Types of Hearing Loss
This type of hearing loss occurs when sound cannot pass through the outer or middle ear properly.
What is conductive hearing loss?
This test determines if sound can bypass the outer and middle ear and go directly to the cochlea.
What is bone conduction audiometry?
This device amplifies sound for individuals with hearing loss.
What is a hearing aid?
This factor, along with quality of intervention, greatly impacts language development in children with hearing loss.
What is early identification?
This term describes recognizing that others have thoughts and emotions, which children with hearing loss may struggle with.
What is Theory of Mind (ToM)?
This type of hearing loss results from damage to the cochlea or auditory nerve.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
The lowest level at which a person can recognize speech, measured using single words.
What is the speech recognition threshold (SRT)?
This device bypasses the cochlea and directly stimulates the auditory nerve.
What is a cochlear implant?
This type of communication follows English grammar, unlike ASL.
What is Signed English?
This auditory skill level is demonstrated when a child turns toward a sound.
What is auditory awareness?
This type of hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural loss.
What is mixed hearing loss?
This audiological tool assesses auditory processing disorder (APD) by presenting competing linguistic stimuli.
What is dichotic listening?
This system improves signal-to-noise ratio in classrooms and noisy environments.
What is an FM system?
This term describes using both sign language and spoken language depending on the environment.
What is bimodal bilingualism?
This method of auditory training involves pointing to a picture that corresponds to a spoken word.
What is identification-level auditory training?
A common middle ear infection in children that can lead to temporary hearing loss and speech delays.
What is otitis media?
This test measures hearing in young children by rewarding them for responding to sounds.
What is visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA)?
This check uses speech sounds across different frequencies to monitor auditory access.
What is the Ling-Madell-Hewitt sound check?
A common phonological error where a child with hearing loss drops the final sound in a word.
What is final consonant omission?
This processing type relies on prior knowledge to interpret meaning in speech.
What is top-down processing?
This disorder results in normal otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) but abnormal auditory brainstem response (ABR).
What is auditory neuropathy?
On an audiogram, this pattern suggests asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss.
What is one ear showing more severe loss than the other?
This law ensures that children with hearing loss receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
The Ruffin et al. (2013) study found disparities between deaf children with cochlear implants and hearing peers on this type of assessment.
What are standardized language tests?
This environmental factor significantly impacts auditory perception and speech discrimination in infants with hearing loss.
What is sound localization?