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Basics of Audiology
Beginning basics of learning about hearing loss
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Audiology
Beginner
08/31/2017

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Term
Anatomy of the ear
Definition
Outer (ear/pinna, ear canal, eardrum), Middle (3 bones), Inner (cochlea)
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Assistive Listening Devices (ALD's)
Definition
Non hearing aid devices to help hard of hearing people hear better (this app)
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Audiogram
Definition
Chart of hearing produced by Audiologists
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Audiometer
Definition
Machine to measure hearing loss (the app would be different than this)
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Auditory Processing Disorder
Definition
Normal hearing with an inability to pick out the primary signal from background noise.
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Bilateral
Definition
Hearing loss in both ears.
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Decible (dB)
Definition
The unit to measure hearing loss.
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Earwax / Cerumen
Definition
Natural substance excreted in the ear canal. A plug of wax will prevent hearing correctly.
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Feedback
Definition
The whistle from the hearing aid when an object is too close or the volume is too high. (The user of the app should be instructed to tilt the phone away from the ear when taking a phone call)
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Hard of Hearing (HOH)
Definition
People with any level of hearing loss including deafness, but should only be used by those who benefit from hearing aids or ALD's.
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Levels of hearing loss
Definition
Slight, mild, moderate, severe, profound, mixed.
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Masking noise
Definition
A sound that covers up another sound, such as a fan or radio.
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Postlingually deafened
Definition
A person who loses their hearing after they learn language.
Term
Pre-lingually deafened
Definition
Those whose hearing loss comes at birth or before language is developed.
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Hearing screening
Definition
Hearing loss determined differently than through an audiometer. (This app)
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Tinnitus
Definition
Ringing or other noise created from the brain which masks the primary signal.
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Types of hearing loss
Definition
Conductive - fluctuating
Sensorineural - permanent
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Definition
The law ensuring all hard of hearing people are able to access language in any environment.
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Amplified Phone
Definition
A device that turns up all frequencies of hearing at the same level (the app will differentiate the levels needed)
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Cochlear Implant (CI)
Definition
An electo-magnetic device surgically placed in the ear. (the app would not work with an implant)
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Deaf
Definition
The level of hearing loss where no hearing aid or ALD will assist them in hearing.
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Hearing Loss
Definition
People with hearing thresholds greater than 25 dB.
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