Module 10: Health in Late Adulthood - Primary Aging

Question 1

cochlear implant

Answer 1

electronic device that consists of a microphone, a speech processor, and an electrode array to directly stimulate the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain

Question 2

conductive hearing loss

Answer 2

failure in the vibration of the eardrum and/or movement of the ossicles

Question 3

Ménière’s disease

Answer 3

results in a degeneration of inner ear structures that can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and an increase in pressure within the inner ear

Question 4

presbycusis

Answer 4

age-related sensorineural hearing loss resulting from degeneration of the cochlea or associated structures of the inner ear or auditory nerves

Question 5

primary aging

Answer 5

aging that is irreversible and is due to genetic predisposition

Question 6

secondary aging

Answer 6

refers to changes that are caused by illness or disease

Question 7

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 7

failure to transmit neural signals from the cochlea to the brain

Question 8

temporal theory of pitch perception

Answer 8

sound’s frequency is coded by the activity level of a sensory neuron

Question 9

vertigo

Answer 9

spinning sensation