Exam 18: Audiologic Rehabilitation

Early intervention AR programs are designed to

Bone conduction hearing aids are most appropriate for persons concerned with the cosmetic features of the aid.

TDD is a keyboard device that allows the individuals who are deaf and persons with hearing loss to use the telephone.

Completely-in-the-canal hearing aids are appropriate for persons with little or no residual hearing.

It's true that the hearing loss belongs to the patient,but the impairment can cause significant communication loss for those individuals close to the patient as well.To reduce stress and facilitate understanding,many audiologists recommend that both the patient and his or her communication partners

Seventeen-year old Wayne has convinced his parents to buy him a new hearing aid.Wayne is interested in a smaller aid with a digital signal processor.In a few months,Wayne will be a college freshman.He knows that the classrooms at his university are equipped with an induction loop sound-field system.Wayne wants a hearing aid that will be compatible with the university's sound-field system and he wants to be able to use the telephone with his aid.He also wants to be able to adjust the volume when attending large social gatherings.His bilateral conductive hearing loss is mild in both ears.Wayne is a candidate for an)

The goal of hearing aids is to provide the impaired ear with an amplified signal to improve speech perception.

Ten-month old Katie has a bilateral congenital hearing loss characterized by little-to-no residual hearing.The most powerful hearing aids have provided little or no measurable benefit.Her parents are both hearing and hope that one day Katie will learn to talk,be mainstreamed into a regular classroom and be a full participant in the hearing and deaf worlds.Katie may be a good candidate for

The use of speechreading reduces the redundancy of spoken messages for persons with hearing loss.

Hearing aids like eyeglasses restore normal hearing.

Signing Exact English is a type of manual communication that differs in form from ASL.

As the educational audiologist at Miller Elementary School,you plan a seminar to educate parents,teachers and students about the goals of an audiologic rehabilitation program.You tell them that

Jones is approaching 70.Up until recently,the in-the-ear hearing aid he has been wearing helped him manage his mild hearing loss.Lately,however,he has been struggling to understand conversation,especially in public places.Now his wife is complaining that they are experiencing difficulty communicating,even in quiet places in the home.In response to Mr.Jones' recent struggles,the audiologist prescribed a new BTE hearing aid with a digital signal processor.Mr.Jones will not wear this new hearing aid.He would probably benefit from

To assess the benefits of an AR program,the audiologists survey family members of patients to measure level of improvement in communication after treatment.

Lisa has a moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.She wears behind-the-ear hearing aids.Recently her family moved to a small town and now Lisa attends a school that is not equipped with an FM sound system.Lisa has begun to suffer academically.Her social circle,on the other hand,has widened considerably.Lisa loves her new hometown.

BTE hearing aids are the most flexible and therefore are appropriate for a wide range of hearing loss and configuration.

As an audiologist for the Lincoln County Health Department,your clinical duties include

Hearing aid orientation refers to the process dealers use to sell an aid to a customer.

"Visemes" are phonemes that look alike on the lips,but sound differently.

The earlier a child with hearing loss is identified and treated,the better the prognosis for speech and language development.