Acronyms
Using CC on the tv this is a transcription of oral words and sounds.
What is Closed Captioning
The three bones of the ear
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes
This type of hearing loss is one in the cochlea and is permanent
What is a sensorineural hearing loss
typical in children, this infection is in the middle ear
What is otitis media
Audiometric testing is completed using this piece of equipment
What is an audiometer
Signified as dB on the audiogram this is the unit of measurement for loudness.
What is a Decibel
The organ of hearing
What is the cochlea
This type of hearing loss is due to a block in the outer ear or middle ear stopping sound from getting to the cochlea
What is a conductive hearing loss
old age related hearing loss
What is presbycusis
We look in the ear with this piece of equipment
ABR - this is a test that uses electrodes and the brainstem response to sounds
What is Auditory Brainstem Response
The medical name for the eardrum.
What is the tympanic membrane
This type of hearing loss is when the person has both a conductive hearing loss and a sensory hearing loss
What is a mixed hearing loss
a medication that is toxic to the cochlea
What is an ototoxic medication
We test the middle ear with this piece of equipment
What is a tympanometer?
ITC this type of hearing aid is a custom device in the ear
What is an In the canal hearing aid
The nerve of the auditory and vestibular systems
What is the VIII cranial nerve?
when a person does not have a nerve of hearing it is this kind of hearing loss
What is a neural hearing loss
Caused by an infection (typically bacterial) of the menengies
What is meningitis
Newborn hearing screening is typically this type of tests
PE tube - this is a tube in the TM used for people with middle ear infections
What are pressure equalization tube
The cells within the organ of Corti that are responsible for increasing the amount of basilar membrane movement when soft sounds are present.
What are outer hair cells?
Someone who is faking their hearing loss. This is defined as this type of hearing loss.
What is a functional hearing loss
considered a congenital hearing loss, this infection is the number one cause of hearing loss at birth
What is CMV - cytomegalovirus
When a person has normal hearing but complains of hearing loss, we can do this kind of testing
What is central auditory processing disorder testing.