Clinical Audiology |
Common terms and phrases
acuity air conduction amplification audibility audiogram audiometric curve audiometric pattern auditory basilar membrane bone conduction bone receiver causes cent cerebral child clinical cochlea components conductive deafness congenital consonants cycles deaf-mutism DECIBELS 45 50 degree disease eustachean tube external acoustic meatus factor fibers frequency range frequency sounds function greater hair cells head noises heard hearing aid hearing impairment HEARING LOSS high frequency high tone deafness higher increased individual infection inner ear intensity labyrinth labyrinthine Laryng Laryngoscope Left Air left ear lesion lip reading LOSS IN DECIBELS loudness low frequency low tones mastoid Meniere's Meniere's disease middle ear nasopharynx normally hearing O=Right obtained otitis media Otol Otolaryng otosclerosis Otoscopy oval window pathologic process patient perceptive deafness pitch present pressure pure tone residual hearing resonance result right ear Right Left Rinne round window scala vestibuli sound waves speech hearing tinnitus tion totally deaf tuning fork vertigo vestibular voice words