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Degrees of hearing loss
Technology
Parts of the Ear
Terms
Help at School
100
What is the lowest amount of hearing loss a person can have?
Mild
100
What device is worn on the ear by hard of hearing or deaf individuals and it makes sounds louder?
Hearing aid
100
What is the outside of your ear called?
Pinna
100
Who is the person that tests your hearing in a sound booth?
Audiologist
100
What is an IEP?
Individual Education Plan
200
What is the 2nd lowest degree of hearing loss a person can have?
Moderate
200
What device is surgically implanted into Deaf individuals and it changes sounds into electrical impulses?
cochlear implant
200
This is the long tunnel that connects to the pinna. It has ear wax and hair.
Ear Canal
200
What is the chart/graph called that shows your hearing loss?
Audiogram
200

Who can you go to at school that can help you with your hearing aids or hearing issues?

Mrs. Farrell, nurse or classroom teacher.

300
What is the third degree of hearing loss a person can have?
Severe
300
What device does a teacher wear to make their voices louder than the background noise?
fm system
300
This is the thin piece of skin that is at the end of the ear canal. Sound vibrates when it hits this.
Ear drum
300
What does the word DECIBAL measure?
loudness
300
What is an accommodation?
Something extra given to a student in order for them to learn the same as their hearing classmates
400
What is the highest amount of hearing loss a person can have?
Profound
400
What is it called when text appears on the screen during a movie/video?
Closed Captioning (or Subtitles)
400
How many tiny bones are in your ear?
Three
400
What does the word FREQUENCY measure?
Pitch
400
What is preferential seating?
This is when you sit close to the teacher in order to hear them better and to lipread.
500
What degree of hearing loss do you have?
Answers will vary
500
What is it called when a person types what a speaker is saying as it is happening in "real time"?
CART
500
What is the snail shaped part of the ear called?
Cochlea
500

What is Ms. Farrell's job title?

Teacher of the Deaf/hard of hearing

500
What are 3 accommodations on your IEP or 504 plan?
answers will vary