tuning fork

Question 1

conductive hearing loss

Answer 1

due to an interruption of sound transmission in the outer or middle ear

Question 2

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 2

damage to inner ear (cochlea or auditory nerve)

Question 3

why use a tuning fork test?

Answer 3

illustrate air and bone conduction principles, identifies type of hearing loss

Question 4

air conduction

Answer 4

evaluates whole auditory system by presenting stimuli using headphones/ear inserts

Question 5

bone conduction

Answer 5

passes the outer/middle ear and asses the sensitivity of ear by bone vibrator

Question 6

occlusion effect

Answer 6

perception of increased loudness when bone conducted signal of bone conduction tone when outer ear is covered

Question 7

test for HL: Schwabach

Answer 7

tests for hearing loss, compares persons bone conduction to normal

Question 8

test for HL: Rinne

Answer 8

tests for conductive HL, compares air conduction to bone conduction

Question 9

test for HL:Bing

Answer 9

tests for conductive HL, utilize occulsion effect

Question 10

test for HL: Weber

Answer 10

test for asymmetric conductive and/or conductive HL by checking laterization at the midline of the head

Question 11

auidogram symbols

Answer 11

RIGHT=RED O=AC

Question 12

threshold

Answer 12

least amount of sound necessary to be heard 50% of the time

Question 13

normal bone conduction is less than what number?

Question 14

audiogram

Answer 14

visual representation of a personas threshold at given frequency and intensity