Physics of Sound
Hearing Loss
100
Particles of the air that vibrate in unique patterns to create different sounds.
What is waveform?
100
Result of damaged or impaired auditory systems that may be accompanied with limited speech and language use.
What is hearing loss.
200
Unit of measurement that refers to the loudness of sounds.
What is decibels (dB)?
200
Refers to the type of conductive hearing loss that is in both ears.
What is bilateral conductive hearing loss.
300
Unit of measurement that refers to the pitch of sounds.
What is hertz (Hz)?
300
Refers to a type of hearing loss that contains symptoms from multiple types of loss and is hard to find the cause of.
What is mixed hearing loss.
400
Sound created by particles that vibrate at a simple frequency.
What is Pure Tone?
400
A type of hearing loss that is caused from damage of the inner ear.
What is sensorineural hearing loss.
500
Produced by a pure tone.
What is sine wave.
500
A temporary loss of hearing caused by a loud noises.
What is temporary threshold shift.
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