Anatomy
Which of the following are the three parts of the ear:
a. outer, middle and inner
b. posterior, medial and anterior
c. peripheral, medial and central
a. outer, middle and inner
All of the following are current devices used to aid someomes abilitity to hear accept:
a. hearing aids
b. bone anchored hearing aids
c. ear trumpets
d. cochlear implants
c. ear trumpets
How many years of school are required to earn your AuD (doctor of audiology)?
A undergraduate degree + 4 years in an audiology graduate program
True or false
All types of hearing loss are permanent
False
What is the is our inner ear "hearing organ" called?
*Hit it is the one that looks like a spiral
The Cochlea
True of false:
Anyone with hearing loss is a canidate for a cochlear implant.
False
Only those with severe to profound SNHL (meaning the hearing loss is a result of a problem in the cochlea) can get a cochlear implant
Which of the following best describes an audiologists role in working with cochlear implants?
a. implant the device, program the device, assist with all follow up
b. identify/diagnose the hearing loss, implant the devices, program the device, assist with all follow up
c. diagnose the hearing loss, determine candidacy, aid in selecting the device, program the device, assist with all follow up and rehab
diagnose the hearing loss, determine candidacy, aid in selecting the device, program the device, assist with all follow up and rehab
What are the three types of hearing loss
a. conductive, mixed and sensorineural
b. peripheral, mixed and central
c. outer ear, middle ear and inner ear
d. temporary, mixed and permanent
a. conductive, mixed and sensorineural
How many bones are in the middle ear?
3
Which device works by vibrating the skull to stimulate the cochlea?
a. BAHA
b. BTE hearing aid
c. cochlear implant
a. BAHA (bone anchored hearing aid)
Name three settings where audiologists might work
Hospitals
Children's hospitals
VAs
Private practices
ENT offices
Schools
Higher Education (professors of undergrad or graduate school)
Early Intervention (EHDI)
What are some symptoms that someone with vestibular loss might feel?
Blurred vision
Jumbled vision
True spinning (vertigo)
Lightheadedness
Imbalance
Swaying
Unsteady
Trouble walking in the dark
Symptoms associated with body or head movement
What is the outside of your ear, the part we can see on our heads, called?
The pinna
Which of the following devices require a surgery? [select all the apply]
a. BAHA
b. a BAHA on the soft headband
c. cochlear implant
d. a behind the ear hearing aid
a. BAHA
c. cochlear implant
Name three populations that an audiologist might work with.
Hearing and balance assessments/evaluations
Newborn hearing screens
Children and adults with traditional hearing aids
Children and adults with bone anchored hearing aids
Children and adults with cochlear implants
Children and adults with vestibular (balance) disorders
School services for children with hearing loss
Teaching and Research
Name three common causes of heairng loss
Genetics
Associated syndromes (ushers, down syndrome, etc.)
Viral infection
Head trauma
Ototoxicity (chemotherapy)
Aging
Noise Exposure
Meningitis
Acoustic Tumors
Obesity
Hypertension
Growths
Birth defects (microtia or atresia)
Middle ear infections
Premature birth
Low birth wait
Low APGAR scores
What are the names of the three bones in the middle ear?
malleus, incus and stapes
What is the differance between a cochlear implant and a hearing aid?
A hearing aid amplifies sound
A cochlear implant stimulates the hearing organ directly
When audiologists test a persons hearing by having the patient raise their hand when they hear a tone, what is the name of the graph that the audiologist plots the hearing thresholds on?
audiogram
Name or describe one of the tests used to assess new born hearing
ABR
OAEs