Audiology praxis exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Audiology Praxis 5343 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct New Update What are the phonetically balanced word lists used for? - Answer Word recognition testing. Single-syllable words (CVC) that are phonetically balanced, meaning the beginning and ending phonemes are chosen according to their frequency of use in conversational speech Discuss the pros and cons of MLV vs. recorded - Answer *MLV can be personalized. Recorded is more consistent and more standardized. MLV can be paced howeve...

Jonah was a musician in his early twenties and is now in his mid-forties. He did not wear earplugs when he performed and is now interested in getting his hearing tested. The audiologist finds that at 2000 Hz, his left ear shows air conduction loss at 75 db and his right ear is at 25 db. Bone conduction for both ears is around 15 db. What type and severity of hearing loss does Jonah have? A) Jonah has a mild conductive hearing loss in his right ear and a severe conductive hearing loss in his le...

PRAXIS Audiology Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is sensorineural hearing loss? - Answer-damage to the hair cells of the cochlea or to the acoustic nerve that prevents the brain from receiving the neural impulses of the sound. (tend to speak loudly because they can't hear themselves) Is sensorineural hearing loss permanent? - Answer-Yes. Can not repair damage hair cells or the acoustic nerve What does an audiogram look like for those w/sensorineural HL? - Answer-bone and air...

PRAXIS – AUDIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What type of otitis media typically results in damage to middle-ear structures typically attributable to cholosteotoma, erosion of ossicles, or atrophy/perforation of the tympanic membrane? A. Serious B. Acute C. Chronic D. Mild - Correct Answer ️️ -C Sensitivity to sound of the normal ear of a young adult is limited to A. 30 Hz to 30,000 Hz. B. 5 Hz to 5,000 Hz. C. 7 Hz to 70,000 Hz. D. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. - Correct Answer...

Clinical Audiology Exam 1 Questions and Answers what is audiology? - Correct Answer ️️ -the study of hearing and hearing disorders what is audiology devoted to? - Correct Answer ️️ -devoted to treatment of hearing loss and balance issues all associated with the vestibulocochlear system heavily involved in prevention, identification, and evaluation of hearing disorders audiology has to do with ___ and ___ of those with hearing loss - Correct Answer ️️ - rehabilitation and habil...

Audiology Praxis 5343 Exam Questions and Answers What is the relationship between fundamental frequencies and harmonics? - Correct Answer ️️ -F0= lowest freq component of a complex periodic sound; harmonic is a regular and repeating multiple of the f0 In which frequencies and at what intensities are most speech sounds produced? - Correct Answer ️️ -When applied to speech, the human voice spans a range from about 125Hz to 8kHz. 55-65 dB Define threshold - Correct Answer ️️ -"T...

What is the purpose of scope of practice? correct answers inform others about professional roles and responsibilities of qualified providers tells us what we are/are not certified to do What are the domains for SLP service delivery? correct answers collaboration counseling prevention and wellness screening assessment treatment modalities, technology, instrumentation Ethics correct answers moral and/or civil codes of conduct for a particular person, situation, community, religio...

Speech-language pathologists are required ti have what degree? - Masters degree in speech-language pathology - Undergraduate courses in biology, physiology and anatomy, medical terminology, and communication are desirable. - Typical graduate courses: statistics, physics, chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, human genetics, and social and behavioral sciences, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and public health. What is the work descriptio...

3 main Audiology professional organizations - AAA ASHA ADA Requirements to be an audiologist - -bachelors -3-4 doctoral degree or masters -1 yr clinical experience -praxis exam -state licensure -certified by professional board -continuing education Specialties/expertise - Patient