Name______
The Ear & Types and Causes of Hearing Loss
**This information is important and you will be tested on it. Please fill in the blanks and use this guide to study for both the unit test as well as the final.
The three TYPES of hearing loss are: ______, ______, and ______.
Conductive loss means the sounds are ______and not carried to the ______.
______be corrected through ______.
Possible cause of a conductive loss are:
a buildup of ______in the ear.
______in the ear canal.
puncturing of the ______.
problems/injuries to the ______or ______which carry sounds through the middle ear to the inner ear.
Sensori-neural hearing loss is also known as ______. This is when there is ______to the ______ear or the ______.
Roughly ______% of people with a hearing loss have this type of loss.
The damage is ______. ______(ringing in the ear) is associated with this type of loss.
Possible causes of a sensori-neural loss may be:
natural ______
exposure to ______
______or other disease
______
A mixed hearing loss is a combination of both conductive and sensori-neural losses occurring at the ______. Both the ______and the ______ear are involved.
Possible causes of a mixed hearing loss:
A person with sensori-neural (______ear) loss gets an ______and that causes damage to the middle ear, resulting in a ______hearing loss.
A result of the outer and inner ears being ______which would cause both types of hearing loss.
An audiogram is a ______that measures what you ______hear.
It measures both ______and ______.
Decibels (dB) measure the ______of sound. 10dB is ______and 100 dB is ______.
Frequency (Hz) measures the ______of sound. A small number is a ______sound and a big number is a ______sound
The ______shows at what ______levels specific ______sounds are made.
Minimum Decibel Levels on an audiogram
Normal - ______
Mild - ______
Moderate - ______
Severe - ______
Profound - ______
Hearing aids only ______the ______, it doesn’t mean you can ______what’s being ______.
______-lingually Deaf
These are people who become Deaf ______they are able to ______spoken language – ______Deaf or lose hearing before _____ months old.
______-lingually Deaf
These are people who lose their hearing ______they have already acquired language.
Can happen at ______age.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
______damage to fillia in the inner ear.
Caused by exposure to dangerous noise levels.
Too ______and too ______or Very loud and ______
______dB is considered to be ______but even exposure for ______at a time can cause damage.
The ______the decibel level, the ______time you can be exposed to it before ______occurs.
Hearing loss develops ______and you may not notice anything until it’s ______.
Cochlear Implants:
Adults: Have a hearing loss of ______to ______in both ears.
Have had limited benefit from hearing aids
Have no other medical problems that would make the surgery risky
Have a strong desire to be part of the hearing world and communicate through listening, speaking, and speechreading.
Have lost their hearing after ______.
Children: Have profound hearing loss in both ears
Have had ______from hearing aids
Are healthy and have no medical conditions that would make the surgery risky
Are involved (when able), along with their parents, in all the steps in the process
Understand (when able), along with their parents, their role in the successful use of cochlear implants
Have (when able), along with their parents, ______for cochlear implant use
Are willing to be actively involved in their habilitation/rehabilitation
Have support from their educational program to emphasize the development of auditory skills