Hearing Loss And Visual Impairment:
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Hearing Loss and Visual Impairment Quiz:
- 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.
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