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Incidence of hearing loss in 18-44//45-64 year
olds
TERM 2
Ratio of infants born
deaf
DEFINITION 2 1 in 1, TERM 3
Teratogens
DEFINITION 3 -drugs or other agents that can produce congenital abnormalities -things that cause kids to be born with problems TERM 4
Examples of teratogens
DEFINITION 4 -drugs -HIV/AIDS-virus -rubella(measles)-virus -CMV-herpes- virus -herpes-virus -toxoplasmosis-parasite -syphilis-bacterial -thalidomide-drug TERM 5
Risk factors for hearing loss
DEFINITION 5 -family history -TORCH-Toxoplasmosis Other Rubella Cytomegalovirus Herpes -craniofacial anomalies-born with some malformation with your skull, ears, nose, eyes, cleft palate,... -low birth weight-less than 3 lbs. -ototoxic medication -asphyxia -syndromes
Causes of hearing loss in children
-measles -mumps -chicken pox -influenza -viral pneumonia - meningitis -accidents TERM 7
Tinnitus
DEFINITION 7 -noise sensation-ringing, roaring, swishing-heard in one or both ears -may be a sign of otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, or various forms of sensorineural hearing loss -can affect concentration, sleep, social functioning TERM 8
Presbycusis
DEFINITION 8 -progressive hearing loss as a result of aging -difficulty understanding speech-especially in background noise TERM 9
Variable that affect the type and degree of
communication disorders of people with a
hearing loss
DEFINITION 9 -age -severity, configuration, and type of loss -when you began rehab -other handicaps TERM 10
Treatments for sensory hearing
loss
DEFINITION 10 -hearing aids -cochlear implants
Characteristics of fluent
aphasia
-auditory and reading comprehension impairments -speaking rate of 100-200 words per minute -normal articulation-you may understand the words they're saying, but not the content -syntactic errors -little content or meaning TERM 17
Characteristics of non-fluent
aphasia
DEFINITION 17 -relatively good auditory comprehension -difficulty initiating speech -reduced speech rate -effort when speaking - abnormal intonation and prosody TERM 18
Specific types of fluent
aphasia
DEFINITION 18 -Wernicke's aphasia -Anomia/anomic aphasia-difficulty retrieving names -Paraphasias -Conduction aphasia-difficulty repeating multisyllabic words, phrases, or sentences - Transcortical sensory aphasia TERM 19
Specific types of non-fluent
aphasia
DEFINITION 19 -Broca's aphasia -Transcortical motor -Global aphasia TERM 20
Areas involved in an assessment of
aphasia
DEFINITION 20 -receptive language-auditory comprehension -expressive language-verbal-what they say -nonverbal communication- gestures -reading and writing-can they and do they understand it -there are standardized tests available to use
