Communication Disorders

Phonology

how we combine sounds

Syntax

the use of grammatical structures of language
ex. generate grammatically correct sentences

Language Disorder

individuals do not understand and/or express themselves in their native language as well as most others in their peer group (ex. autism)

Motherese Speech

the language used by adults communicating with infants, use of altered pitch, loudness, and intonation patterns

Semantics

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Pragmatics

the rule system governing how language is used
conversational code of conduct

Specific Language Impairment

difficultly with language with the absence of another problem. ex. cognitive disability hearing loss emotional disorder
also referred to as language learning disability

Joint Attention and referencing

when baby and adult both look at the same thing, referring to the item by name. both are necessary for the acquisition of language

Cognitive Disability

a condition characterized by significantly below average intelligence and limitation in daily life functions. Also referred to as intellectually disabled.

Writing

expressive not receptive develops from child's oral language and from emerging reading abilities; typically, less developed then oral skills. graphophonemeic skills- associating letters of the alphabet with speech sounds

Phonological Disorder

Impaired comprehension of the sound system of a language and the rules governing sound combinations. 50-70 percent also experience difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics

Morphology

the smallest units of meaning in language
ex. dog vs dogs
-s changes meaning

Speech Disorder

4 types of speech disorders
Vocal disorders, Articulation disorders, fluency disorders and Nasal resonance disorder

Aphasia

is an inability to comprehend and formulate language because of dysfunction in specific brain regions

Right Hemiplegia

means that the paralysis is on one vertical half of the body a paralysis in the body occurs on the side opposite the affected part of the brain

Ischemic Stroke

a ____________ stroke develops when a blood vessel (artery) supplying blood to an area of the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot.

Hemorrhagic Stroke

when a cerebral artery burst and blood can no longer flow through it to the areas of the brain it nourishes

Wernicke's Aphasia

is a disturbance in the ability to comprehend speech. It is usually caused by a lesion on the part of the temporal lobe known as the first temporal convolution. It also referred to as receptive aphasia and fluent aphasia.

Broca's Aphasia

An impairment in the ability to produce speech voluntarily ( i.e., moving the articulators in the manner required to produce words) also known as motor aphasia, expressive aphasia, verbal apraxia, or disfluent aphasia. Usually caused by a lesion in the pa

Echolalia

Repeating what others say without communicative intent

Perseveration

Continuing to repeat a behavior to an exceptional degree

Conduction Aphasia

Which occurs in less than 10% of people with aphasias, results when there is damage to the group of fibers that connects the Broca's area to Wernicke's area and the supramarginal gyrus it can also occur when there is damage to the partietal lobe. The spon

Anomic Aphasia

is a disturbance in word finding, most likely caused by a posterior lesion in the temporal-parietal region. People with this problem have difficulty remembering the names of things even though they recognize the objects. Although most people that have thi

Global Aphasia

This is the most severe form of aphasia, and is applied to patients who can produce few recognizable words and understand little or no spoken language.

Transcortical Aphasia

is caused by damage to the cerebral cortex surrounding Broca's area or Wernicke's area. Usually occur in older people because they result from gradual deterioration of the blood supply arteries 2 types can occur, depending on where
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Cerebral Palsy

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Congenital Hearing Loss

present at birth

Conductive Hearing Loss

a hearing loss caused by pathology in the outer or middle ear

Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL)

a hearing loss caused by pathology in the inner ear

Mixed Hearing Loss

Mixed hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.

Auditory Neuropathy

is a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells within the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted to the auditory nerve and brain properly

Prelingual Hearing Loss

is someone who was born with a hearing loss, or whose hearing loss occurred before they began to speak.

Postlingual Hearing Loss

deafness is a deafness which develops after the acquisition of speech

Decibel

the unit of measurement for the loudness of sound

Semicircular Canals

are three semicircular, interconnected tubes located in the innermost part of each ear, the inner ear. vertigo

Oval Window

is a membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear.

Etiology

is the study of causation, or origination

Tympanometry

is an examination used to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum and the conduction bones by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.

