Dysphagia Assessment
Dysphagia is a problem doing this while eating
What is swallowing?
The clinician who diagnosis and treats hearing loss
What is an audiologist?
This structure grinds food with a rotary motion
What are the teeth?
This structure is part of the outer ear and vibrates like a percussion instrument
What is the tympanic membrane (eardrum)?
A widely used test used to evaluate articulation abilities.
What is the GFTA-3 (Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-3)
It is a screening evaluation for swallowing problems
What is a bedside swallow evaluation?
A hearing check that an SLP can perform
What is a hearing screening?
This structure moves up and out of the way for a safe swallow
What is the larynx?
This type of hearing loss will result from a middle ear infection
What is conductive hearing loss?
It is the first problem experienced by children born with cleft palate.
What is dysphagia (swallowing impairment)?
Food is formed into this shape during the oral phase of swallowing
What is a bolus (ball)?
Children born deaf who receive a cochlear implant need this to learn to talk
What is auditory verbal therapy (speech and language therapy)?
It is a structure involving multiple muscles working together to organize and propel the bolus
What is the tongue?
The structures increase movement based on hearing aid amplification
What are the ossicles (ear bones)?
Swallowing disorders often result from this acquired neurological condition
What is stroke (or TBI)?
It is the shortest of the swallowing phases
What is the pharyngeal phase?
A hearing loss condition best treated using a cochlear implant
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
Impairment of this oral structure results in nasal regurgitation
What is the velum (soft palate)?
It is the passageway that opens and closes to adjust the pressure in the middle ear
What is the eustachian tube?
Deaf children with limited speech who communicate using sign language will typically not be impaired in this domain
What is language?
A problem in this phase would always require the SLP to make a referral
What is the esophageal phase?
A type of hearing loss resulting from conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
It is a contracted muscle that has to relax when you swallow or food gets stuck
What is the upper esophageal sphincter muscle (UES)?
Proper use of hearing protection will preserve these structures.
What are the outer hair cells of the inner ear?
Like this professional, a successful SLP or Audiologist evaluator looks at all the evidence
What is a detective?