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| Simplest sounds described by frequency,amplitude, phase, and duration |
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Frequency
* Perceived as ___
* Normal human range between __ to __ Hz |
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Conventional audiometry
-___ to ___ Hz
-Low frequencies have a lot of harmonics in it so you can test at a ___ frequency |
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Speech understanding
* Most important range ___ to ___ Hz |
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Decibel (dB)
* SPL – ___ ___ ___
* HL – ___ ___
* IL – ___ ___
* Logarithmic scale |
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Definition
| sound pressure level; hearing level; intensity level |
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Term
| ___ ___ information is given in SPL |
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| Measures the sound and not the perception of the sound |
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| Amplitude is measure in ___ |
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dB SPL
* Reference value is __ micropascals
* Reference value is the ___ for all frequecies |
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dB HL
* Reference value is ___ ___
* Reference value is ___ for each frequency
because humans have more ___ hearing at some frequencies than at others
* Deviation from 0 dB HL at any frequency shows
deviation from ___ value |
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| normal hearing; different; sensitive; normal |
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PT Threshold Applications:
* ___ of hearing loss
* ___ of hearing loss
* Estimate degree of ___
* ___ for hearing conservation programs
* Monitoring ___ in hearing following treatment
or progression of disease
* ___ of hearing loss
* Candidacy for ___ ___ or ___ ___
* Setting ___-gain characteristics of hearing
aids |
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Definition
| Type; Degree; handicap; Baseline; changes; Screening; cochlear implant; hearing aid; frequency |
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Tuning Fork Tests:
Qualitative information about ___ of hearing loss |
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Tuning Fork Tests:
-___ – louder by air conduction or bone conduction
-___ – by bone conduction which side seems louder |
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Tuning Fork Tests:
* Used to ___/___-___ audiogram
* Only __% false positive responses
* Approximately __% false negative responses |
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Definition
| verify/cross-check; 5; 50 |
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Rinne:
* If AC is louder than BC, then the hearing loss is
___
*If BC is louder than AC, then the hearing loss is
___ |
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Definition
| sensorineural; conductive |
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Weber:
* Conductive hearing loss, sound is lateralized to
___ ear
*Sensorineural hearing loss, sound is lateralized
to the ___ ear |
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* Assesses entire auditory system from outer ear
up
*Tested using earphones or speaker |
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Definition
| Air conduction audiometry |
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Audiometer:
* Generates pure tones of a specific ___
and ___ level and delivered to a specific
transducer
*4 types
-Type I full-featured ___ audiometer
-Type 4 is only a ___ device with earphones |
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| frequency; intensity; diagnostic; screening |
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Inserts
* Coupled by ___ tip
* Higher level of ___ ___
* Reduced need for ___
* Reduced ___ dilemma
* Lower ___-___ variability for thresholds 6000-8000 Hz
* Easily used with infants and toddlers who won’t tolerate ___
* Higher ___ (disposable foam tips)
* Output more ___ |
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| foam; interaural attenuation; masking; masking; test-retest; headphones; cost; limited |
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-Headphones can ___ the ear canal
-Headphones are heavier and can get ___ for long periods of time |
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Circumaural Headphones:
* Enables ultra high frequency testing – ___-___ Hz
*___ the ear |
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Speakers:
* Soundfield
* Measures ___ hearing ear
* Use of particular stimuli
-___ noise
-___/___ tones
* ___ of listener to speaker may effect result
* Used for screening ___ or ___ ___
* Used for testing with ___ ___ or ___ ___ patients on listener
-If you want to test ___ the sound is coming from |
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Definition
better; Narrowband; FM/warbled; Orientation; infants; cognitively delayed; hearing aid; cochlear
implant; where |
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Bone Vibrator:
* Designed to apply force to the ___
*15 dB or more difference between air
conduction and bone conduction with
appropriate masking indicates a ___
hearing loss
*Typically placed behind the pinna on ___ ___ |
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skull; conductive; mastoid
process |
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Environment:
* Sound-treated chamber with low ___
noise
*Not ___-___
*Very important for ___ ___ testing
*If testing in another environment, that must be
___ on audiogram |
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Definition
| background; sound-proof; BC; noted |
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PT Instructions:
* Critical
-Thresholds measured using this procedure are biased by ___ of patient
-Bias is controlled in the instructions by informing
the listener to respond any time they hear any tone no matter how ___
*Include ___ patient will respond
*Present ___ placing earphones |
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| willingness; faint; how; before |
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Threshold Measurement:
* Usually begins at __ dB HL at ___ Hz
*___ ear tested first (to help with masking
later)
