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What is the hearing loss that is due to problems of the inner ear, known as nerve-related hearing loss.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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What is the loss of hearing over a long period of time?
Gradual Hearing Loss
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What is the presence of deafness in only one ear?
Unilateral Hearing Loss
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What is tinnitus?
The ringing in the ear when no sound is present.
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What is the device that is battery powered and makes listening easier for hard of hearing individuals?
Hearing Aid
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What is the hearing loss due to problems of the ear canal, ear drum, or middle ear.
Conductive Hearing Loss
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What type of hearing loss is a result on inner ear nerve damage?
Permanent Hearing Loss
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What is the deafness that occurs after age three, or after the development of language in the individual?
Postlingual Deafness
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What is the disorder of the inner ear that causes severe dizziness, ringing in the ear, hearing los and congestion-like feeling of the ear?
Meniere's Disease
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What are the two surgically implanted assistive listening devices?
Cochlear Implant and BAHA
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What is the combination of two primary types of deafness?
Mixed Hearing Loss
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If you hear a loud sound and there is a loud ringing in your ear, what level of hearing loss is this considered?
Temporary Hearing Loss
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What is congenital deafness?
Deafness is present at the birth of the child.
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What is an ABR?
Auditory Brainstem Response- a sound test of the nerves on all newborn babies.
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How is an FM system used in a classroom?
A microphone is given to the teacher and the FM receiver is on the child's desk or directly hooked up to their hearing aid so the sound is louder.
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What type of deafness is permanent?
Sensorineural
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What is one cause of gradual hearing loss in all people?
Aging or presence of loud sound.
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What is the type of deafness present before language is developed but after birth?
Prelingual Deafness
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What is the loss of hearing through genetics and acquired from your family?
Inherited Hearing Loss
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Name three ways that you can prevent becoming deaf.
1) Ear protection in harmful environments
2) Avoid inserting things in your ears 3) Low volume levels 4) Go to the doctor whenever there is congestion in your head and ear 4) Avoid head trauma |
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What type of hearing loss would benefit from a hearing aid?
Conductive or Mixed
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What is the most common hearing loss in elderly people?
Gradual Hearing Loss
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If someone has a mild deafness in one ear, but severe deafness in the other ear- do they have unilateral or bilateral deafness? Why?
Bilateral because the level of deafness in the ears can differ, but they are still deaf in both ears-not one.
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Can an illness-related deafness be present in an unborn child?
Yes, a disease or infection, like rubella, can affect an unborn child to where they can become deaf.
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How does a cochlear work?
Sound is converted to an electrical signal and are sent to the hearing nerve and sent to the processor which creates a digital code that is transferred through the cochlea to the brain and is interpreted as sound.
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