HA Acronyms Flashcards

1
Q

ABG

A

Air Bone Gap

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AC

A

Air Conduction

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ACA

A

American College of Audioprosthology

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4
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AD

A

Right Ear

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5
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A/D

A

Analog to Digital

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AGC

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Automatic Gain Control

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AGCi

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Input Compression

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AGCo

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Output Compression

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9
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AI-DI

A

Articulation Index - Directivity Index

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10
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AKS

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Anti-Kickback Statute

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ALD

A

Assistive Listening Device

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12
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ANSI

A

American National Standards Institute

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13
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APHAB

A

Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit

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14
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AR

A

Aural Rehabilitation

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15
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ARHL

A

Age Related Hearing Loss

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16
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AS

A

Left Ear

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17
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ASHA

A

Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids

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18
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AU

A

Both Ears

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19
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BAHA

A

Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

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20
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BC

A

Bone Conduction

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21
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BiCROS

A

Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signal

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22
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BSPL

A

Band Sound Pressure Level

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23
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BTE

A

Behind the Ear

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24
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CAST

A

Computer Assisted Speech Training

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25
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CATS

A

Computer Assisted Tracking Simulation

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26
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cc

A

Cubic Centimeters

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27
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CDC

A

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

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28
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CI

A

Cochlear Implant

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29
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CIC

A

Completely In the Canal

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30
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Compression Kneepoint

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31
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CN

A

Cochlear Nucleus

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32
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CNT

A

Could Not Test

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33
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COSI

A

Client Oriented Scale of Improvement

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34
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CR

A

Compression Ratio

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CROS

A

Contralateral Routing of Signal

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36
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CT

A

Compression Threshold

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37
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DAI

A

Direct Audio Input

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38
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D/A

A

Digital to Analog

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39
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daPa

A

Decapascals

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40
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dB

A

Decibels

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41
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dB HL

A

Decibels Hearing Level

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42
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dB SL

A

Decibels Sensation Level

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43
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dB SPL

A

Decibels Sound Pressure Level

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44
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DI

A

Directivity Index

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45
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DNR

A

Digital Noise Reduction

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46
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DNT

A

Did Not Test

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47
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DR

A

Dynamic Range

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48
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DSL I/O

A

Desired Sensation Level Input / Output

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49
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DSL v5.0

A

Desired Sensation Level version 5

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50
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DSP

A

Digital Signal Processing

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51
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DTC

A

Direct to Consumer

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52
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DTC

A

Direct to Consumer

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53
Q

ECHO

A

Expected Consequences of Hearing Aid Ownership

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54
Q

ECV

A

External Ear Canal Volume

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55
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EEC

A

External Ear Canal

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56
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EIN

A

Equivalent Input Noise

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57
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EM

A

Effective Masking

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58
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ENT

A

Ear Nose Throat

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59
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EPA

A

Environmental Protection Agency

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60
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FCA

A

False Claims Act

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61
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FCC

A

Federal Communications Commission

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62
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FDA

A

Food and Drug Administration

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63
Q

FM

A

Frequency Modulation

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64
Q

FMN

A

Facial Motor Nucleus

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65
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FOG

A

Full-on-Gain

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66
Q

GHz

A

Gigahertz

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67
Q

HAT

A

Hearing Aid Test (Box)

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68
Q

HF

A

High Frequency

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69
Q

HFA

A

High Frequency Average

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70
Q

HFA-FOG

A

High Frequency Average–Full-on-Gain

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71
Q

HHI

A

Heating Handicap Inventrory

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72
Q

HHIA

A

Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults

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73
Q

HHIE

A

Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly

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74
Q

HHIE-S

A

Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, Screening

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75
Q

HHIE-SP

A

Hearing Handicap Inventory ory for the Elderly - Spouse

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76
Q

HINT

A

Hearing In Noise Test

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77
Q

HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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78
Q

HIT

A

Hearing Aid Test (box)

