Hearing sensitivity loss refers to
A. less than normal hearing resulting from auditory disorders
B. poorer than normal auditory sensitivity for
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C. limited or absent hearing for ordinary purposes of daily living
D. refers to a person who has a hearing loss but uses the auditory channel as the primary avenue for oral communication, with or without a hearing aid
B. poorer than normal auditory sensitivity for sounds
The snail-shaped part of the ear (cochlea) containing the organs of hearing and balance.
A. outer ear
B. middle ear
C. inner ear
D. central auditory nervous system
C. inner ear
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The air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones that carry sound to the inner ear.
A. outer ear
B. middle ear
C. inner ear
D. central auditory nervous system
B. middle ear
The third of the middle ear bones for conducting sound to the inner ear. It resembles a stirrup in shape and is sometimes called the stirrup. It is the smallest bone in the body.
A. malleus
B. incus
C. tympanic membrane
D. stapes
D. stapes
The oval window is
A. a shell- or spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear that is responsible for hearing.
B. the third bone of the middle ear
C. the link between the inner ear and the middle ear.
D. the link between the outer ear and the middle ear
C. the link between the inner ear and the middle ear.
Difficulty in the reception and interpretation of auditory information in the absence of a hearing loss.
A. conductive hearing loss
B. sensorineural hearing loss
C. mixed hearing loss
D. central hearing loss
D. central hearing loss
The loss of sound sensitivity produced by abnormalities of the outer ear and/or middle ear.
A. conductive hearing loss
B. sensorineural hearing loss
C. mixed hearing loss
D. central hearing loss
A. conductive hearing loss
Mixed hearing loss is described as
A. the loss of sound sensitivity produced by abnormalities of the outer ear and/or middle ear
B. the loss of sound sensitivity produced by abnormalities of the inner ear or nerve pathways beyond the inner ear to the brain
C. hearing losses resulting from both conductive and sensorineural hearing impairments
D. difficulty in the reception and interpretation of auditory information in the absence of a hearing loss
C. hearing losses resulting from both conductive and sensorineural hearing impairments [Show Less]