Hearing
True or false: Our hearing changes as we age.
What is true?
True or false: There is one single definition of what a normal swallow should look like.
What is false?
True or false: Word-finding difficulties are normal as we age.
What is true?
The unconscious and conscious process involved in thinking, perceiving, and reasoning.
What is cognition?
These are risk factors for hearing loss (state two)
What is loud environment, medical conditions, medicine, family history, and changes in inner, middle, or outer ear?
These are the 3 phases of swallowing.
What are oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal phases?
Receptive language can be defined as
What is understanding of what people are saying to you?
The is a type of declarative memory that has to do with remembering personal life events.
What is episodic memory?
The professional who specializes in Hearing
What is an audiologist?
These are 2 examples of normal changes to swallowing that occur as we age.
What are changes to sensation, longer time to chew/swallow, more effort, increased side effects from medication, and muscle weakening?
Language disorders are often caused by _______.
What are strokes or brain injuries?
Confusion of time and place, difficulty speaking or writing, misplacing things in abnormal places, difficulty completing familiar tasks, and poor judgment are all examples of....
What is atypical cognitive decline?
This is the term for age related hearing loss
What is presbycusis?
Aspiration occurs when food or liquid enters the airway and goes below your vocal folds. Name two possible signs of aspiration.
What is coughing, choking, gagging, wet vocal quality, high temperature, chest pain, and breathing changes?
What is staying active, eating a healthy diet, taking care of hearing deficits, and getting enough sleep?
The ability to focus on something specific while ignoring irrelevant information.
What is selective attention?
These are two reasons we should get our hearing assessed or wear our hearing aids.
What is remaining socially engaged and preventing cognitive decline?
This is one of the best preventative measures we can take to decrease the risk of aspiration pneumonia.
What is oral care?
These are the four types/forms of language
What is written, spoken, listening, and body language?
This is the term for remembering how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an example of this type of memory and should not decline due to normal aging.
What is procedural memory?