Amplification Hearing Loss Basic Terminology Auditory Training Miscellaneous
100
What are hearing aids?
This is the most common treatment for hearing loss.
100
What is air conduction testing?
This determines the degree of hearing loss.
100
What is threshold?
This represents the lowest sound that can be detected.
100
What is detection?
This is the most basic level of perception while building auditory skills?
100
What are suprasegmentals?
These include stress, intonation and during of speech.
200
What is Cochlear, Nuclear, Med-El, Advanced Bionics?
This is one manufacturer of cochlear implants.
200
What is mild hearing loss?
26-40 dB represents this degree of hearing loss.
200
What is congenital?
This term refers to "present at birth."
200
What is comprehension?
This is the most advanced level in auditory training.
200
What is bone conduction testing?
This determines the typed of hearing loss.
300
What is an FM system?
This amplification system is typically used in a classroom and amplifies for everyone in the class.
300
What is word discrimination/recognition?
This test is done during a diagnostic hearing eval and is one of the most important tests performed.
300
What is objective?
Electrophysiological tests are considered this.
300
What are auditory skills?
These skills are developed prior to speech and language skills.
300
What is presbycusis?
This refers to loss of hearing due to age.
400
What is a middle ear implant?
This device is put in surgically and attached to the ossicular chain.
400
What is conductive loss?
Otitis media is the most common cause of this type of hearing loss.
400
What is tinnitus?
This refers to ringing in the ears.
400
What is DASL, SKI-HI, SPICE?
This is one specific and standardized test of auditory training.
400
What is pragmatics?
This refers to the appropriateness of language?
500
What is the RIC, receiver in the canal?
Because of its design, this type of hearing aid is very effective at minimizing feedback?
500
What is an ABR?
This is an electrophysiological test that searches for thresholds by monitoring brain waves along the auditory pathway.
500
What is multi-talker babble or speech babble?
This is a recording of several people talking at one time.
500
What is analytic?
This method of auditory training attempts to break speech into smaller components.
500
What is level of predictability?
This refers to the familiarity and repeatability of speech and language?






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