CD 443: Questions With Correct Solutions
What percentage of the population has hearing loss? Right Ans - 10%
How many millions of people are hard of hearing in one or both ears? Right
Ans - 48 million
Hearing can make communication... Right Ans - difficult
How many people are deaf? Right Ans - 2 million
When someone is deaf, what are the ways in which they can help themselves?
Right Ans - sign language, hearing aids, and cochlear implants
,What is the prevalence of hearing loss in children under the age of 18?
Right Ans - 17 in 1000 children
What is the prevalence of hearing loss in adults over the age of 75? Right
Ans - 40%-50%
Where is the birthplace of audiology? Right Ans - Military hospitals in
WW2
What is an impact of hearing loss on children? Right Ans - Development of
speech and language
What is an impact of hearing loss on adults? Right Ans - ability to work
What is an impact of hearing loss on all ages? Right Ans - communication is
difficult
What is audiology? Right Ans - the science of hearing, balance, and related
disorders
Who is an audiologists? Right Ans - healthcare professionals who provide
patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and
evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders
for people of all ages
What is Otology? Right Ans - The diseases of the ear, the recognized
province of otology, may be a threat to life, and hearing then becomes
secondary. Audiology considers the ear as an aid to life
Who are some colleges of an audiologist? Right Ans - Physicians, speech-
language pathologists, hearing aid dealers, educators, and psychologists
How to prevent hearing loss? Right Ans - Regular screenings, and
identification and assessments
What are some steps of rehabilitation for hearing loss? Right Ans - getting
hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other technology, counseling and therapy
services
, How can you become an audiologist? Right Ans - all states require a license
to practice, some have separate license for hearing aid dispensing, and most
states require ASHA CCC-A license to practice.
How can you earn a CCC-A Right Ans - Earn your clinical doctorate, take the
Praxis Exam, and apply through ASHA for certification
Medical Audiology Right Ans - Focus: diagnosing hearing loss, hearing
evaluations, often with medical focus, monitoring hearing in patients receiving
ototoxic medications, and newborn hearing screening
Pediatric Audiology Right Ans - Focus: identifying and managing hearing
loss in young children, testing methods for young children, counseling
parents, and coordinating rehabilitation service
Goal: Minimize impact of hearing loss on speech and language development
Educational Audiology Right Ans - Focus: minimizing impact of hearing
loss at school, hearing screenings, evaluations for kids with known hearing
loss, collaboration with teachers and SLPs, auditory training, prevention
programs, classroom acoustics, and individual and group amplification
Industrial Audiology Right Ans - Focus: preventing hearing loss (hearing
conservation) in the workplace, identify noise sources, measure noise levels,
reduce noise levels, educate employees, provide and oversee use of hearing
protection devices, and monitor hearing status
Recreational Audiology Right Ans - Providing hearing conservation to
those who enjoy excessively loud forms of recreation.
Animal Audiology Right Ans - Evaluating animal hearing, counseling about
dog safety and communication issues, and hearing conservation for service
animals.
Tele-Audiology Right Ans - Reaching remote areas to serve patients in need
of audiological services
What are the three sections of the ear? Right Ans - outer, middle, and inner
ear