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Hearing & Auditory Processing Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary purpose of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) test?

    Answer: To assess neural synchrony along the auditory brainstem pathway

    ABR measures electrical potentials generated by the auditory nerve and brainstem nuclei in response to sound, assessing neural synchrony.

  2. A child with APD demonstrates poor auditory figure-ground skills. Which classroom accommodation is MOST directly helpful?

    Answer: Preferential seating near the teacher with minimal background noise

    Preferential seating minimizes the signal-to-noise challenge by placing the child closer to the primary speaker and away from noise sources.

  3. Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) reflect the function of which cochlear structure?

    Answer: Outer hair cells

    OAEs are generated by outer hair cell motility (electromotility), making them a direct measure of outer hair cell integrity.

  4. Which condition is characterized by abnormal loudness growth and difficulty tolerating ordinary environmental sounds?

    Answer: Recruitment

    Recruitment is the abnormally rapid growth of loudness perception, causing even moderate sounds to seem uncomfortably loud, common with cochlear hair cell damage.

  5. A 6-month-old fails a newborn hearing screen. The MOST appropriate next step is:

    Answer: Refer for a comprehensive audiological evaluation by 3 months of age

    EHDI guidelines recommend diagnostic audiological evaluation by 3 months for infants who fail screening, enabling amplification by 6 months if needed.

  6. The SCAN-3 is a standardized test battery designed to screen for:

    Answer: Auditory processing disorders in children and adults

    The SCAN-3 (for Children and Adolescents) is a standardized battery used to screen for auditory processing disorders using subtests such as filtered words and competing sentences.

  7. Which pathway is activated when a loud sound causes the stapedius muscle to contract, reducing sound transmission through the ossicular chain?

    Answer: Acoustic reflex arc

    The acoustic reflex arc involves the cochlear nerve, cochlear nucleus, superior olivary complex, and facial nerve, triggering stapedius contraction to protect the cochlea.