disorders finla

• way most sounds are
• delivered to the cochlea and auditory pathway, sound waves pass along the
• auditory canal and then as mechanical energy the the middle-ear space

• hearing loss resulting from
• damage to the processing centers of the brain

• caused by damage to the
• outer or middle ear, with the inner ear and cochlear intact

• personal amplification system
• that can be used independently or with hearing aids

• describes the acoustic flow
• of energy through the middle-ear space.
• admittance=forward flow, impedance=oppositional energy against the flow

• middle ear dysfunction,
• most common cause of conductive hearing loss in kids, results from a viral or
• baterial infection of the middle-ear space

• allows audiologist to
• inspect external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane. purpose is to detect any abnormalities
• in theses structures and to ensure a clear external auditory canal prior to
• testing

• occurs after birth but
• before child has developed language

• caused by damage to the
• cochlea or the auditory nerve, with the outer/middle ear intact

• exams tympanic membrane movement or
• vibration and graphs the results on
• tympanogram

• pure tone testing, provides
• objective info about hearing acuity.
• it’s a behavioral measure b/c it relies on a child’s
• cooperation/participation by responding to tones

• individualized intervention to achieve
• fluent communication in a manual or oral modality

• condition in which a child
• is unable to detect/distinguish the range of sounds normally available to the
• human ear

• EAPs measure the electrical response of
• the auditory system to a sound stimulus

• term to describe people
• with hearing loss

• condition in which a child
• is unable to detect/distinguish the range of sounds normally available to the
• human ear

• caused by damage to both
• the conductive and sensorineural mechanisms

• a measure of cochlear
• function (specifically outer hair cells) and are considered a good indicator of
• hearing acuity

• occurs later in childhood
• after language skill are well established

• real ear testing, an
• objective computerized method of measuring hearing aid function in a childs ear

• point at which a person can
• begin to hear

• affect the labrinth of the
• inner ear in both the vestibular and cochlear mechanisms. short term infection
• that is treated medically

• caused by exposure to
• occupational noise. second most
• common cause of sensorineural hearing loss in adults

• a common cause of inner-ear
• damage and sensorineural hearing loss.
• damage caused by drugs

• reduced tolerance to
• sounds- difficult to tolerate common loud noises

• a ringing, roaring,
• buzzing, or hissing sound in one or both ears. may be occasional frequent, intermittent, or continous. may be result of damage to ears, high
• blood pressure, stress, fatigue, excessive caffeine, etc.

• counseling that focuses on
• a client’s cognitive and emotional response to the hearing loss

• affect the labrinth of the
• inner ear in both the vestibular and coclear mechanisms. long-term disorder caused by an
• overproduction or underabsorption of endolymph

• condition in which abnormal
• bone growth develops around the ossicles. bone growth impedes movement of
• stapes, compromising the transmission of sound energy along ossicular
• plane. another cause of
• adult-onset conductive hearing loss

• hearing loss as a result of
• aging

• explains why people
• complain that they can hear fine if people don’t mumble or no background
• noise. based on the relationship
• of a signal (voice of friend) to the noise in the environment. Signals become more difficult to
• discern as noise levels increase

refers to the physical structures and neuromuscular functions involved with both eating and speaking

the strenth and coordination of the articulators

the tension and posture of the articlators

sensitivity to taste, movement, and textures

neonatal intensive care unit

food or liquid enter the larynx which can cause choking and respiratory distress

food or liquid passes through larynx into lungs

• enteral feeding tube wich directs a liquid to the stomach through the nose
• for short term treatmetn

enteral feeding tube that send formula directly to the stomach

• an opening in their lip or palate
• require help achieving a good oral seal, as the hole in the palate creates a loss of pressure during sucking and can result in milk entereing the nasal cavity

children restrictive in taste, type, texture, or volume of food they will eat

gastric acid is regurgitated into the esophagus and pharynx. 40% infants regurgitate once daily. when its more frequent problems occur such as food aversion, loss of appetite, and malnutrition

a child may experience a traumatic event that results in resistance to eating

are at great risk for feeding/swallowing disorders

when a child is born at or before 37 weeks of gestation

• phenylketonuria
• a metabolic disorder characterized by a deficient liver enzyme and elevated levels of amino acid phenylaline

aka video swallow study, SLP works with radiologist and is one of only ways to look dircetly at the structures and functions as swallowing occurs

internists, radiologists, and other professionals that study and treat esophageal dysphagia resulting from the esophageal phase of swallowing