? | CIC or ITC | ||||
| Which aid is more difficult to insert, remove and adjust the volume control than other types of instruments? | BTE | ||||
| What hearing aid style would you recommend for a five year old? | BTE | ||||
| What hearing aid style would you recommend for a person who had difficulty w/fine motor coordination? | ITE | ||||
| What hearing aid style would you recommend for an 8yr old whose mom did not want anyone to know she has a loss? | BTE | ||||
| What hearing aid style would you recommend for a rich executive who will spare no expense to hide his HL? | CIC |
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Created by:
msprinkle1987
on 2011-04-04