Parts of the ear
How many parts of the ear do we have?
3 Inner Middle Outer
How many kinds of hearing loss is there?
3
A graph that shows what a person can hear
Audiogram
Three tiny bones in the inner ear
ossicles (stirrup, mallus, hammer)
What is mixed hearing loss?
When a person has both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
This measures your hearing ability across a range of frequencies in each ear.
What is the name of the part that vibrates
Ear drum
Hearing loss in the outer ear the prevents sound from traveling to the inner ear
Conductive hearing loss
Intensity is equal to loudness. True or False
True
The movement of the hair cells sends electrical signals to the brain. Where are the hairs located?
The cochlea
Hearing loss in the inner ear caused by damage to the cochlea
Sensorineural hearing loss
What can damage the hairs in the cochlea
intense or excessive noise
What sends the sound waves from the cochlea to the brain?
Auditory nerve
What can cause sensorineural hearing loss (4 answers)
Heredity (born that way)
Excessive exposure to loud noise
sickness
trauma (damage)
You can have a cochlear implant if you have sensorineural hearing loss. True or false
True