A is for Audiology

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  1. 2. Another name for the pinna.
  2. 5. Used to test the hearing of infants & young children, or to test the functioning of the hearing nerve. This painless procedure involves attaching recording disks to the head to record electrical activity from the hearing nerve & brain stem. It is the abbreviation for Auditory Brainstem Response Testing.
  3. 8. Both ears (et aures)
  4. 10. An electronic sound processor located inside of a hearing aid that increases the incoming signal to improve the audibility of the outgoing signal.(In other words, it makes sound going through your hearing aid louder.)
  5. 15. abbreviation for American Speech-Language Hearing Association. A professional organization for both speech–language pathologists & audiologists.
  6. 17. (ASL) Manual (sign) language with its own syntax & grammar used in the U.S. & Canada
  7. 19. Supporting structure located between the inner and outer hair cells within the organ of Corti.
  8. 20. A chart onto which is graphed the results of a hearing test. The chart has intensity levels listed on one axis (decibels) & frequencies (pitches; Hertz) listed on the other axis.
  9. 21. a.k.a. Audiometry Another name for a hearing test or hearing evaluation.
  10. 23. The absence or closure of the external auditory meatus (ear canal).
  11. 25. The enlarged section of the semicircular canal in which the sense organ for head rotation is located.
  12. 27. Another name for the ear canal through which sound travels from the pinna to the eardrum.
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  1. 1. Largest of the professional organizations for audiologists.
  2. 3. Hearing loss when one's immune system produces abnormal antibodies (disease-fighters) that react against the body's healthy tissues. May be associated with tissue-causing disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis (painful joint disease) or lupus.
  3. 4. The lowest level that an individual can hear a pure tone stimulus ("beeps")presented through headphones or insert earphones.
  4. 5. Ability to identify, interpret, & attach meaning to sound.
  5. 6. The electronic piece of equipment used in measuring the acuity of hearing (hearing thresholds & speech awareness/processing ability of an individual.)
  6. 7. A health care professional who has earned a Doctorate Degree (Au.D. or Ph.D.) in audiology or a related field of study. Trained to evaluate hearing loss & related disorders, including balance (vestibular) disorders & tinnitus, & to rehabilitate people with hearing loss & related disorders. They use a variety of tests & procedures to assess hearing & balance function & to fit & dispense hearing aids & other assistive devices for hearing loss.
  7. 9. Used to test the hearing of infants & young children, or to test the functioning of the hearing nerve. This painless procedure involves attaching recording disks to the head to record electrical activity from the hearing nerve & brain stem. It is the abbreviation for Auditory Brainstem Response.
  8. 10. Right ear. (auris dextrae)
  9. 11. Therapy or training sessions designed to improve communication skills.
  10. 12. Absence of sound. Deafness. complete lack of auditory perception characterized by a degree of hearing loss of more than 120 dB. It is a rare phenomenon.
  11. 13. The abbreviation for Left ear. (aurem sinistram)
  12. 14. The study of the assessment & management of hearing & balance disorders.
  13. 15. The vestibulocochlear nerve or the auditory nerve. The 8th cranial nerve which runs from the inner ear to the brainstem & contains fibers carrying both auditory & vestibular information.
  14. 16. Non–hearing aid devices used by a person with hearing loss to improve communication & the performance of activities in specific environments. These items include devices such as infrared & FM personal amplifiers, alerting devices, & closed captioning equipment. It is the abbreviation for Assistive Listening Devices.
  15. 18. Loss of hearing that develops sometime in the course of a lifetime, but IS NOT present at birth.
  16. 19. A tumor, usually benign (not cancerous), which develops on the hearing & balance nerves, that can cause gradual hearing loss, tinnitus, & dizziness.
  17. 21. In hearing terms, it refers to the clarity or audibility of sound.
  18. 22. Doctor of Audiology. A clinical doctorate degree.
  19. 24. The study of the structures of the body.
  20. 26. Inability of an individual with normal hearing & intelligence to differentiate (make different), recognize, or understand sounds normally. It is the abbreviation for auditory processing disorder.