Assessment Exam2

Sensorineural hearing loss is a common type of temporary hearing loss.

• True

• False

Behind-the-ear hearing aids are appropriate for both children and adults

• True

• False

The hearing threshold is the softest level at which a person hears a tone at a given frequency.

• True

• False

The scope of practice for SLPs includes screening, evaluating, and diagnosing hearing loss in children and adults.

• True

• False

Tinnitus refers to temporary ringing in one or both ears.

• True

• False

Hearing impairments are unlikely to have an impact on academic or occupational development.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Another name for a cochlear synaptopathy is a hidden hearing loss.

• True

• False

Surgical treatment for a mixed hearing loss is rare.

• True

• False

People with auditory processing disorders have difficulty hearing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

A client who fails a basic hearing screening should be referred to an otolaryngologist or audiologist.

• True

• False