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79
Q

HITECH

A

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

80
Q

HL

A

Hearing level

81
Q

HLD

A

High Level Disinfection

82
Q

HS

A

Half Shell

83
Q

HTL

A

Hearing Threshold Level

84
Q

Hz

A

Hertz

85
Q

IA

A

Interaural Attenuation

86
Q

ICRA

A

International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology

87
Q

IEC

A

International Electrotechnical Commission

88
Q

IHAFF

A

International Hearing Aid Fitting Forum

89
Q

IHC

A

Inner Hair Cell

90
Q

IHS

A

International Hearing Society

91
Q

IIC

A

Invisible In Canal

92
Q

ILD

A

Interaural Level Difference

93
Q

IOI-HA

A

International Outcome Inventory - Hearing Aids

94
Q

IROS

A

Ipsilateral Routing of Signal

95
Q

ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

96
Q

ISTS

A

International Speech Test Signal

97
Q

ITC

A

In The Canal

98
Q

ITD

A

Interaural Timing Difference

99
Q

ITE

A

In the Ear

100
Q

kHz

A

Kilohertz

101
Q

LACE

A

Listening and Communication Enhancement

102
Q

LDL

A

Loudness Discomfort Level

103
Q

LLD

A

Low Level Disinfection

104
Q

LTASS

A

Long Term Average Average Speech Spectrum

105
Q

mA

A

Milliampere

106
Q

mAH

A

Milliampere Hours

107
Q

MCL

A

Most Comfortable Loudness Level

108
Q

MEMR

A

Middle Ear Muscle Reflex

109
Q

MHz

A

Megahertz

110
Q

mmho

A

millimho

111
Q

MPO

A

Maximum Power Output

112
Q

MVP

A

Mini Vent Plugs

113
Q

NAL

A

National Acoustic Laboratories

114
Q

NAL-L

A

National Acoustics Laboratory-Linear

115
Q

NAL-NL

A

National Acoustics Laboratory - Non-Linear

116
Q

NAL-NL1

A

National Acoustics Laboratory - Non-Linear 1

117
Q

NAL-NL2

A

National Acoustics Laboratory - Non-Linear 2

118
Q

NAL-R

A

National Acoustics Laboratory - Revised

119
Q

NBN

A

Narrow Band Noise

120
Q

NIHL

A

Noise Induced Hearing Loss

121
Q

NOAH

A

software interface

122
Q

NR

A

No Response

123
Q

NTE

A

Non-Test Ear

124
Q

NU-6

A

Northeastern University Word List-6

125
Q

OAE

A

Otoacoustic Emmisions

126
Q

Occlusion Effect

A
127
Q

OHC

A

Outer Hair Cell

128
Q

OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

129
Q

OSLPL90

A

Output Sound Level Pressure Level with 90dB input

130
Q

OTC

A

Over the Counter

131
Q

Pa

A

Pascals

132
Q

PB

A

Phonetically Balanced

133
Q

PB Max

A

Maximum Performance with Phonetically Balanced Word List

134
Q

PE

A

Pressure Equaliztion

135
Q

PHI

A

Protected Health Information

136
Q

PI

A

Performance Intensity

137
Q

PMC

A

Point of Maximun Compliance

138
Q

PMM

A

Probe Microphone Measurements

139
Q

POGO

A

Prescription of Gain and Output

140
Q

PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

141
Q

PSAP

A

Personal Sound Amplification Product

142
Q

PTA

A

Pure Tone Average

143
Q

REAG

A

Real Ear Aided Gain

144
Q

RECD

A

Real Ear Coupler Difference

145
Q

REIG

A

Real Ear Insertion Gain

146
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REIR

A

Real Ear Insertion Response

147
Q

REM

A

Real Ear Measurements

148
Q

REOG

A

Real Ear Occluded Gain

149
Q

REOR

A

Real Ear Occluded Response

150
Q

REUR

A

Real Ear Unaided Response

151
Q

RIC

A

Receiver in Canal

152
Q

RIE

A

Receiver-in-the-Ear

153
Q

RITE

A

Receiver-in-the-Ear

154
Q

RTG

A

Reference Test Gain

155
Q

RTS

A

Reference Test Setting

156
Q

SADL

A

Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life

157
Q

SAT

A

Speech Awareness Threshold

158
Q

SAV

A

Select-A-Vent

159
Q

SA

A

Static Compliance

160
Q

SDS

A

Safety Data Sheet

161
Q

SDT

A

Speech Detection Threshold

162
Q

SII

A

Speech Intelligibility Index

163
Q

SIN

A

Speech In Noise

164
Q

SL

A

Sensation Level

165
Q

SNHL

A

Sensory/Neural Hearing Loss

166
Q

SNR

A

Signal to Noise Ratio

167
Q

SOAP

A

Subjective Objective Assessment and Plan

168
Q

SOC

A

Superior Olivary Complex

169
Q

SP

A

Super Power

170
Q

SPA

A

Special Purpose Average

171
Q

SPIN

A

Speech Perception in Noise

172
Q

SPIN

A

Speech Perception in Noise

173
Q

SPLITS

A

Sound Pressure Level in an Inductive Telephone Simulator

174
Q

SPL

A

Sound Pressure Level

175
Q

SPRINT

A

Speech Recognition Interpretation

176
Q

SRT

A

Speech Reception Threshold

177
Q

SSD

A

Single Sided Deafness

178
Q

TD

A

Threshold of Discomfort

179
Q

TDH

A

Telephonic Dynamic Headphone (such as TDH-39 or TDH-49)

180
Q

TE

A

Test Earth

181
Q

THD

A

Total Harmonic Distortion

182
Q

TK

A

Threshold Kneepoint

183
Q

TM

A

Tympanic Membrane

184
Q

TMFS

A

Telephone Magnetic Field Simulator

185
Q

TPP

A

Tympanic Peak Pressure

186
Q

TTS

A

Temporary Threshold Shift

187
Q

TW

A

Tympanometric Width

188
Q

UCL

A

Uncomfortable Loudness Level

189
Q

VC

A

Volume Control

190
Q

VO

A

Video Otoscopy

191
Q

VU

A

Volume Units

192
Q

WDRC

A

Wide Dynamic Rangel Compression

193
Q

WNL

A

Within Normal Limits

194
Q

WR

A

Word Recognition

195
Q

WRS

A

Word Recognition Score