Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Tumors in the central auditory nervous system typically produce patient complaints such as progressive unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, tingling sensations, weakness, and gait issues. The presence of such tumors can be confirmed with imaging techniques such as MRI.

Question 2

What are some major features of ANSD?

Accepted Answer

Hearing thresholds that vary from normal to profound, low frequency hearing loss, very poor word recognition scores even in quiet, extremely poor word recognition in background noise, normal OAEs, absent ABR, present cochlear microphonic, absent acoustic reflexes.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder is usually identified...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a major distinction between acoustic...

Question 6

Why is neuroplasticity an important concept in audiology?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is neuroplasticity an important concept in...

Question 7

How is APD different from typical hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is APD different from typical hearing...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Change in the brain brought about by...

Question 9

The term APD stands for _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term APD stands for _________________________....

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Three auditory symptoms of an acoustic neuroma...

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of One risk factor for auditory neuropathy spectrum...

Question 14

Define an auditory processing disorder APD).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define an auditory processing disorder APD)....

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is early identification and accurate diagnosis...

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of List three disorders that often coexist with...

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The 1990s was known as the _______________of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 1990s was known as the _______________of...

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

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

What are some major features of ANSD?

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

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

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

Why is neuroplasticity an important concept in audiology?

How is APD different from typical hearing loss?

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

The term APD stands for _________________________.

Three auditory symptoms of an acoustic neuroma are _,,and ____.

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

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

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

Define an auditory processing disorder APD).

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

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.

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

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

The 1990s was known as the _of the ______.