Educational Audiology
Communication support, collaboration, advocacy, etc.
What are the roles of Educational Audiologists?
Immittance, ABR and OAE
What are electrophysiologic hearing tests?
Microphones, Receiver, Amplifier, Microprocessor, Battery
What are the 5 components of a hearing aid?
Difficulty hearing speech in noise and abnormal temporal processing
What is APD?
Test people to separate those who have normal hearing from those who have HL or are at risk for HL
What is Purpose of Hearing Screening?
Limited gain; used for attention issues/minimal hearing loss
What is Assistive Listening Device (ALD)
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
What is EHDI?
Fitting of DM/FM systems, troubleshooting equipment, IEP participant
What does an educational audiologist do?
Reveals person's ability to understand and discriminate speech
What is Word Recognition Testing?
Maximum SPL, Acoustic Gain, Frequency Response, Distortion
What are the electroacoustic characteristics of all hearing aids?
DM/FM system and Hearing Aids
What are technology options for APD?
Infants/Newborns, Children, Working Adults, Older Adults
What are the age groups who undergo hearing screening in the US?
Auditory Training Device characteristics
What are high levels of gain and match acoustic parameters of hearing aid?
1, 3, 6
Screen by 1 month, Diagnose by 3 months, Intervene by 6 months
Eligible for special educ services and have IEP or 504 plan
Who are school-aged children with hearing loss?
Reflex of two ME muscles in response to intense stimuli
What is acoustic stapedial reflex?
Hearing aid worn in each ear
What is binaural amplification?
Improved hearing in background noise and more focused
What are results of HA use in kids with APD?
1-2/1000 infants born with hearing loss
What is the prevalence of newborn hearing loss?
Infrared, FM, DM, Induction Loop
What are group HAT devices?
AABR and Screening OAE
What are two infant hearing screening tools?
Assistive technologies, strategic seating, CART services, note-taker
What are classroom accommodations for students with hearing loss?
Stimulus elicits response from out hair cells of cochlea
What is OAE?
Worn on headband/implanted and used in conductive/mixed hearing losses
What are bone conduction devices?
Reduced listening effort, improved speech in noise, and better word recall
What are results of HA use in adults with APD?
Rule out hearing loss as contributing factor in dementia, sp/lang issues, cognition
What is Hearing Screening in older adults?
Transmitter w/mic, signal transmitting modality and receiver
What are 3 main HAT components?
Pass or Refer
What are results of newborn hearing screening?
Reduced curriculum content, additional test time, adjustment to curriculum
What are modifications to help students with hearing loss adapt to learning
First 15 ms of the EEG, responds to auditory stimulus
What is Auditory Brainstem Response Testing?
Used in cases of SSD or SSD+ hearing loss in better ear
What are CROS and BiCROS hearing aids?
Elevated ultra-high frequency thresholds and poor speech in noise
Test results in patients with APD
Preschool, kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 5th grades
What are age groups tested in the Michigan Hearing Screening Program?
Use amplified sound, lights, vibrations for doorbell, fire, timer, etc.
What are alerting devices for D/HoH individuals?
Biggest deterrent to effective EHDI program?