Parts of the Ear
This outermost part of the ear collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.
What is the pinna?
This type of hearing loss occurs when sound is blocked from reaching the inner ear, often due to earwax, fluid, or a damaged eardrum.
What is conductive hearing loss?
This graph is used by audiologists to show how well a person hears different pitches and volumes.
What is an audiogram?
This most common hearing device amplifies sound to help people with hearing loss hear more clearly.
What is a hearing aid?
This is the primary role of an ASL interpreter in a communication setting.
What is to translate spoken language into American Sign Language (ASL)?
This tube carries sound waves from the outer ear to the eardrum.
What is the ear canal?
This form of hearing loss results from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve, and is often permanent.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
On an audiogram, this axis represents pitch or frequency, measured in hertz (Hz).
What is the horizontal axis (x-axis)?
This type of hearing device is surgically implanted in the cochlea and can help individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.
What is a cochlear implant?
This is the right of a Deaf individual when working with an ASL interpreter, ensuring they have clear communication in important situations like medical appointments or legal matters.
What is the right to have access to an ASL interpreter?
This thin membrane vibrates when hit by sound waves, marking the boundary between the outer and middle ear.
What is the eardrum (or tympanic membrane)?
This type of hearing loss involves both conductive and sensorineural components.
What is mixed hearing loss?
This symbol on an audiogram usually represents the left ear's thresholds.
What is an "X"?
This device, often used in classrooms, helps people with hearing loss by amplifying sound directly from the speaker to the listener's hearing aids or cochlear implants.
What is an FM system?
If an interpreter is not positioned correctly or in the best place to communicate effectively, a Deaf individual can request this from the interpreter to ensure accessibility.
What is the right to ask the interpreter to change their location or angle for better visibility?
These three small bones in the middle ear amplify sound vibrations and pass them to the inner ear.
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes?
People with this type of hearing loss, often caused by aging or noise exposure, may benefit from hearing aids to amplify sound.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
If the marks on an audiogram fall below 20 decibels across all frequencies, the person likely has this.
What is hearing loss?
This type of hearing aid is worn behind the ear and uses a tubing system to deliver sound into the ear canal.
What is a behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid?
A Deaf individual has the right to this when an interpreter is not available, ensuring communication can still occur with alternative accommodations.
What is the right to request an alternative form of communication (such as a video relay or captioning)?
This spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear converts vibrations into nerve signals for the brain.
What is the cochlea?
Individuals with severe to profound hearing loss who don't benefit from hearing aids may be candidates for this surgically implanted device.
What is a cochlear implant?
True or False: On an audiogram, everything above the hearing threshold line can be heard.
What is false?
This type of device helps people with hearing loss in specific situations by transmitting sound directly to their hearing aids or cochlear implants, often used in movie theaters or churches.
What is an induction loop system (or hearing loop)?
If a Deaf individual doesn’t understand a sign or concept the interpreter used, they have the right to do this to ensure clear communication.
What is ask the interpreter for clarification or to rephrase the information?