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Hearing Basics
Ear Anatomy
Hearing Loss
Nursing Practice
Hearing Devices
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What is the softest level of sound a person can hear called? 

Threshold

100
What is the visible external part of the ear called?

Pinna or auricle

100
This disorder makes it hard for the brain to understand sounds correctly, even when hearing is normal?

Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)

100

What is the name of the device nurses may use for a quick hearing screening?

Audiometer or screening audiometer
100
This classroom device sends the teacher's voice directly to a student's hearing aids or cochlear implants, reducing the impact of background noise, reverberation, or distance between the speaker?

Digital Modulation System (formerly known as FM system)

200

What unit is used to measure loudness?

Decibel (dB)

200
This snail-shaped structure in the inner ear converts sound vibrations into electrical signals? 

Cochlea

200

Which type of hearing loss is permanent, involving the organ of hearing in the inner ear?

Sensorineural hearing loss

200
This federal law protects students with hearing loss by requiring school to provide equal access to education?

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

200

The most common device used to amplify sound for people with hearing loss is a…

Hearing aid

300

Where are the three tiniest bones in the body located?

Middle ear (malleus, incus, stapes)

300

Which tube helps equalize pressure between the middle ear and the back of the nose and throat?

Eustachian tube

300
What type of hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss?

Mixed hearing loss

300

Annual hearing screenings through the school district should include tone screening at these three frequencies at this presentation level?

1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz at 20 dB HL

300

Which implantable device can best help people with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss?

Cochlear implant

400

True or False - Normal conversational speech is approximately 60 dB?

True
400

What structure separates the outer ear and middle ear?

Tympanic membrane or eardrum

400

What is the most common cause of preventable hearing loss in healthcare settings?

Noise exposure
400

Students with transient or permanent hearing loss may need to sit here in the classroom, so they can better see the teacher's face and hear instruction? 

Front of the room (preferential seating)

400

What type of device may be used for someone with one normal-hearing ear and one deaf ear/absent ear (microtia/atresia)?

CROS or bone-anchored hearing aid

500
What is the medical term for the perception of ringing, buzzing, or hissing in the ears? 

Tinnitus

500
Dizziness and spinning sensations are often caused by problems in this part of the ear?

Inner Ear Vestibular System

500

Which type of hearing loss occurs when sound cannot reach the inner ear due to excessive wax build up or middle ear dysfunction (i.e., ETD or OME)?

Conductive hearing loss
500

What communication techniques helps students with hearing loss in the school setting?

Facing patient (visual cues), clear speech, and reducing ambient noise

500

What is the average lifespan of a hearing aid before replacement?

5 years