What Hearing Loss?
Mild
What is hearing loss that falls between 25 and 40 dB on the audiogram?
When you plug your ears and sound by bone conduction is louder
What is the occlusion effect?
Absence of Pinna
What is Anotia
There are 100's identified
What are genetic hearing losses?
Right, Red, Round
What is right ear air conduction?
Sensorineural
What is abnormal hearing by both bone conduction and air conduction and is intertwined on the audiogram?
Hearing loss slopes steeply, greater than 20 dB per octave
What is precipitously?
Fusion of ossicles with calcium deposits in adults
What is Otosclerosis?
I had hearing loss at birth, and my mother and siblings have had hearing loss at birth too.
What is hereditary hearing loss?
Carrot, or arrow pointing upward
What is the symbol for unmasked bone or unknown ear bone conduction?
ANSD
What is Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder?
For the audiologist: When in doubt....
What is MASK?
Sudden onset of ear pain, decreased hearing, and fullness feeling in the ear (bulging TM)
What is Acute Otitis Media?
I have Down syndrome and hearing loss from birth
What is genetic hearing loss related to a syndrome?
Right and left facing brackets
What are symbols for right and left ear masked bone conduction?
Mixed Hearing Loss
What is both bone conduction and air conduction responses are abnormal and there is an ABG?
When sound presented to the poorer ear is loud enough to be heard in the opposite ear
What is Cross-over?
Most common surgery in young children which relieves fluid and infection build-up in the middle ear.
What is myringotomy with PE tube placement?
There is no hearing loss in my family except for my little brother who has only profound SNHL bilaterally
What is genetic, non-syndromic hearing loss?
S
What is the symbol for sound-field testing, only the better ear is responding?
Profound hearing loss
What is hearing loss that falls in the range that is 90 dBHL or poorer
Interaural Attenuation
EC: the amount of sound for each transmitter
What is the amount of sound lost as it crosses over in the skull?
Insert 70dBHL
Bone 0 dBHL
Circumaural 40 dBHL
Gradual loss of hearing, beginning in high frequencies, due to aging
What is Presbycusis?
Levi 501s
What are Dr. Van Riper's favorite jeans from 1979?
Left ear unmasked and masked
What is X and Square?