Hearing Disorders 003 - Audiometric Assessment And Interpretation
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_____________ tinnitus is an acoustic sensation in the head for which there is no external sound source.
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Objective
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Residual
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Inhibitive
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Subjective
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This quiz titled 'hearing disorders 003 - audiometric assessment and interpretation' explores key concepts in audiology, focusing on different types of tinnitus, presbycusis, sudden deafness, and otospongiosis. It assesses understanding of auditory disorders and their management, essential for students and professionals in audiology.
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___________ tinnitus has known causes which may be eliminated through medical or surgical intervention.
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Objective
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Residual
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Inhibitive
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Subjective
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A. ObjectiveExplanation
subjective tinnitus is essentially an internal auditory sensation (only the person experiencing it hears it)
objective tinnitus can be heard externally by another individual. Objective tinnitus has known causes which may be eliminated through medical or surgical intervention.
The other options for this question were just to throw you off.Rate this question:
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Hearing loss that is sensorineural, may exist for many years, and increases with age is _____________.
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Meinere's
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Recruitment
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Presbycusis
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Congenital
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A. PresbycusisExplanation
presbycusis is hearing loss that increases with age. It is a common type of sensorineural hearing loss and often doesn't become problematic until the individual reaches the age of 50 or 60. In some instances, as age increases, a person with presbycusis may experience difficutly in processing the speed of information, there fore may react slowly to the spoken word.Rate this question:
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An instantaneous loss of hearing is called _______________________.
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Presbycusis
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Sudden deafness
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Otosclerosis
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Congenital
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A. Sudden deafnessExplanation
instantaneous....think sudden!Rate this question:
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In an individual with presbycusis, hearing aids seem to work best when disortion is kept to a minimum and the spoken message is exagerated.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
exagerated speech doesn't help. reducing the speed of the message helps (in other words, talking slower)Rate this question:
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This ear disease happens gradually with a progressive hearing loss, is conductive in nature, presents often with tinnitus, and is more common in women than men.
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Meinere's
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Cochlear
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Otospongiosis
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Cholesteatoma
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A. OtospongiosisExplanation
otospongiosis is also known as otosclerosis.Rate this question:
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This type of hearing loss is characterized by over exposure to sound and includes a sensorineural hearing loss more pronounced in the higher frequencies, and may be temporary in nature.
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Meinere's
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Noise induced hearing loss
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Presbycusis
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Otitis interna
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A. Noise induced hearing lossExplanation
noise induced hearing loss is often greatest between 4000 to 6000 Hz with a slight recovery at 8000 Hz.Rate this question:
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This type of hearing loss may cause symptoms of ear pressure, tinnitus and loss of balance without any indication of hearing loss.
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Otospongiosis
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Noise induced hearing loss
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Endolymphatic hydrops
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Otitis media
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A. Endolymphatic hydropsExplanation
endolymphatic hydrops is also known as Meinere's disease. The symptoms may include ear pressure, ear fullness, tinnitus, vertigo (loss of balance), sensorineural hearing loss and fluctuating hearing loss (particularly in the lower frequencies).Rate this question:
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Which of the following is not a form of otitis?
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Otitis media
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Otitis interna
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Otitis externa
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None of the above
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A. None of the aboveExplanation
otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space-may cause severe pain due to pressure on ear drum & perforation of the ear drum
Otitis interna is an inflammation or infection of the inner ear. The classical symptoms parallel those of meniere's disease.
Otitis externa is an infection in the external ear canal. The use of hearing aids may aggravate an external otitis.Rate this question:
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Hearing loss stemming from a perforated ear drum is a __________ hearing loss.
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Conductive
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Sensorineural
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Mixed
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Central
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A. ConductiveExplanation
hearing loss stemming from a tympanic membrane (eardrum) perforation is conductive in nature. The dgree of loss will depend on the size and location of the perforation. A tiny perforation may produce no measurable loss of hearing.Rate this question:
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