Basic Audiology
The degree required to become an audiologist
Au.D
Small pinna
Microtia
The 2 colors on audiometric headphones
Red and Blue
There are these many tympanograms
5
Hearing loss normative to aging
Presbycusis
The semicircular canals and cochlea are responsible for this
Balance
Fluid in the Middle Ear
Otitis Media
On an audiogram, red and round are indicators of this ear.
Right Ear
In a Type Ad tympanogram, the "D" refers to this.
Deep, Disarticulate, or discontinuous
The abbreviation A.U indicates this
both ears
#4 is known as this
Tympanic Membrane
Absence of Pinna
Anotia
An exhaustive calibration on audiometers is required this often
1 year
Tympanometry allows for the distinction between these types of hearing losses
Conductive and Sensorineural Loss
Before age 50, Adults should get their hearing checked every ____ years
10
AAA stands for this
American Academy of Audiology
Tumor-like growth that is in the middle ear and mastoid
cholesteatoma
A patient who has a 56dB loss is categorized by having this type of hearing loss
Moderately-Severe
Type C tympanogram is known as this.
Negative
Ringing in the ears
Tinnitus
Hearing loss in the inner ear and beyond
Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNL)
Spongy growth over the ossicles and footplate of stapes
Otosclerosis
An audiogram that shows a very steep drop in measurements is known as this
Ski-Slope Audiogram
An ear canal volume (ECV) of >2ml indicates this specific etiology
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Smallest bone in the human body
Stapes