Degree of Hearing Loss
What is the term used for the first (least) degree of hearing loss?
Mild
What device is worn on the ear by hard of hearing or deaf individuals that is used to amplify or make sound louder?
Hearing aid
What is the term for the outside of your ear?
Pinna
What is the name of the person who tests your hearing in a sound booth?
Audiologist
What does IEP stand for?
Individual Education Plan
What is the term used for the second lowest degree of hearing loss?
Moderate
What device is surgically implanted into Deaf individuals that changes sounds into electrical impulses?
cochlear implant
This is the long tunnel that connects to the pinna. It has ear wax and hair.
Ear Canal
What is the chart/graph called that shows your hearing loss?
Audiogram
What is a 504 Plan?
A plan that provides only accommodations for a person with disabilities.
What is the term used for the third degree of hearing loss?
Severe
What is the name of the device when a teacher wears a microphone and sound goes directly into an individual's hearing aids to reduce background noise?
Hearing Assistive Technology/Roger Touchscreen (Old term: FM System)
This is the thin piece of skin that is at the end of the ear canal. Sound vibrates when it hits this.
Ear drum
DECIBEL is a unit of measurement for what?
loudness
What is an accommodation?
Supports given to a student with a disability in order for them to learn the same as their hearing peers.
What is the term used for the highest degree of hearing loss?
Profound
What is it called when text appears on the screen during a movie/video?
Closed Captioning (or Subtitles)
How many tiny bones are in your middle ear?
Three
FREQUENCY is a unit of measurement for what?
Pitch
What is preferential seating?
Specific placement in the classroom in order to best see and hear the teacher.
What is your degree of hearing loss?
Answers will vary
What is the term for the process when a person types what a speaker is saying as it is happening in "real time"?
CART
What is the snail shaped part of the inner ear called?
Cochlea
What is Mrs. Anderson's job title?
Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
What are 3 accommodations on your IEP?
answers will vary