Hearing Loss And Visual Impairment:

5 Questions | By Melrosehandy | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 253

Hearing Loss and Visual Impairment Quiz:

Questions and Answers

1.

The three barriers to care for visual impairment are: •Inability to see properly and visually sense surroundings - i.e. putting toothpaste on toothbrush. •Visual cues that would raise concern go undetected – i.e. caries, cancerous lesions. •Difficulty understanding and grasping oral hygiene instruction – i.e. cannot visually see the educators demonstrations.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

A visual impairment is defined as:
- A.
  
  A loss of sight without apparent organic pathology.
- B.
  
  A partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of the optic nerve or retina or brain.
- C.
  
  A visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue.
3.

A hearing impairment is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear (ossicles).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

What are some devices to help those with hearing impairments?
- A.
  
  Cochlear implants, Hearing aids, Instant messaging, Speech recognition, TTY’s or TDD’s - computer devices.
- B.
  
  Earphones, iPod's or sign language interpreters.
- C.
  
  Guide dog, speech pathologist or none of the above.
5.

Educational care considerations for a dental hygienist treating a client with a hearing impairment are:
- A.
  
  Use imagery and give thorough visual explanations of dental health education and oral health instruction so the client can understand.
- B.
  
  Pay attention to their body language to gauge their comfort and comprehension level.
- C.
  
  If you know sign language, communicate directly to the client in this way; if the client has brought an interpreter, communicate by talking to both individuals, don’t be discouraged when the client is looking at the interpreter and not at you
- D.
  
  Explain what you are doing before you do it: for example, let the client hear the slow speed before it is suddenly in their mouth; tell the client you are going to feel their face and neck before doing so.
- E.
  
  Show enthusiasm in your face and body language, as you would show in your voice: use gestures, eye contact and facial expressions.
- F.
  
  All of the above.