Hearing Aid Academy Flashcards
HL
Hearing Loss
SNHL
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
NBN
Narrow Band Noise
BC
Bone Conduction
AC
Air Conduction
NTE
Non Test Ear
TE
Test Ear
PB
Phonetically Balanced
MCL
Most Comfortable Level
SDS
Speech Discrimination Score
mA
MilliAmp
TM
Tympanic Membrane
AI
Articulation Index
DI
Directivity Index
SNR
Speech to Noise Ratio
IC
Integrated Circuit
CT
Compression Threshold
VC
Volume Control
I/O
Input/Output
A&R
Attack and Release
CK
Compression Kneepoint
CL
Compression Level
TILL
Treble Increases at Low Level
PILL
Programmable Increases at Low Level
BILL
Bass Increases at Low Level
LDFR
Level Dependent Frequency Response
dB HL
decibels at hearing level
db SPL
decibels at Sound Pressure Level
SPL
Sound Pressure Level
OM
Otitis Media
NIHL
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
OAE
Oto Acoustic Emissions
ABR
Auditory Brain Response
UHL
Uncorrected Hearing Loss
KHz
Kilohertz
Hz
Hertz Cycles per second
SL
Sensation Level
CAPD
Central Auditory Processing Disease
CAP
Central Auditory Processing
IHC
Inner Hair Cells
OHC
Outer Hair Cells
Io (I with a little zero)
Threshold Level
NPAP
Non Primary Auditory Pathway
PAP
Primary Auditory Pathway
EAC
External Auditory Canal
CROS
Contralateral Routing of Signal
BiCros
Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signal
UCL
Uncomfortable Level (Loudness0
DSP
Digital Sound Processing
ITC
In The Canal
ITE
In The Ear
BTE
Behind the Ear
RIC
Receiver In Canal
CIC
Completely in Canal
LDL
Loudness discomfort Level
MM
Maximum masking
PTA
Pure Tone Average
DTA
Digital To Analog
ATD
Analog To Digital
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
HFA
High Frequency Average
SSPL
Saturation Sound Pressure Level
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
IL
Intensity Level
SIN
Speech in Noise
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Bone Conduction Left
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Bone Conduction Right
Square
Masked AC Left
Triangle
Masked AC Right
WDS
Word Discrimination Score
PT
Pure Tone
EM
Effective Masking
OVT
Outcome Verification Technology
PMT
Probe microphone technology.
REUR
Real Ear Unaided Response
REUG
Real Ear Unaided Gain
REAG
Real Ear Aided Gain
REIG
Real Ear Insertion Gain
REOR
Real Ear Occluded Response
REOG
Real Ear Occluded Gain
REAR
Real Ear Aided Response
REIR
Real Ear Insertion Response
BPP
Best Practice Protocol
SW
Software
RECD
Real Ear Coupler Difference
UFP
Ultimate Fitting Plateau
PTS
Permanent Threshold Shifts
AIHL
Age induced hearing loss