Chapter 2 glossary Flashcards
Audiologist
a professional who specializes in detecting hearing levels and proposing different types of accommodations
Decibel
unit that measures how loud sound is
speech reception threshold
the quietest speech that can be heard part of the time
Prelingually deaf
individuals who were born deaf or who lost their hearing before understanding or developing spoken language.
Postlingually deaf
individuals who spoke and heard a language before becoming deaf
congenital loss
hearing loss that occurs before or at birth due to genetic factors or birth issues
conductive loss
hearing loss that is specifically related to the outer and middle ear (e.g., ear infections, physical injuries) and can often be fixed with medicine or surgery
sensorineural loss
hearing loss due to damage to cochlea and/ or the auditory nerve
auditory technology
technology that attempts to create “hearing” for deaf and hard of hearing individuals; over the years, this has included ear trumpets, hearing aids, and cochlear implants
hearing aid
external amplification device that amplifies and channels sound into the inner ear
Cochlear implant
amplification device with an internal part (coil) that is surgically implanted in the cochlea and directly attached to the auditory nerve, allowing electrical impulses to be transmitted directly to the auditory nerve
universal hearing screening programs (UHSP)
an early hearing detection and intervention program in all 50 states and DC that screen all newborns for potential hearing loss
multimodal
language use in several modalities (e.g., auditory, visual, tactile)
prenatal testing
genetic testing conducted prior to birth or prior to embryo implantation during in vitro fertilization
linguistic homogamy
Tendency of people to marry people who speak the same language (e.g. Deaf people and sign language)
