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Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-     Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%     Question 7: This patient’s hearing evaluation results were obtained using:

According to material discussed in this class, the outcome of a hearing screening should:

Questions 25-33 refer to the following Case 5 (the case is shown after the question):Question 27:Based on the ABR reports, the configuration of hearing loss for this child is:

The best type of hearing test for a child whose developmental level is 3 1/2 years, would be:

You are the speech-language pathologist at an elementary school and you have been asked to assess a 3rd grader’s speech-language skills.  Concerns from the teachers include: child does not seem to pay attention, there are difficulties following instructions, child seems to do better one-on-one than when there is background noise present, and she does not seem to communicate as well as her peers. Your best course of action is:

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-     Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%     Question 7: This patient’s hearing evaluation results were obtained using:

s 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:   250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 3000 Hz 4000 Hz 8000 Hz Right Ear Air Conduction 30 dB HL 35dB HL 40dB HL 55 dB HL 70 dB HL 70 dB HL 70 dB HL Left Ear Air Conduction  30 dB HL 30 dB HL 40 dB HL 55 dB HL 65 dB HL 70 dB HL 70 dB HL Unmasked Bone Conduction 25 dB HL 35 dB HL 35 dB HL 55 dB HL 65 dB HL 70 dB HL ———-   Otoscopy Tympanograms SRT WRS Right Ear Non- impacted cerumen both ears Type A both ears 45 76% Left Ear 45 72% Question 5:Regarding the implications of this gentleman’s hearing loss:

The best type of hearing test for a child whose developmental level is 3 1/2 years, would be:

Questions 25-33 refer to the following Case 5 (the case is shown after the question):Question 31:You are the speech-language pathologist or the audiologist for the child described in this case study.  The mother of this child asks you, “Is my child a candidate for a cochlear implant?”  Your most appropriate response would be:

Questions 19-24 refer to the following Case 4:A child is born with both outer ears appearing as they do in the photograph shown below: the pinna is not complete and there is no external ear canal opening (the photograph is shown AFTER the question).Question 22:The type of hearing aid this infant would use would be a(n):