SLHS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ibm 7090, Brainstem, Auditory Brainstem Response
6 Dec 2016
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Quick check, broad view, less time consuming, relatively inexpensive, does not need highly qualified professionals: comprehensive evaluation. Look at skills in focused, in depth manner, may take several hours, expensive, must be performed by a trained professional. Problems with the outer or middle ear. Tend to be more treatable: sensorineural. Assessment: case history, observation, visual inspection, questionnaire, normed testing, diagnosis and recommendations, case history. Identify patients perceptions of problems (as well as spouse"s) Any possible causes of hearing loss (noise exposure, brain injury, etc. : basic instrumentation. Lighted magnifying device to inspect the outer and middle ear (eardrum) If ear is full of wax, if there is an ear infection. Specialized equipment for different parts of the auditory system: normed testing (audiometry) To see the configuration of a hearing loss. A visual representation of a person"s thresholds at given frequencies. Gives a good picture of what a person"s hearing loss looks like.
