Ch. 11 Diagnostic Tests & Procedures

Question 0

audiometer

Answer 0

instrument for measuring hearing

Question 1

audiometry

Answer 1

process of measuring hearing

Question 2

audiogram

Answer 2

record of hearing measurement

Question 3

audiologist

Answer 3

specialist in the study of hearing impairments

Question 4

auditory acuity testing

Answer 4

physical assessment of hearing

Question 5

tuning fork

Answer 5

a two-pronged, fork-like instrument that vibrates when struck

Question 6

brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP)

brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER)

Answer 6

electrodiagnostic testing to measure the response to sound in the nervous system

Question 7

otoscopy

Answer 7

use of an otoscope to examine the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane

Question 8

pneumatic otoscopy

Answer 8

otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the external auditory meatus

Question 9

tympanometry

Answer 9

measurement of the compliance and mobility (conductivity) of the tympanic membrane and ossicles of the middle ear by monitoring the response to external airflow pressures