Vestibular Stuff
name three potential aggravators of tinnitus
Noise • Stress • Fatigue • Silence • Nicotine • Medication • Focusing on the tinnitus
color
BAHAs are for this/these type(s) of hearing loss
conductive and mixed
"When in doubt..."
complete the sentence
...refer out!"
one of the most common test of vestibular function
caloric test
two differences between hearing aids and CI
only external (vs external and internal)
amplify and process sound (only process sound)
require most of ear (only require auditory nerve)
a teacher who wants to help one of their students who has HL can utilize these
FM systems or soundfields
When a patient cannot tolerate specific sounds, it is called this
misophonia
in a caloric test, the vestibular system is simulated by cold and warm air which should result in
nystagmus (movement of the eyes to and away from the irrigated ear)
Patients the age of five use this to wear the BAHA
a headband (holds the sound processor in place instead of it being implanted)
An important consideration when determining the type of hearing aid for elderly patients
Oftentimes, autisic children are diagnosed with this disorder, which is the reduced tolerance to loud sounds
hyperacusis
Vestibular Schwannoma, Neurofibromas, Meningiomas, and Auditory Neuropathy all affect hearing in these frequencies
high frequencies
this is a possible solution for a patient complaining of a "dead ear"
cleaning out cerumen that is clogging hearing aid
replacing dead battery
use warranty to get new hearing aid
Ensuring that the user is getting as much benefit from the hearing aid as possible is called ______; Ensuring that the hearing aid is capable of providing adequate benefit to the user is called ________
verification, validation
this type of audiometry is best for establishing rapport between a child and audiologist when beginning a hearing evaluation
speech audiometry
Tinnitus may be caused by this
damage to the outer hair cells, which can create an alteration in the random neural activity received by the brain
digital hearing aids enable this, which allows patients to hear a wider range of sounds
compression (example: hearing aid detects higher frequency sounds and then converts or compresses them to lower frequency sounds that patient is able to hear)
a patient with severe to profound HL will most likely need this type of hearing aid (if not BAHA or CI)
Behind the Ear Power hearing aid
This is the end goal of counseling in audiology
self advocacy