Audiogram
Hearing Loss
HAT System
Accommodations
Scenario
100
This is a graph that shows a hearing loss.
What is an audiogram?
100
This is often a permanent hearing loss, with problems affecting parts of the inner ear such as the cochlea.
What is sensorineural?
100

This helps you hear the teacher better by bringing their voice closer to you.  It helps overcome distance and noise.

What is the HAT system?

100
This term means to sit where you can hear the best.
What is preferential seating?
100

What you do if the teacher doesn't wear the HAT system close enough to his/her mouth?

What is ask him/her to move it up four fingers from her mouth?

200
The "x" on an audiogram stands for this.
What is the left ear?
200
This is a problem affecting the outer or middle ear parts such as the ear drum or ear canal.
What is conductive?
200
This has the microphone and the teacher wears.
What is the transmitter?
200
This is what you do if you did not hear what the teacher said.
What is raise your hand and ask him or her to repeat it.
200
This is what you do if the teacher sits you at the back of the class.
What is ask to sit up front so you can hear better?
300
The "o" on an audiogram stands for this
What is the right ear?
300
This means "one sided".
What is unilateral?
300
This is the piece the student wears to pick up the sound from the microphone.
What is the receiver?
300
These are words that appear at the bottom of movies to show what is being said on the screen.
What are closed captions?
300
This is what you do if you need to change your hearing aid batteries in the middle of class.
What is to raise your hand and ask to replace your batteries (or just get up and replace them).
400
This measures the loudness of sound.
What is decibels?
400
This means "two sided".
What is bilateral?
400
You need to do this at the end of the day everyday.
What is charge the transmitter and/or receiver?
400
If the teacher is giving notes and they are not written on the board, you are allowed to ask for this.
What is a written copy of the notes or a note taker?
400

This is what you do if you run out of hearing aid batteries.

What is ask the teacher to email the Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and ask for more batteries. Also acceptable: bring more from home or borrow a battery from another student.

500
This shows high pitch or low pitch.
What is frequency?
500

This can be labeled as mild, moderate, moderately-severe, severe, or profound.

What is degree of hearing loss?

500

You need to do this every day at the beginning of the day.

What is take the HAT system off the charger, and give it to the teacher?

500

If you are taking a test, you are allowed to use this.

What is your HAT system?

500

If you have a cold and cannot hear well even with your hearing aids on, you would do this.

What is to tell the teacher you are not hearing well today.