CSD 331 Exam 1 Audiology Questions
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
otolaryngologist - Answer: ENT
Neurotologist - Answer: Medical, surgery, medication, brain, cochlear, acoustic tuners
audiologist - Answer: Not medical, not a doctor, have a doctorate in audiology, cannot perform surgery
or prescribe medications, must have AUD or PHD or both
Hearing Aid Dispenser - Answer: High school diploma, can sell hearing aids, miracle ear
Describe/ list some of the various locations where an audiologist can work. - Answer: (Can affect
anyone, any age) medical- hospital/ doctor office, private practice, pediatric, educational- in a
classroom, gets kids assistance for learning, get new technology, rehabilitative- work with the hearing
they have, treating not diagnosis, industrial- people who exposed to lots of noise at work and how to
protect them, Forensic- not usually full time, court cases, military- will pay for your loans
Describe the responsibilities of an Audiologist - Answer: Hearing evaluation, hearing aids, assistive
listening devices, cochlear implants, electrophysiology, auditory process, electrophysiology, tinnitus
hearing evaluation - Answer: Hear the beep, raise your hand
Hearing aids - Answer: Works well for lots of people, have Bluetooth, have TV sent directly to your ear
Assistive Listening Devices - Answer: Typing while on phone, have flashing lights for the door bells and
alarm clocks
cochlear implant - Answer: electronic transmitter surgically implanted into the cochlea of a deaf person
to restore hearing
, Electrophysiology - Answer: Dizziness, balance problems, light headed, can refer people to physical
therapy, evaluating response of the brain, what brain does when sound comes to the ear, how we test
babies
Auditory process - Answer: Brain uses what it is hearing from the ear, lots of patients with TBI have this
Tinnitus - Answer: ringing in the ears, no cure, just strategies to help
When did audiology start? - Answer: After WWII, service men returning with hearing loss from noise, no
specific field to help them, original hearing tests done by physicians but limited in testing and treatment,
most audiology related services from speech pathologists
Why did audiology start? - Answer: Lots of soldiers in WW2 exposed to loud noise, no professionals
were trained to help them, because so many soldiers came back with hearing loss, it fell to speech
pathologists to work as audiologists because they were best trained
How did the career change over time? - Answer: Ear trumpets were first used, first hearing aid was
bulky- you had to carry a box, audiometer is what we use to test someone's hearing
ASHA - Answer: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, established in 1925, focused on
"scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction", has 182,000, publish academic journals that
are open to members, holds national conference every year to learn about new techniques, research,
and technology, great for networking
Raymond Carhart - Answer: "Father of Audiology", coined the term audiology in 1945, was speech
pathologist who was commissioned to work with service members with hearing loss, made rehab
hospital for veterans, started the professional field of audiology, started first programs for audiology
(northwestern), came up with lots of ideas to test and treat hearing loss.
AAA - Answer: American Academy of Audiology, first in 1988, organization by and for audiologists,
founded by James Jerger, currently more than 12,000 members, publish academic journals that are
open to members, holds national conference every year to learn about new techniques, research, and
technology, great for networking
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
otolaryngologist - Answer: ENT
Neurotologist - Answer: Medical, surgery, medication, brain, cochlear, acoustic tuners
audiologist - Answer: Not medical, not a doctor, have a doctorate in audiology, cannot perform surgery
or prescribe medications, must have AUD or PHD or both
Hearing Aid Dispenser - Answer: High school diploma, can sell hearing aids, miracle ear
Describe/ list some of the various locations where an audiologist can work. - Answer: (Can affect
anyone, any age) medical- hospital/ doctor office, private practice, pediatric, educational- in a
classroom, gets kids assistance for learning, get new technology, rehabilitative- work with the hearing
they have, treating not diagnosis, industrial- people who exposed to lots of noise at work and how to
protect them, Forensic- not usually full time, court cases, military- will pay for your loans
Describe the responsibilities of an Audiologist - Answer: Hearing evaluation, hearing aids, assistive
listening devices, cochlear implants, electrophysiology, auditory process, electrophysiology, tinnitus
hearing evaluation - Answer: Hear the beep, raise your hand
Hearing aids - Answer: Works well for lots of people, have Bluetooth, have TV sent directly to your ear
Assistive Listening Devices - Answer: Typing while on phone, have flashing lights for the door bells and
alarm clocks
cochlear implant - Answer: electronic transmitter surgically implanted into the cochlea of a deaf person
to restore hearing
, Electrophysiology - Answer: Dizziness, balance problems, light headed, can refer people to physical
therapy, evaluating response of the brain, what brain does when sound comes to the ear, how we test
babies
Auditory process - Answer: Brain uses what it is hearing from the ear, lots of patients with TBI have this
Tinnitus - Answer: ringing in the ears, no cure, just strategies to help
When did audiology start? - Answer: After WWII, service men returning with hearing loss from noise, no
specific field to help them, original hearing tests done by physicians but limited in testing and treatment,
most audiology related services from speech pathologists
Why did audiology start? - Answer: Lots of soldiers in WW2 exposed to loud noise, no professionals
were trained to help them, because so many soldiers came back with hearing loss, it fell to speech
pathologists to work as audiologists because they were best trained
How did the career change over time? - Answer: Ear trumpets were first used, first hearing aid was
bulky- you had to carry a box, audiometer is what we use to test someone's hearing
ASHA - Answer: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, established in 1925, focused on
"scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction", has 182,000, publish academic journals that
are open to members, holds national conference every year to learn about new techniques, research,
and technology, great for networking
Raymond Carhart - Answer: "Father of Audiology", coined the term audiology in 1945, was speech
pathologist who was commissioned to work with service members with hearing loss, made rehab
hospital for veterans, started the professional field of audiology, started first programs for audiology
(northwestern), came up with lots of ideas to test and treat hearing loss.
AAA - Answer: American Academy of Audiology, first in 1988, organization by and for audiologists,
founded by James Jerger, currently more than 12,000 members, publish academic journals that are
open to members, holds national conference every year to learn about new techniques, research, and
technology, great for networking
