Tuning-Fork Tests
Terms
Parts of the Ear
Types of Hearing Loss
Sound and It's Measurement
100
A perceived increase in loudness for a bone conducted signal when the ear canal is occluded
What is Occlusion Effect?
100
Rapid, random movement associated with heat
What is Brownian Motion?
100
Pinna, ear lobe, and ear canal
What are outer parts of the ear?
100
Impaired AC, normal BC, middle ear hearing loss
What is a conductive hearing loss?
100
Frequency
What is cycles per second?
200
Compares the patient's bone conduction to a normal person:
What is the Schwabach test?
200
Hearing noises in your ear such as ringing, roaring, pops and crickets
What is tinnitus?
200
Eardrum and ossicles
What are the middle parts of the ear?
200
Impaired AC, impaired BC, inner ear hearing loss
What is a sensory/neural hearing loss?
200
Period
What is the time it takes to complete one cycle:
300
Compares the patient's bone conduction to air conduction:
What is the Rinne test?
300
Something toxic or poison in your ears
What is ototoxic?
300
Cochlea, semi-circular ducts, and auditory canal
What are the inner parts of the ear?
300
Impaired AC, impaired BC, middle and inner ear hearing loss
What is a mixed hearing loss?
300
Resonant Hz
What is the natural rate of vibration of a mass?
400
Checks for the occlusion effect
What is the Bing test?
400
Refers to a state type of certificate required by all 50 states
What is licensure?
400
Malleus, incus, and stapes
What are the names of the three ossicles?
400
Person with normal hearing, but tests indicate loss
What is a non-organic hearing loss?
400
Velocity
What is the speed that sound waves travel?
500
Purpose is to check for lateralization
What is the Weber test?
500
Refers to a national level certificate available through the ABA and ASHA
What is certification?
500
Tympanic membrane
What is another term used to describe eardrum?
500
Malingering
What is another term used to describe non-organic hearing loss?
500
Impedance
What is the resistance to movement?
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