Basics of Hearing
This sense allows us to enjoy music, conversations, and nature sounds.
What is hearing?
Hearing loss is linked to an increased risk of this memory-related disease.
What is dementia?
hese small devices amplify sound and fit in or behind the ear.
What are hearing aids?
This is the best thing someone can do with their face when talking to a person with hearing loss.
What is face them directly (or make eye contact)?
This U.S. president, known for the New Deal, wore hearing aids later in life.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The tiny bones in the middle ear are called this.
What are the ossicles (hammer, anvil, stirrup)?
Seniors with hearing loss are more likely to experience these accidents.
A: What are falls?
This newer technology allows hearing aids to connect to smartphones.
What is Bluetooth?
True or false: It helps to shout when talking to someone with hearing loss.
What is false?
This composer wrote some of his greatest music, including the 9th Symphony, while profoundly deaf.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Age-related hearing loss is also called this medical term.
What is presbycusis?
Untreated hearing loss can lead to this emotional health problem.
A: What is anxiety and/or depression?
This over-the-counter option became available for mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
A: What are OTC hearing aids?
Background ____ makes it harder for people with hearing loss to understand conversation.
What is noise?
Q: This pioneering advocate for the deaf was both blind and deaf, yet became a famous author and lecturer.
Who is Helen Keller?
This is the most common cause of hearing loss in older adults.
What is aging?
Hearing aids may reduce risk of this cognitive condition.
What is cognitive decline?
This type of assistive device helps hear better when watching TV.
What is a TV streamer or assistive listening device?
Instead of repeating the same words louder, it helps to do this.
What is rephrase the sentence?
This award-winning actress from Children of a Lesser God is the only deaf performer to win an Academy Award.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
Loud noise exposure can damage these tiny ear parts permanently.
What are hair cells?
True or false: Hearing loss affects only the ears.
What is false?
Cochlear implants help people when hearing aids don’t work well because they stimulate this directly.
What is the auditory nerve?
People with hearing loss often benefit from sitting in this location at a restaurant.
What is a quiet corner?
This inventor of the telephone had a deaf mother and wife, which inspired his work in communication.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?