*___ or ___ tone
*At least ___ ms
*Modified Hughson-Westlake procedure-down ___ and up ___ |
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| 30; 1000; Better; Pulsed; steady; 225; 10; 5 |
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If ___ dB or greater difference between octave
thresholds, then test inter-octave frequencies |
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Term
| something is blocking the energy to be conducted in the outer and middle ear space |
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| Air and bone are outside normal limits but no air bone gap |
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Configuration of Hearing Loss:
* Flat - <__ dB rise or fall per octave
* Gradually falling – __-__ dB increase per octave
* Sharply falling – __-__ dB increase per octave
* Precipitously falling – flat or ___ sloping, then threshold
increase at __ dB or more per octave
* Rising - >__ dB decrease per octave
* Peaked or saucer – 20 dB or greater loss at the ___
frequencies but not ___-freq
* ___ – 20 dB or greater loss in the mid-freq but not at
extreme freq
* ___ – 20 dB or greater loss at one freq with recovery at
adjacent freq |
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Definition
| 5; 5-12; 15-20; gradually; 25; 5; extreme; mid; Trough; Notched |
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* ___ – one ear
*___ ___ – same in both ears
*___ ___– one ear worse than the other ear |
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| Unilateral; Bilateral symmetrical; Bilateral asymmetrical |
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Threshold Shift:
* Test re-test +/- __ dB
*__ dB or more at two adjacent frequencies
*__ dB or more at a single frequency |
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Vibrotactile Thresholds:
* Vibrations produced by transducer (headphone,
insert, bone vibrator) may be perceived
through sense of ___
*When threshold obtained is in range of
vibrotactile for the transducer and frequency,
could be ___ threshold or ___
threshold
*Could create ___ air-bone gap in low
frequencies |
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Definition
| touch; hearing; vibrotactile; false |
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Tinnitus:
* Sensation of hearing ___ sounds when no
sound is present
*Can interfere with ___ of test tones
*May have many ___ positive responses
*May require addition ___ (wait until you
are sure you hear the sound)
*May need to ___ ___ of pulsed tones
*Medical referral for ringing in ___ ___ |
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Definition
| internal; perception; false; instruction; count number; one ear |
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Pseudohypacusis:
* ___ hearing loss
*___
*___ hearing loss
*Intra-test and inter-test inconsistencies that
cannot be ___ explained
*May be ___ hearing loss for monetary of
psychological gain
*May have ___ motivations related to
psychological problems |
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Definition
| Functional; Malingering; Nonorganic; medically; feigning; subconscious |
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* ANSD – ___ ___ ___ ___
*Accounts for approximately __% of hearing loss
in children
*Poor ___ recognition
*Thresholds do not follow any ___ (minimal
to profound)
*___ audiometric responses
*The nerve doesn't ___ the information in a typical way. |
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Definition
| auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder; 11; speech; pattern; Inconsistent; transmit |
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Aging:
* ___
*___ loss of hearing sensitivity that occurs
in most individuals as they grow older
*Gently ___, ___-___ sensorineural
hearing loss
*___ different types of damage to auditory
structures |
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Definition
| Presbycusis; Gradual; sloping; high-frequency; Several |
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Acoustic Tumors:
* ___ is definitive test
*___ ___ can be part of a
screening procedure
*___ or ___ high frequency
hearing loss
*Asymmetry of __ dB between ears is commonly
used |
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Definition
| MRI; Puretone audiometry; Unilateral; asymmetrical; 20 |
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Meniere's Disease:
* ___ hearing loss
*___
*Tinnitus
*Aural ___-can indicate a tumor and meniere's disease; pressure in the ear
*Takes on average __ year after the first
symptom occurs before all symptoms are
experienced
*Most likely to occur between __-__ years of age
*Hearing loss starts in the ___ frequencies |
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Definition
| Sensorineural; Vertigo; fullness; 1; 40-69; low |
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NIHL and Acoustic Trauma:
* Intense sound can cause permanent or
temporary hearing loss due to ___ ___ damage
*Characterized by a “___” in the 3000-6000
Hz range
*Can be ___ progressive or ___ change |
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Definition
| hair cell; notch; slowly; rapid |
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Ototoxicity:
* Regular monitoring of ___ ___ thresholds
*Allows physician to consider ___
treatment if hearing changes
*Usually affects ___ frequency hearing first
*___-___frequency audiometry
*Otoacoustic emissions |
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Definition
| PT; alternate; high; Ultra-high |
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Otitis Media:
40 dB)
* Middle ear inflammation
-May include middle ear ___
-May be ___ or ___
-Often ___ (non-infected fluid)
*Most common medical diagnosis for ___
*Can occur at any ___
*Hearing loss may ___ (usually between 0-
*Average HL __ dB |
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Definition
| effusion; viral or bacterial; serous; children; age; fluctuate; 25 |
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Tympanic Membrane Perforation:
*Causes (3)?
*May cause thresholds to vary based on ___ of
perforation, ___ of headphone, ___ of perforation |
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Definition
| Trauma; disease; surgery; size; type; location |
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