Parts of the Ear
Devices
What is their dB loss?
Vocabulary
100

Name the parts of the outer ear

What is pinna, auditory canal, and ear drum?

100

A chart that represents exactly what a person can and cannot hear .    

What is an audiogram?

100

If a person has an 80 dB loss, what category of hearing loss do they have?

What is a severe hearing loss?

100

What is it called when there is constant ringing in a person’s ears?

What is tinnitus?

200

What is another name for the ear drum?

What is the tympanic membrane?

200

A device worn by teachers to amplify sound.  The teachers  wears a microphone that amplifies the sound and sends the sound to the Deaf student through the normal pathway of sound.

What is an FM System?

200

500+1000+2000+3000 divided by 4

What is the formula to calculate a person’s dB loss?

200

A hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory nerve or the cochlea.

What is a sensory neural hearing loss?

300

What are the cochlea, acoustic nerve

What are the parts of the inner ear  ?  

300

Cochlear implant bypasses the normal pathway of sound.  

What is the difference between a hearing aid and a cochlear Implant?

300

If a person has a dB of -10, what category of hearing do they have? 

What is normal hearing?

300

What is it called when a person has a hearing loss in both ears?

What is a bilateral hearing loss?

400

List the 3 small bones in the middle ear

What is the malleus, incus, and stapes?

400

A device that amplifies sound through the normal pathway of the ear. It does not make sound more clear.  It only amplifies what you already hear.

What is a hearing aid?

400

If a person has a 100 dB loss, what category of hearing loss do they have?

What is a profound hearing loss?

400

What is otitis media?

What is a middle ear infection?

500

To trap sound

What is the purpose of the pinna?  

500

A device that is surgically implanted into a Deaf person’s head.  Sound is sent directly to the cochlea, bypassing the normal route of sound.

What is a cochlear implant?

500

If a person has a 50 dB loss, what category of hearing loss do they have? 

What is a moderate hearing loss?

500

A hearing loss due to excess water trapped in the auditory canal.

What is swimmer’s ear?

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