ASHA Audiology Resources

Increase your patient satisfaction with ASHA’s audiologic rehab resources Let’s Talk Audiology: Patient Education Newsletters and Audiograms Add your contact information, photocopy or print from CD, and distribute these newsletters to patients and consumers. Each newsletter contains valuable information on such topics as: ■ ■ Let’s Talk Audiology: Contemporary Issues in Disorders and Treatment Keep your patients up-to-date with this new collection of patient education newsletters. Available as a standalone product or as a set with the Let’s Talk Audiology Patient Education Illustrations and Handouts, the CD contains 11 current newsletters for you to print and add your information. Topics include: ■ ototoxicity ■ genetic hearing loss and counseling ■ bone-anchored hearing aids ■ otosclerosis ■ and much more Item #0112816 $29 > > > ASHA member $39 > > > nonmember S NEED ION ICAT MUN COM IAL SPEC WITH ions or OPLE ful situat R PE trigger – Stress FO Stress stress can tion after . . . F O R relaxaO P L E W I T H S P E al I A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N N E E D S PE C – Natur g migraine. changes durin Hormonal es such as g durin nal chang MD and hormo cycle or , as well rual El-Kashlan,, PhD the menst and menopause Hussam such as Handelsman pregnancy medicationsne Kelli Lahargoue, MS and Janyee nal Outer Ear Middle Inner Ear is a very t as hormo or hormo worsen Patrick Feeney, PhD es Ear Migraine er. Abou 9% contraceptiv therapy, may disord An acoustic neuroma is a common of men and 17%–1 Semicircular replacement the Canals noncancerous tumor that typically Malleus ine. 6%–20% experience – Heavy migra n activity sleep pattern Stapes originates in the balance portion of the of wome of migraine. is Physical es in Incus sensation) of acoustic nerve (8th cranial nerve). The on or chang ine. symptoms (spinning exerti , third Vestibular Nerve 8th Cranial acoustic nerve runs from the inner ear initiate a migra Ear Canal to t lights Vertigo by up to one Nerve Cochlear Nerve – Brigh can or migraine, the brain stem. An acoustic neuroma may ry stimuli reported scent lights who have ess or Senso also be referred to as a vestibular people and fluore if pleasant, up dizzin general is reported by ts sun glare, , even Schwannoma. and smells Cochlea ine. diness unusual of all patien unstea The incidence (occurrences per year) trigger migra – quarters could factors to three Although of acoustic neuroma is about 1 per onmental , weather, cause migraine. on Envir with re can 100,000 individuals. Acoustic neuromas is a comm pressu es in season often not Eustachian migraine are very slow growing and typically Change, or barometric Ear ess, it is Tube Drum of dizzin for years when for ine. altitud affect only one ear (unilateral).aIn rare to be a migra t al care diagnosed believed cases, such as the genetic condition promp seek medic ess, in l is now ine patients Migraine of dizzin neuro type II (NF2), neurofibromatosislogica start a acoustic ts • elevated or absent acoustic reflexes or A complete hearing evaluation for Migra include: complaintsse most patien of cally basedmay affectcan ears (bilateral). Factorsinclude migraine audiometry, neuromasn triggers both Risk should s for pure tone nal positive results of acoustic reflex geneti think Certai che. e perso part becau physicians Risk factor including: decay testing. word recognition testing, and middle ear disorder. of heada or remot events, and manyonly in terms organic history series of testing migraine • family of (including tympanometry, Symptoms es in the (a major Any combination of the above che rance migraine migraine is an y onal chang n intole , acoustic reflex threshold testing, and and heada s, acoustic us • functi Unilateral system neuromas cause histor findings together with the patient’s n In reality al syndrome y of motio inal nerve nervo l reflex decay toward motio trigem most famou symptoms toin our on the same side as • long histor ncytesting). Most common ologic symptoms and history will help to ay occur ts neurologica albeit the results suggesting acoustic neuromas in patien one, pain pathw People with acoustic such the tumor. determine whether further diagnostic with tende is only ) cals, toms. Even ine is often (walking may ss system neuromas may notice ear fullness and/or sickneinclude the following: testing is indicated. or brain chemi of its symp ches, migra sensitivity you ances in headache half motion ates pain) ringing can hearing • “sensorineural type” ofmake loss in • imbal in one ear and may experience with heada ed as sinus Further testing may include an • visual t aisles nin (regul Less than balance the higher pitched as serotoproblems. Hearing the and supermarkefortable)sounds in one ear; misdiagnos headache. have cals from loss, which auditory brainstem response (ABR) test e develops that irritate s on usually of chemi slowly, may be first feel uncom tension-typeine suf ers suffer and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). • word recognition scores that are poorer lights • releas migraine bright noticedinal nerve blood vessel of all migradiagnosis of trigem as trouble understanding phone of thane of er. • An ABR test uses surface electrodes • dislik would be predicted based on pure a) provid ed a swelling thatbrain conversations con ersations in the ear. Hearing loss conv phobi care receiv cause tone test especially when (photo results,sounds health attached to various places on the head. e of becomes worse as the tumor grows. In send pain from their the surfac speech of presented at loud levels; e is loud vessels (area of It is a painless test conducted with the • dislik some cases, hearing loss may occur n blood tem and/or ophobia) nausea patient resting comfortably that • swolle andthe brains fluctuate, with (phon ncy for suddenlys to may even sses pain) signal sed tende records the individual’s electrical that proce alternating periods of better and worse • increa the brain responses along the acoustic nerve and hearing. In the rare instances of bilateral brainstem in response to sounds. red acoustic neuromas, ers Trigg symptoms will occur especially Around 90% of patients with acoustic (spinning Migraine on both ears. – Alcohol, late; Vertigo People with acoustic neuromas will have abnormal results Foods s; choco ted by cheese is repor on this test. This test may be referred wine; aged caffeine; and neuromas may notice ear sensation) Audiologic Diagnosis ate (MSG). to by several different names, 6055-6 people aspartame; m glutam also g conduct third of A qualified audiologist will can including Auditory Evoked Response or fastin fullness and/or ringing in monosodiu up to one a completeing meals hearing evaluation in order to tion, 2006 (AER), Brainstem Evoked Audiometry migraine Skipp aring Associa determine degree and type of hearing migraine. who have age-He one ear and may Response (BEAR), and Brainstem trigger -Langu or both loss and reveal whether onean Speechears Evoked Response Audiometry © Americ experience balance are affected.Talk.” results can be used to These (BERA). of “Let’s opying ed photoc help confirm or rule out the medical problems. for unlimit diagnosis of acoustic neuroma as part of is granted sion the comprehensive assessment. Permis ■ tinnitus benign paroxysmal positional vertigo/dizziness childhood hearing loss and Migraine s Dizzines Includes 14 newsletters, two audiograms including an audiogram/illustration of the ear with space to write patient-speciﬁc information to aid in counseling, and a storage binder. English—Item #0112487 Spanish—Item #0112672 $56 > > > ASHA member $75 > > > nonmember Acoustic Neuroma Audiology Permission is granted for unlimited photocopying of “Let’s T ” © American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2006 Talk. Talk.” 6055-1 © 2003 10 Save Audiology %! Item #0112827 $77 > > > ASHA member $103 > > > nonmember © 2003 Wear the ASHA logo — it speaks volumes! ASHA Lapel Pins and Embroidered Patches Promote your certiﬁcation with an ASHA lapel pin made of polished antique brass or an embroidered iron-on patch. They make great gifts for graduating students entering the profession. 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