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Audiology developed from the professions of
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| Otology and speech-language pathology |
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| A founder of audiology, often called the "father of audiology," is _____ |
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| Two professional documents that govern the practice of audiology are ____ and _____. |
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| Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics |
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| The entry-level degree for the profession of audiology is the ____. |
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| Doctor of Audiology ( Au.D) |
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| The credential required for the practice of audiology in the U.S is _____ |
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True/False
Ear infections in children may or may not cause hearing loss. |
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| List 3 areas that are impacted by hearing loss in adults besides hearing sensitivity. |
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1. General health
2. Psychosocial well-being
3. Generated income |
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| The work of audiologists in areas of noise is sometimes called_____ |
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| Name the 3 main parts of the ear. |
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Outer, Middle, and inner ear
( Auditory nerve as well) |
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| What is the connection between the inner ear and the brain? |
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| What are the 3 main types of hearing loss? |
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1. Conductive
2. Sensory/neural
3. Mixed |
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| The Rhine test is designed to compare the patient's hearing by ____ to his/her heaing by ______. |
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| Air Conduction, Bone Conduction |
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| The Bing test determines the presence of the ____. |
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| The Weber test is one of _______. |
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| Sound travels through air in the form of______. |
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| 3 Types of waves discussed in this book are _____, ______, and ________ |
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Transverse,
Longitudinal,
Sine |
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| Waves are described as a series of _____ and _____. |
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| Compressions and Rarefactions |
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| The 2 major effects on frequency are ____ and _____. |
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| The velocity of sound is its ____. |
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| The formula for wavelength is______. |
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| The number of beats per second is determined by the difference between two _______. |
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| The lowest frequency of vibration in a complex sound is called the _______. |
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| Formant frequencies of the human voice are determined by the ______. |
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| 2 sine waves may be contrasted by their differences in _____, _______, and ______. |
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Frequency,
Intensity,
Phase |
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| Decibels cannot be simply added or subtracted because they are ______. |
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| The Decibel reference on audiometers is ______. |
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| Any discussion of decibels must include their ______. |
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| The psychological correlate of frequency is ______. |
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| The ability to localize sound requires that the individual have ______. |
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| Similar hearing sensitivity in both ears |
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| The threshold shift of one sound that is caused by the introduction of a second sound is called _____. |
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| Audiometer earphones are used to test hearing by ______. |
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| An oscillator is placed on the forehead or mastoid to test hearing by _____. |
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| The decibel reference used in sound-level meters is _____. |
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| The main function of the auricle is to ______. |
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| Catch sound and funnel it down the external auditory canal |
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| Earwax is manufactured in _______. |
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Definition
| The outer portion of the external auditory canal |
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| Ear pain in the absence of infection may be caused by _____. |
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Definition
| Temporomandibular joint neuraligia. |
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| The human tympanic membrane is comprised of ___ layers. |
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While _____ refers to an underdeveloped or very small pinna, ____ refers to an absent or closed ear canal.
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| Hearing losses in teh outer ear are caused by _____. |
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| Ear canal collapse during pure-tone audiometry can lead to erroneous results. This collapse can be avoided through the use of ____. |
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| While it is in the audiologist's scope of practice to remove obstructions from the outer ear canal, when complications arise, this procedure is best performed by _____. |
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True/False
Systemic antibiotics are usually the most effective treatment for external otitis. |
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| Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane is called _____. |
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| The purpose of teh eustachian tube is to match the pressure of the middle ear to the pressure of the ______. |
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| The 3 middle ear ossicles are the ______,______, and _______ |
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| Vibratory connections between the ossicular chain and the inner ear are established by the ______. |
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| A main function of the middle ear is to match the impedance of the air in the external auditory canal to the impedance of the _____. |
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| The facial nerve is contained in the _____. |
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| The chorda tympani nerve provides information about the sense of ______ and is a branch of the _____ cranial nerve. |
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| The muscles that operate in the middle ear are the _____and the _____. |
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Definition
Tensor Tympani,
Stapedius |
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| As with the outer ear, disorders of the middle ear result in _____ hearing loss. |
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| Negative middle-ear pressure is usually caused by some abnormality of the _____. |
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| The general term for infection of the middle ear is _____. |
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| In contrast to chronic otitis media, acute otitis media is of a _____onset. |
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| Otitis media, like many conductive hearing losses, will reveal a Type _____ tympanogram, and _____ acoustic reflexes. |
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| The accumulation of fluid in the middle ear is more common in babies than in older children and adults because the eustachian tube is _____. |
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| The purpose of P.E. tubes is to _______. |
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| Normalize middle-ear pressure |
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| The patency of P.E. tubes can be verified through the ______. |
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True/False
The primary purpose for performing a tympanoplasty is restoration of the patient's hearing to as great an extent as possible. |
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| Facial paralysis is caused by disorder of the ______ cranial nerve. |
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Definition
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True/False
Patient complaint of a "head-in-a-barrel" sensation is often caused by a patulous eustachian tube. |
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True/False
Otosclerosis is frequently hereditary and is more common in women than in men. |
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| Characteristic immittance results in patients with otosclerosis include ______ compliance and _____ acoustic reflexes. |
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| The most popular surgery for correction of otosclerosis is _________. |
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