Audiology Test 1 Review | 100% Correct
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What two professions joined together to create the profession of audiology? - ✔✔otologists and SLPs
What is certification? - ✔✔it is not a legal requirement, it means that audiologists who are members of
ASHA must have a CCC in audiology to prove that they have a designated level of prep and have met
continuing education requirements.
What is licensure? - ✔✔audiology is regulated through the licensure or registration in every state.
consumer protection is goal, loss of licensure prohibits practice. To obtain a license one must complete a
course of study, acquire clinical experience, and get a passing score on national audiology exams.
certification vs licensure? - ✔✔both show that audiologists have a certain level of competency,
certification is not legally required but licensure is.
How many Americans report some degree of hearing loss? - ✔✔48 million Americans report some
degree of hearing loss
What percentage of children in the US will experience at least one ear infection by the age of 3 years? -
✔✔80%
Name several specialty areas of audiology - ✔✔medical, industrial, pediatric, educational,
dispensing/rehab
Be able to briefly describe the impact of hearing loss on children and adults. - ✔✔children- hearing loss
impacts developing speech, language, and educational performances and well as psychosocial dynamics
with family and peers. Total annual cost of treatment of ear infections in children is around $5 bill in the
U.S.
adults- left untreated, hearing loss can erode relationships in and outside of the family unit. hearing loss
is related to overall poor health, decreased physical activity, and depression It is also related to increased
, physical and psychosocial dysfunction. hearing loss can lead to lost income because it can lower ones
earning potential. Most people with hearing loss are in the prime of their lives.
What is a scope of practice? - ✔✔The duties or services that a particular practitioner is authorized to
perform
dB HL - ✔✔the reference point is the lowest sound it would take to stimulate the human ear at a given
frequency (audiometric zero). Used to describe a person's threshold during a hearing test.
dB SPL - ✔✔the reference point is the softest sound a human can hear. SPL is used when measuring
sound in an environment.
dB SL - ✔✔the reference point is the number of dB the sound is above a person's threshold. If an
individual's threshold is 10 dB HL and a sound is presented at 60 dB HL, the sound would be 50 dB HL.
Why is it important that audiological equipment be calibrated annually? - ✔✔equipment that isn't
properly calibrated may give less accurate test results.
What are the most common sources of hazardous sound? - ✔✔transportation, construction, traffic, loud
speakers, plumbing, etc.
Which populations do we consider most "at-risk?" - ✔✔industrial workers, military, those with
recreational noise exposure, and musicians
Be able to name several effects of hazardous sound levels on humans- both auditory and non-auditory
effects - ✔✔non-auditory- annoyance, sleep disturbance, fatigue, attention problems, motivation
problems, stress
auditory problem- noise induced hearing loss, acoustic trauma, tinnitus, hyperacusis, diplicasus
What are the factors that influence how annoyed we are by certain sounds? - ✔✔primary acoustic
factors- frequency, sound level, duration
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
What two professions joined together to create the profession of audiology? - ✔✔otologists and SLPs
What is certification? - ✔✔it is not a legal requirement, it means that audiologists who are members of
ASHA must have a CCC in audiology to prove that they have a designated level of prep and have met
continuing education requirements.
What is licensure? - ✔✔audiology is regulated through the licensure or registration in every state.
consumer protection is goal, loss of licensure prohibits practice. To obtain a license one must complete a
course of study, acquire clinical experience, and get a passing score on national audiology exams.
certification vs licensure? - ✔✔both show that audiologists have a certain level of competency,
certification is not legally required but licensure is.
How many Americans report some degree of hearing loss? - ✔✔48 million Americans report some
degree of hearing loss
What percentage of children in the US will experience at least one ear infection by the age of 3 years? -
✔✔80%
Name several specialty areas of audiology - ✔✔medical, industrial, pediatric, educational,
dispensing/rehab
Be able to briefly describe the impact of hearing loss on children and adults. - ✔✔children- hearing loss
impacts developing speech, language, and educational performances and well as psychosocial dynamics
with family and peers. Total annual cost of treatment of ear infections in children is around $5 bill in the
U.S.
adults- left untreated, hearing loss can erode relationships in and outside of the family unit. hearing loss
is related to overall poor health, decreased physical activity, and depression It is also related to increased
, physical and psychosocial dysfunction. hearing loss can lead to lost income because it can lower ones
earning potential. Most people with hearing loss are in the prime of their lives.
What is a scope of practice? - ✔✔The duties or services that a particular practitioner is authorized to
perform
dB HL - ✔✔the reference point is the lowest sound it would take to stimulate the human ear at a given
frequency (audiometric zero). Used to describe a person's threshold during a hearing test.
dB SPL - ✔✔the reference point is the softest sound a human can hear. SPL is used when measuring
sound in an environment.
dB SL - ✔✔the reference point is the number of dB the sound is above a person's threshold. If an
individual's threshold is 10 dB HL and a sound is presented at 60 dB HL, the sound would be 50 dB HL.
Why is it important that audiological equipment be calibrated annually? - ✔✔equipment that isn't
properly calibrated may give less accurate test results.
What are the most common sources of hazardous sound? - ✔✔transportation, construction, traffic, loud
speakers, plumbing, etc.
Which populations do we consider most "at-risk?" - ✔✔industrial workers, military, those with
recreational noise exposure, and musicians
Be able to name several effects of hazardous sound levels on humans- both auditory and non-auditory
effects - ✔✔non-auditory- annoyance, sleep disturbance, fatigue, attention problems, motivation
problems, stress
auditory problem- noise induced hearing loss, acoustic trauma, tinnitus, hyperacusis, diplicasus
What are the factors that influence how annoyed we are by certain sounds? - ✔✔primary acoustic
factors- frequency, sound level, duration
