roots
audio
sound/hearing
uni
one
audiologist
Person who specialilzes in hearing. Your hearing doctor.
TDHH
Teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing
mild
You will have a hard time hearing in noise or whispers (soft speech)
gram
picture/graph
lateral
side
bilateral
hearing loss in both ears.
BTE
behind the ear hearing aid
Moderate
you will have a hard time hearing conversational speech, especially in noise. You need things louder at a higher volume.
ology
the study of
conductive
hearing loss in the outer or middle ear that may be corrected with medicine or surgery.
unilateral
hearing loss in one ear.
BAHA
bone anchored hearing aid
Severe
You will not be able to understand speech, even if it is loud. May hear with amplification, but not normal.
ologist
person who studies/specialist
sensorinueral
hearing loss in the inner ear that can not be corrected.
audiogram
a picture of your hearing
CI
Cochlear Implant
Profound
Speech descrimination is difficult, even with a hearing aid. (Is that a sound or speech?)
bi
two
mixed loss
hearing loss with both a conductive and sensorinueral component.
audiology
the study of sound and hearing
Db
Decibels
Severe
Can't hear people talking even with a hearing aid and need to look at lips (lip reading) to help you understand