Ear
What 3 sections is the ear divided into?
Inner, Middle and Outer
What degree of hearing loss do you have?
Mild
Moderate
Moderate-Severe
Severe
Profound
What do you listen for when having your hearing tested?
Beeps
Then most of the time words
What is an audiogram?
a graph of your hearing levels
Name 2 things that can hurt a hearing aid?
water
something sharp
something heavy
animals chewing
What is between the outer and middle ear? (it vibrates when sound hits it)
Ear drum (Tympanic membrane)
What type of hearing loss do you have?
Conductive
Sensorineural
Mixed
What is the graph called that plots your hearing loss/levels?
Audiogram
What do we use to measure the pitch (high or low) sounds?
frequency
What size are your hearing aid batteries?
13
312
10
What is the part of the ear that catches sound (like a baseball mitt)
Pinna
Name 3 of the 5 degrees of hearing loss
Mild
Moderate
Moderate-Severe
Severe
Profound
Who is the person that tests your hearing?
Audiologist
What do we use to measure loudness?
decibels
What kind of hearing aids do you have?
in the ear
baha (bone anchored)
What is the part in the inner ear that looks like a snail?
Cochlea
Name 2 of the 3 types of hearing loss.
Conductive
Sensorineural
Mixed
What is the name of the booth you sit in while having your hearing tested?
Sound proof booth
What is a speech or word discrimination score?
The percent of words you can repeat back at a specific decibel level (unique for each student)
What brand are your hearing aids?
Phonak
Resound
Oticon
Starkey
Name 2 of the bones in the middle ear
Anvil (incus)
Stirrup (stapes)
What is a pure tone average?
The average of the frequencies 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz.
What is the name of the machine used to test your hearing?
Audiometer
What does SRT stand for?
Speech reception thresholds
Who is the audiologist that gave you your hearing aids?
Various