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THRESHOLDS
... The minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time. Sensory Adaptation: Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. ...
... The minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time. Sensory Adaptation: Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. ...
1 Paediatric Hearing Aid Audiology Masterclass
... Medical and aetiological aspects of childhood hearing loss -Dr Raj Nandi ...
... Medical and aetiological aspects of childhood hearing loss -Dr Raj Nandi ...
Hearing Test
... sense of hearing, which may be partial or complete. — Partial loss of hearing is often called hearing loss rather than deafness. — Deafness can occur in one or both ears. ...
... sense of hearing, which may be partial or complete. — Partial loss of hearing is often called hearing loss rather than deafness. — Deafness can occur in one or both ears. ...
Hearing
... unilateral loss 2.08 (2) (a) (iv) A transient hearing loss, meeting one of the criteria in (a)(i) – (a)(iii) above, that is exhibited for three (3) months cumulatively during a calendar year (i.e., any three months during the calendar year) and that typically is caused by nonpermanent medical condit ...
... unilateral loss 2.08 (2) (a) (iv) A transient hearing loss, meeting one of the criteria in (a)(i) – (a)(iii) above, that is exhibited for three (3) months cumulatively during a calendar year (i.e., any three months during the calendar year) and that typically is caused by nonpermanent medical condit ...
Introduction to Audiology Practice Final 1 — Key
... A lesion is present in the outer ear and the middle ear. This is which type of hearing loss? 1. •conductive 2. mixed 3. sensorineural ...
... A lesion is present in the outer ear and the middle ear. This is which type of hearing loss? 1. •conductive 2. mixed 3. sensorineural ...
Becoming Familiar with Cochlear Implants
... Adults and children 12 months of age and older with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss may be candidates for a cochlear implant. Typically, candidates will have been fitted with hearing aids but received minimal benefit. Benefit with hearing aids is determined by standard diagnostic tests ...
... Adults and children 12 months of age and older with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss may be candidates for a cochlear implant. Typically, candidates will have been fitted with hearing aids but received minimal benefit. Benefit with hearing aids is determined by standard diagnostic tests ...
Safe Use of Portable Music Players and Headphones
... Be careful not to fall asleep while listening to music, especially if you are wearing ear buds. Your Smartphone/Ipod can't tell if you are actually listening to the song or not, but if you have music playing in your ears for hours at a time, you are putting yourself at risk of permanently damaging ...
... Be careful not to fall asleep while listening to music, especially if you are wearing ear buds. Your Smartphone/Ipod can't tell if you are actually listening to the song or not, but if you have music playing in your ears for hours at a time, you are putting yourself at risk of permanently damaging ...
Sensorineural hearing loss
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Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing loss, or deafness, in which the root cause lies in the inner ear (cochlear), vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII), or central processing centers of the brain. Sensorineural hearing loss can be mild, moderate, severe, profound, or total.The great majority of human sensorineural hearing loss is caused by abnormal structure or function of the hair cells of the organ of Corti in the cochlea. There are also very unusual sensorineural hearing impairments that involve the eighth cranial nerve (the vestibulocochlear nerve) or the auditory portions of the brain. In the rarest of these sorts of hearing loss, only the auditory centers of the brain are affected. In this situation, cortical deafness, sounds may be heard at normal thresholds, but the quality of the sound perceived is so poor that speech cannot be understood.Sensory hearing loss is due to poor hair cell function. The hair cells may be abnormal at birth, or damaged during the lifetime of an individual. There are both external causes of damage, like noise trauma and infection, and intrinsic abnormalities, like deafness genes.Neural hearing loss occurs because of damage to the cochlear nerve (CVIII). This damage may affect the initiation of the nerve impulse in the cochlear nerve or the transmission of the nerve impulse along the nerve. Hearing loss that results from abnormalities of the central auditory system in the brain is called central hearing impairment. Since the auditory pathways cross back and forth on both sides of the brain, deafness from a central cause is unusual.Sensory hearing loss can also be caused by prolonged exposure to very loud noise, for example, being in a loud workplace without wearing protection, or having headphones set to high volumes for a long period. Exposure to a very loud noise such as a bomb blast can cause noise-induced hearing loss.