Part 4 Flashcards
How is air conduction tested
It is tested with the client wearing earphones or using speakers and assesses the quietest sound you can hear. The sound goes through the outer and middle ear(also called pure-tone testing)
How is bone conduction tested
A device is put either behind the ear or on the forehead and uses sound to gently vibrate the skull this vibration goes straight. this assesses if you have an innsues in the middle or outer ear and if there is something blocking the ear canal
What is conductive hearing loss
When sounds cannother get through the outer and middle ear. Usuallly this hearing loss is temporary and can be fixed through medicine or surgery
What is sensorineural hearing loss
It is a permanent kind of hearing loss that affects nerve pathways from the inner ear
What is mixed hearing loss
When conductive and SNHL occurs at the same time
What is an audiogram
It is a graph that shows the results of a pure-tone hearing test and tests from frequencies of 125 Hz-8,000 Hz