Presbycusis

or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive and irreversible bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss resulting from degeneration

Eustachian Tube

narrow passage leading from the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear, permitting the equalization of pressure on each side of the eardrum

Audiogram

is a graph which gives a detailed description of your hearing ability and which can be described as a picture of your sense of hearing.

Audiometer

is a machine used for evaluating hearing acuity.

Pure Tone

the wave consists of a single frequency

Otoscopy

Examination of the ear by means of an otoscope.

Unilateral

one sided

Bilateral

two sided

Aural habilitation

Hearing loss among children and adolescents. Typically requires individualized intervention

Aural rehabilitation

helping someone that had sound but lost sound helping to regain sound

Otoxicity

is the property of being toxic to the ear. Another common cause of inner-ear damage and sensorineural hearing loss

Otosclerosis

a hereditary disorder causing progressive deafness due to overgrowth of bone in the inner ear.

Acoustic Neuroma

a benign tumor that develops on the auditory nerve causing hearing loss, loss of balance, and headaches

Cerumen

technical term for earwax

Cilia

In the inner ear, are the hair cells, which respond to fluid motion in numerous types of animals for various functions, including hearing and balance.

Meniere's Disease

A long term disorder caused by an overproduction or under absorption of endolymph, a fluid that circulates in the inner ear, resulting in a progressive hearing loss

Cranial Nerve VIII

The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and it is also pertinent to balance, to the body position sense

ASL (American Sign Language)

the visual gestural language used as a primary mode of communication by people with a hearing loss. recognized as natural language and is the native language of deaf people and deaf culture.

SEE (Signing Exact English)

a manual communication system based on spoken english.

Yardstick Rule

Yardstick Rule" height

Yardstick Distance

Speaker to Listener Distance every 3 feet there is a 6 decibel loss of sound "Yardstick Distance" far away

Waveform

Manner in which particles of air that are perceived as sound vibrate

Hertz

Unit of measurement for the pitch of sounds. The larger the number, the higher the pitch
(loudness, quality)

Transduce

Converts energy from one form into another

Atresia

absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body.

Otitis Media

Ear Infection-Inflammation of the middle ear. Space between the tympanic membrane and the oval window, fills with fluid. vibration in the oval window gets weaker, can be chronic or reoccurring. Most frequently diagnosed in infants, 75% of children have by

Tinnitis

is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. While often described as a ringing, it may also sound like a clicking, hiss or roaring.

Ossicular Discontinuity

is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. While often described as a ringing, it may also sound like a clicking, hiss or roaring.

Loudness Recruitment

Abnormally Rapid growth of loudness with an increase in intensity, must consider when fitting for hearing aids

Acoustic Neuritis

Inflammation of the auditory nerve.

Auditory Agnosia

Disorder of the central auditory nervous system in which the person has difficulty separating figure for background noise

Brain abscesses

Walled-off cavities contains dead or dying white blood cells

Cerebral arteriosclerosis

The thicker the wall of cerebral artery, the smaller the diameter of the opening in it, hence the slower the rate of blood flow.

Functioning Hearing Loss/Psychogenic Hearing Loss

Functioning hearing loss Persons do not respond appropriately to speech or other sound but appears to be no abnormality or lesion in the ears, auditory nerve or CANS. Nonorganic, but may well be a cause that has yet to be discovered.

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

hearing impairment resulting from exposure to high decibel sound that may exhibit as loss of a narrow range of frequencies, impaired cognitive perception of sound or other impairment, including hyperacusis or tinnitus.

Within Normal Limits (WNL)

? 10 - 15 dB: Normal hearing (children)
10-25 dB: Normal hearing for adults
16 - 25 dB: Slight loss (children)
26 - 40 dB: Mild loss
41 - 70 dB: Moderate loss
71 - 90 dB: Severe loss
91+ dB: Profound loss

Vocal Disorder

(disorders of phonation) disturbances in functioning of the larynx, mostly vocal folds/cords
-Severe cases called Aphonia

Articulation Disorders

errors to phoneme production
-sound substitution
-sound omission
-sound distortion

Fluency Disorders

disturbances in the normal flow of speech
-stuttering is the most common fluency disorder

Nasal resonance Disorder

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