Cochlear Implants
True or false: the use of a cochlear implant is equivalent to normal hearing
False
Hearing devices in general (e.g., hearing aids and cochlear implants) are simply not equal to the human ear
True or False: Speech perception requires more effort for an individual with reduced hearing?
True.
An individual with reduced hearing has to work harder when trying to understand a spoken message which can lead to fatigue.
What is more effective, computerized/self-directed auditory training or clinician led auditory training?
Clinician led auditory training
True or False: A cochlear implant amplifies the sound
False
Cochlear implants are not an amplification device.
Name a maladaptive strategy an individual with reduced hearing might use
Bluffing
Social withdrawal
Dominating the conversation
Responding with anger, hostility, or self-pity
When measuring the efficacy of auditory training intervention, what are two outcomes we can measure?
Performance on speech perception tests
Reported perceptual effort - how easy or difficult it is for the individual to make sense of what they are hearing
Client satisfaction with device
Clients confidence level
Reported changes in quality of life
Name one limitation of a cochlear implant
A cochlear implant is a device that may break down
There are activities or periods of time where a CI user needs to take their processor off. This means they are going back to a level of severe to profound hearing loss
Processing sound within background noise and processing music are both limitations.
Provide an example of a specific repair strategy
Repeating the part of the message that was understood
Rephrasing the message to confirm whether or not there was understanding
Simplifying the message
Indicating the topic of conversation
Confirming the message
Fingerspelling
What two levels do we skip when working with an adult client as compared to working with a child client?
Awareness and discrimination are the levels we skip when working with an adult client
Instead, we start at the identification level (i.e., presenting a meaningful word and having the adult identify what the word is) or at the comprehension level (i.e., assigning meaning to more complex speech).