Audiograms
Interpret this Audiogram: a5
What is bilateral typical hearing?
This device amplifies sound to help people with hearing loss hear more clearly.
What is a hearing aid?
Earwax is medically known by this term.
What is cerumen?
The primary test used to evaluate the middle ear's function
What is tympanometry?
The name of the external part of the ear.
What is the pinna?
Interpret this Audiogram: a4
What is unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, beginning with a moderate loss in lower frequencies rising to a mild and almost typical loss in the higher frequencies?
This implant bypasses damaged hair cells in the cochlea and directly stimulates the auditory nerve.
What is a cochlear implant?
This is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss worldwide.
What is noise exposure (or noise-induced hearing loss)?
This test measures hearing sensitivity across frequencies using headphones and tones.
What is pure-tone audiometry?
These three tiny middle ear bones are called this collectively.
What are the ossicles?
Interpret this Audiogram: a3
What is bilateral sensorineural hearing loss beginning at a mild loss in the mid frequencies sloping to a moderate loss in the right ear and severe loss in the left ear? There is a rise of about 20-25 dB between 4000-8000 Hz for both ears as well.
This assistive device sends a speaker’s voice directly to a listener, often used in classrooms.
What is an FM system?
Prolonged exposure to sounds above about this decibel level can potentially damage hearing.
What is 85 decibels?
This objective test measures sounds produced by the cochlea, often used in newborn screenings.
What are otoacoustic emissions (OAEs)?
The membranous part of the ear that moves the ossicles.
What is the eardrum or tympanic membrane?
Interpret this Audiogram: a2
In the right ear, what is a conductive hearing loss beginning at a mild loss and sloping down to moderate in the higher frequencies?
In the left ear, what is a mild sensorineural hearing loss in the mid to high frequencies only?
This common hearing aid style places the main electronics behind the ear and uses a tube or wire to deliver sound.
What is a behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid?
Humans can typically hear sounds in this frequency range.
What is 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz?
This electrophysiologic test measures the brain’s response to sound and is often used when behavioral responses are limited.
What are ABRs (auditory brainstem response)?
The three tiny bones in the middle ear.
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes?
Interpret this Audiogram: a1
What is bilateral mixed hearing loss?
In the right ear, what is a mixed hearing loss beginning at a mild loss sloping to moderate loss in the mid frequencies, and a major slope to severe at 8000 Hz?
In the left ear, what is a ranging moderate to moderately severe loss in the mid frequencies sloping to a severe and profound loss in the high frequencies?
This bone-conduction device is often used for conductive hearing loss or single-sided deafness.
What is a BAHA? (bone-anchored hearing aid)
This sense is closely linked to hearing because both systems are located in the inner ear.
What is balance (or the vestibular sense)?
During this test, speech is presented at different levels to find the softest level at which a person can repeat words correctly.
What is speech reception threshold testing (SRT)?
The number of semicircular canals in the vestibular portion of the inner ear. If possible, name them.
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What is the anterior, posterior, and lateral semicircular canals?