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hearing deficits/hearing tests
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Graduate
03/28/2013

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Term
conduction deafness
Definition
disruption through ext./middle ear
wax buildup or otosclerosis"bone in oval window" or otits media "inflammation of inner ear"
Term
sensorinueral deafness
Definition
disease of cochlea/cochlear nerve
old age;presbyacusis
high freq. lost first
drugs/toxins
tumor acoustic neuroma
rubella infection inutero
Term
tinnitus
Definition
ringing in ear
cause is unknown
Term
rinnes test
Definition
differentiates between air conduction/bone conduction/sensory hearing loss
Term
weber test
Definition
tuning fork in center of head
louder in uneffected ear sensori
louder in effected ear conduction
Term
audiometry
Definition
measures specific hearing thresholds to variable frequencies
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