Parts of the Ear
The outer portion of your ear.... located on the side of the head.
What is the pinna/outer ear?
This type of hearing loss affects the inner ear, usually damage to the cochlea.
What is Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)?
The 3 tiny bones in the middle ear are known as...
What are ossicles?
Technology that helps individuals with hearing loss to hear better
What is a hearing aid/cochlear implant?
Earbuds can be useful when used at this volume (i.e. low, high)
What is low volume?
The area of the ear leading from the outer ear to the eardrum. You may find wax here ....
What is the ear canal?
True or False
Having hearing loss in one ear is called UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS
True
A language consisting of hand movements to communicate, primarily used by deaf people
What is sign language?
Hearing is one of the _____ (number) senses
What is 5?
A good way to tell if your earbuds are too loud is to ask...
What are the people around you?
Contains fluid and hair cells and is shaped similar to a snail
What is the cochlea?
Term for hearing loss in both ears
What is BILATERAL hearing loss?
If someone has hearing loss, we usually say that person is...
What is deaf?
We clean this out of our ears, but it actually prevents infections
What is earwax?
Earbuds can cause loud noise that damages the hair cells in this part of the inner ear
What is the cochlea?
The names of each of the three tiny bones in the middle ear
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes—the Latin names for hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
Type of hearing loss due to damage to the outer and middle ear
What is conductive hearing loss?
Looking at someone's lips and facial expressions to understand what they are saying (used by people with hearing loss)
What is lipreading or speechreading?
Audiologist
Who is the person who test for hearing loss?
Name one sign of hearing loss/damage
What is ringing, buzzing, or roaring in the ears after a loud noise or Muffling of sounds?
The nerve that sends hearing signals to the brain to be processed
What is the auditory nerve?
Hearing loss affecting all parts of the ear
What is MIXED hearing loss?
Name two of the ways hearing loss may be treated
What is hearing aids, surgery, cochlear implants, medicine, or assistive listening devices?
The ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations through the ear is known as
What is hearing?
A safer alternative to earbuds
What are headphones?