Vocabulary
Amplitude: how big or small a wave is
Amplitude: how big or small a wave is
A small wave makes a soft sound
A small wave makes a soft sound
A big wave makes a loud sound
A big wave makes a loud sound
Frequency: how fast or slow a wave moves
Frequency: how fast or slow a wave moves
A fast wave creates a high pitch
A fast wave creates a high pitch
A slow wave creates a low pitch
A slow wave creates a low pitch
Conductive Hearing Loss: happens when the auditory signal breaks down in the outer or middle ear; may be temporary and possibly corrected by medications or surgeries
Conductive Hearing Loss: happens when the auditory signal breaks down in the outer or middle ear; may be temporary and possibly corrected by medications or surgeries
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: results from damage or malformation of the inner ear or cochlea, can be permanent and surgery and/or medical treatment can't always alleviate the problem
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: results from damage or malformation of the inner ear or cochlea, can be permanent and surgery and/or medical treatment can't always alleviate the problem
Mixed Hearing Loss: some combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss
Mixed Hearing Loss: some combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss
Mild Hearing Loss: a person with mild hearing loss may have difficulty hearing soft or conversational speech in background noise (like a classroom)
Mild Hearing Loss: a person with mild hearing loss may have difficulty hearing soft or conversational speech in background noise (like a classroom)
Moderate Hearing Loss: a person with moderate hearing loss may have difficulty hearing conversational speech
Moderate Hearing Loss: a person with moderate hearing loss may have difficulty hearing conversational speech
Severe Hearing Loss: a person with severe hearing loss may have difficulty hearing loud speech and environmental sounds, like a vacuum
Severe Hearing Loss: a person with severe hearing loss may have difficulty hearing loud speech and environmental sounds, like a vacuum
Profound Hearing Loss: a person with profound hearing loss may not be able to hear loud speech or louder environmental sounds (dog barking , lawn mower) without some sort of amplification
Profound Hearing Loss: a person with profound hearing loss may not be able to hear loud speech or louder environmental sounds (dog barking , lawn mower) without some sort of amplification