History of AuD
This man was a SLP, incorporated speech audiometry into the audiology field, and is considered the "father of audiology"
Who is Raymond Carhart
The ear has three parts ______ ear, _____ ear, and the _____ ear.
outer, middle, inner
Name the four types of transducers by which pure tones are delivered during a hearing test
Earphones (Supra-aural, Circum-aural)
Inserts
Loudspeakers
Bone Oscillator
What is swimmers ear/otitis externa?
What is brought on by water that remains in your ear after swimming and a moist environment that aids bacterial growth?
What is implicit bias?
What is the preference for or against a
person, thing, or group held at an
unconscious level.
Who do audiologists serve? (ages they serve?)
infants to elderly
Is the middle ear an air-filled or fluid-filled cavity?
air filled
What part of the auditory system does air-conduction test?
The whole auditory system
What is an infection of the middle ear, conductive hearing loss.
What is cultural competence?
"A process through which one develops an understanding of self, while developing the ability to develop responsive, reciprocal, and respectful relationships with others.”
No, a clinical doctoral degree (Au.D. –Doctor of Audiology) is required.
What are the two main anatomical structures of the balance/vestibular system?
Vestibule and Semicircular Canals
In air-conduction testing "RED and ROUND" symbols represent what ear? "BLUE and X" symbols represent what ear?
RED and ROUND = Right ear
BLUE and X = Left ear
What is Waardenburg syndrome?
What is a rare genetic disorder with characteristics of
• heterochromia or eyes with iris of
different color
• pigmentation anomalies (white
forelock)
• varying degrees of hearing loss
Refer to those deaf people who share a language (ASL) and cultural values that are distinct from the hearing society
What do audiology assistants do?
What do hearing aid dispensers do?
An audiology assistant is a person who can perform tasks directed, and supervised by a certified and/or licensed audiologist. There are limitations to what an audiology assistant can do. For example, they cannot interpret hearing tests.
Hearing aid dispensers specialize in the selection and fitting of hearing aids.
What does it mean that the cochlea is tonotopically organized?
Different parts of the cochlea have receptors and hair cells that are activated by either high-frequency tones or low-frequency tones. High-frequency tones have their greatest effect at the base and the low-frequency tones at the apex of the cochlea.
What is a speech reception threshold?
The lowest level at which the client can accurately repeat the word 50% of time is called the speech reception threshold.
What is a mixed hearing loss?
Both air and bone conduction are impaired. Has an Air-Bone Gap of 10 dB or more.
What are the components of ASL
• Gestures created by the hands, face, head, and body to communicate
• Grammar is not like English
• It is not possible to sign ASL simultaneously with spoken English
What does ASHA stand for?
What does AAA stand for?
ASHA: American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association
AAA: American Academy of Audiology
Name two important middle ear muscles
Tensor tympani and Stapedius
What is a word recognition test?
A test to find the optimum
performance for word recognition
of a closed-set list, resulting in a
word recognition score (WRS) as a
percentage.
What is a flat configuration of hearing loss?
What is less than or equal to 10 dB difference between octaves
What is a telecom?
• Small magnetic coil in the hearing aid that allows users to receive sound through the circuity of the hearing aid rather than through its microphone
• Helps decrease background noise