SLP Survey of Hearing Screening

The Spectrum of Hearing Screening

Speech language pathologists are involved in speech, language and cognitive evaluations. This survey investigates if, how and why hearing is screened in speech settings. Survey results will be revealed at an upcoming ASHA presentation: Audiology in SNFs: A guide for audiology and speech therapy service coordination.

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* 1. Check your primary employment setting

Hospital

University

Rehabilitation Center/Home Health

Schools

Private practice

Health Department

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Population served:

Pediatric

Adult

Both pediatric and adult

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* 3. Does your work setting employ an audiologist?

Yes

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* 4. Does your work setting offer audiology services?

Yes

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* 5. Check all methods of hearing screening used:

Pure tone screening

Tympanometry

OAE

Observation

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None

Other:

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you screen hearing, check all reasons that will cause you to screen hearing:

Request by family, staff or patient

Failing in school

Poor speech articulation

Before assessing speech, language or cognition

After hospitalization for any reason

After medical treatment of ears

Patient has a hearing aid

Medical history of chronic condition such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you do not screen hearing, the reasons are:

Lack of equipment to screen

Lack of hearing screening training and oversight

Population served does not need screening

Patients always referred for complete audiology assessment before evaluation for speech, language or cognition

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you do not screen hearing or refer for hearing testing, please check any reasons below:

Hearing aids are too expensive

Patient already has hearing aids

Workload too busy to add hearing screening

Unable to locate audiologist for referrals

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In the case of a failed hearing screening, what is your next step?

Refer to audiologist

Refer to the doctor or ENT physician

Send a note home or put a note in the chart that the patient failed and needs an audiological evaluation