Exam Preview for 40238: An Overview of the American Academy of Audi

An Overview of the American Academy of Audiology Clinical Consensus Statement on Assessment of Vestibular Function in the Pediatric Population

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1. The importance of evaluating children for vestibular dysfunction includes: About 50% of children with hearing loss also have vestibular dysfunction. Children with vestibular dysfunction often have delayed motor development. Children with vestibular dysfunction are at academic risk due to difficulty with reading or looking up at the board and back to the paper on their desk. All of the above
2. What is the minimum number of frequencies that should be assessed during pediatric Sinusoidal Harmonic Acceleration (SHA) testing? 1 2 3 As many as they will tolerate
3. All components of the VNG test battery can typically be completed/tolerated by what age? 6 months old 2 years old 4 years old 8 + years old
4. Normal vertical canal video head impulse testing in children aged 3-12 differs from adults. Which of the following statements is true regarding this? Gain was higher in children compared to adult values. Pediatric pupil sizes were smaller than adults. Gain was lower in children compared to adult values Saccades are normal in this age group
5. Down-beating spontaneous nystagmus is common in which of the following vestibular pathologies? Peripheral Inner Ear Vestibular Nerve None of the above