AR Overview
What is the overall goal of AR?
The broad goal of AR is to decrease the consequences of hearing loss
Who receives AR?
Anyone with a permanent hearing loss and/or their families, allied professionals
Why is the speech banana important?
It encompasses nearly all of the sounds of the human language which is essential for communication.
AI theory is based on the idea that speech understanding is directly related to the proportion of the ______ speech information.
Audible
Who offers AR services?
Audiologists
SLPs
Allied health professionals (individuals that work in hospitals, schools, long term care facilities
Why was the field of aural rehabilitation developed?
It was developed to help soldiers who developed hearing loss after WWII manage their hearing loss
What are the four characteristics of hearing loss that relate to AR?
Type of HL, degree of HL, configuration of HL, age of onset
AI has a value between __ and __. What do each of these values mean?
0: no speech information is available
1: all of the speech information is available
List at least 3 places where AR services are offered.
Long term care facilities
Universities
Community centers
Private practice
Home
Hospitals
Schools
What are the four areas that need to be addressed by AR?
Sensory management
Instruction
Perceptual training
Counseling
Why do you need to be able to read an audiogram?
Establish audibility prior to treatment and to guide the plan of treatment for your client
True or False: when hearing loss is more severe in the higher frequencies (above 2K), amplifying those frequencies to make them audible does not typically improve a listeners ability to understand speech
True
List at least 4 of the client factors that contribute to the success of AR.
Motivation
Readiness
Expectations
Personality
Lifestyle
Cognition
Visual acuity/perception
Resources
Family involvement
The most serious and primary consequence of a hearing loss is the effect on ______ _______.
Verbal/oral communication
What colors represent the left and right ears on an audiogram?
Left: Blue
Right: Red
Describe Count-the Dot method.
100 dots are plotted on the speech spectrum of an audiogram, different frequencies are weighted based on their importance for understanding speech
Plot the client’s audiogram, then count the dots above the threshold (the dots they cannot hear) and subtract this number from 100
This number is the AI percentage (how audible speech is)
What is the CORE/CARE model?
CORE: Assessment (Helps audiologists consider relevant factors that should be evaluated before treatment)
CARE: a management approach that includes the four critical components of AR
What is the difference between an impairment, a disability, and a handicap?
Impairment: an abnormality in the structure or function of the ear
Disability: the functional result of the impairment
Handicap: the social consequence of the impairment
What are the measurements used for frequency and intensity on an audiogram?
Frequency: Hz (Hertz)
Intensity: dB (Decibels)
What are the clinical uses of AI theory?
Predict the clients communication impairment for conversational speech
Predict the potential benefits of hearing aids
Compare the potential benefit of one hearing aid to another