Deck 12: We Hearing With Our Brain: Retrocochlear and Central Nervous System Dysfunction and Disorders

Question 1

The 1990s was known as the _______________of the ____________________.

Answer 1

Decade

Question 2

The term APD stands for _________________________.

Answer 2

Auditory processing disorder

Question 3

List three disorders that often coexist with auditory processing disorders in adults.

Answer 3

Traumatic brain injury

Question 4

Alzheimer's disease is associated with hearing loss and central auditory dysfunction.
Short Answer

Question 5

What are some major features of ANSD?

Question 6

How is APD different from typical hearing loss?

Question 7

Why is early identification and accurate diagnosis important for management of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder?

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a possible site of dysfunction in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder:

A)Middle ear
B)Inner hair cells
C)Synapse between inner hair cells and auditory nerve
D)Auditory nerve fibers

Question 9

What factors help to determine the diagnosis and location of tumors in the central nervous system?

Question 10

Define an auditory processing disorder APD).

Question 11

Three auditory symptoms of an acoustic neuroma are _____,______,and ______.

Question 12

Why is neuroplasticity an important concept in audiology?

Question 13

One risk factor for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in infants is graduation from the ____________________.

Question 14

The term benign means a tumor will not pose any health concerns to a patient.All abnormalities affecting the central nervous system and causing auditory problems are tumors.

Question 15

Children with APD usually have abnormal pure tone hearing thresholds..

Question 16

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder is usually identified by normal ___________and the absence of an __________.

Question 17

Change in the brain brought about by experience is known as brain _____________.

Question 18

Which of the following are tumors that can be found in the central nervous system?

A)Astrocytoma
B)Glioma
C)Meningioma
D)All of the above
True or False

Question 19

What is a major distinction between acoustic tumors and neurofibromatosis II?