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A Dementia Primer for Audiologists

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1.  Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for dementia? Gender Parkinson's Disease Hearing Loss Age

2.  Which of the following mechanisms posits that both hearing loss and dementia result from a common neurodegenerative? Binaural integration theory Cascade hypothesis Cognitive load hypothesis Common cause hypothesis

3.  The following descriptor describes which of the following behaviors associated with dementia: no knowledge of having a particular disease - overestimation of abilities? Amnesia Anosognosia Aphasia Apraxia

4.  When a person with dementia confuses a cashew nut for a hearing aid which of the following behaviors does h/she display? Apathy Anosognosia Agnosia Allele

5.  Which of the following statements is true? Age related hearing loss is a primary cause of dementia. Hearing aids prevent dementia onset. Dementia is a normal part of the aging process. Hearing loss increases the risk for dementia.

6.  Which of the following statement best describes the connection between hearing health care interventions and dementia onset and progression? Hearing aids prevent dementia Hearing aid use reverses symptoms of dementia There is no direct evidence that treatment of hearing loss can prevent or delay dementia onset Persons with dementia are ideal candidates for cochlear implantation as they reduce the severity of dementia symptoms

7.  Which of the following behaviors is NOT common to persons with dementia and hearing loss? Threat to safety Associated with social disengagement Increasing in prevalence Primary etiology is metabolic in nature

8.  Which stage of dementia requires clinicians to provide choices, to validate emotional content of what has been said, and to distract and redirect? Early stage Middle stage Late stage Pre-clinical stage

9.  Which of the following is the most common form of dementia? Alzheimer's disease Lewy Body Parkinsonian Frontotemporal neuropathy

10.  Which of the following is a primary symptom of dementia? Hallucinations Delirium Visual loss Memory loss