CSD 425 - FINAL EXAM | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
What are the known consequences of unmanaged minimal/slight hearing loss?
Answer - For children:
- poor academic performance
For both:
- social isolation, low self esteem
What is the effect of signal-to-noise ratio and reverberation time on speech
perception in children with normal hearing and hearing loss (with hearing
aids)?
*Hearing aids can't counteract effects of ______________ and _____ Answer -
reverberation, noise
Self-stereotyping refers to which of the following examples?
a. A clinician suggesting that all programs in a hearing aid must be automated
because the patient is too old to learn how to switch programs
b. A family member not allowing their older parent to use a remote control
because the family member thinks the parent cannot handle it
,c. An older adult refusing to use a remote control to control the hearing aid
because he or she believes older individuals cannot use technology
d. Cannot predict Answer - c
In aural rehabilitation of an older adult, it is fruitful (i.e. beneficial)to screen for
cognitive impairment or evaluate cognitive abilities because...
a. The audiologist could entirely skip the hearing test if the patient fails the
cognitive screening test
b. Some older adults with cognitive impairment may not be diagnosed and an
audiologist may be the first point of contact for appropriate referral.
c.Hearing aids will be recommended only for those with no cognitive deceits.
d. Audiology appointments are long and have time to spare Answer - b
Individuals with higher self-reported hearing disability are more likely to seek
hearing aids
a. True
b. False Answer - a
If an 80-year-old male has bilateral symmetrical mild to moderate sloping
sensorineural hearing loss, the audiologist must always recommend two
hearing aids?
, a.True
b.False Answer - b
Older adults take ____________ time to acclimate to hearing aids compared to
younger adults.
a. A longer
b A shorter
c. Equal time
d. Cannot predict Answer - a
Ellie, a 4-month-old baby, was diagnosed with bilateral severe to profound
sensorineural hearing loss using auditory brainstem responses. Which of the
following recommendations will an audiologist make? Note that the child does
not have auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.
a.Use visual mode of communication until the child is old enough for cochlear
implant surgery
b.Avoid use of any hearing aids until Ellie is old enough for cochlear implants
because hearing aids provide limited benefit for severe to profound hearing
losses
c.Wait until the child can participate in behavioral testing (e.g., visual
reinforcement audiometry) to confirm hearing loss and fit hearing aids
d.Immediate use of bilateral hearing aids with appropriate aided audibility
Answer - d
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
What are the known consequences of unmanaged minimal/slight hearing loss?
Answer - For children:
- poor academic performance
For both:
- social isolation, low self esteem
What is the effect of signal-to-noise ratio and reverberation time on speech
perception in children with normal hearing and hearing loss (with hearing
aids)?
*Hearing aids can't counteract effects of ______________ and _____ Answer -
reverberation, noise
Self-stereotyping refers to which of the following examples?
a. A clinician suggesting that all programs in a hearing aid must be automated
because the patient is too old to learn how to switch programs
b. A family member not allowing their older parent to use a remote control
because the family member thinks the parent cannot handle it
,c. An older adult refusing to use a remote control to control the hearing aid
because he or she believes older individuals cannot use technology
d. Cannot predict Answer - c
In aural rehabilitation of an older adult, it is fruitful (i.e. beneficial)to screen for
cognitive impairment or evaluate cognitive abilities because...
a. The audiologist could entirely skip the hearing test if the patient fails the
cognitive screening test
b. Some older adults with cognitive impairment may not be diagnosed and an
audiologist may be the first point of contact for appropriate referral.
c.Hearing aids will be recommended only for those with no cognitive deceits.
d. Audiology appointments are long and have time to spare Answer - b
Individuals with higher self-reported hearing disability are more likely to seek
hearing aids
a. True
b. False Answer - a
If an 80-year-old male has bilateral symmetrical mild to moderate sloping
sensorineural hearing loss, the audiologist must always recommend two
hearing aids?
, a.True
b.False Answer - b
Older adults take ____________ time to acclimate to hearing aids compared to
younger adults.
a. A longer
b A shorter
c. Equal time
d. Cannot predict Answer - a
Ellie, a 4-month-old baby, was diagnosed with bilateral severe to profound
sensorineural hearing loss using auditory brainstem responses. Which of the
following recommendations will an audiologist make? Note that the child does
not have auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.
a.Use visual mode of communication until the child is old enough for cochlear
implant surgery
b.Avoid use of any hearing aids until Ellie is old enough for cochlear implants
because hearing aids provide limited benefit for severe to profound hearing
losses
c.Wait until the child can participate in behavioral testing (e.g., visual
reinforcement audiometry) to confirm hearing loss and fit hearing aids
d.Immediate use of bilateral hearing aids with appropriate aided audibility
Answer - d
