Hearing Aid Academy Flashcards
(90 cards)
1
Q
HL
A
Hearing Loss
2
Q
SNHL
A
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
3
Q
NBN
A
Narrow Band Noise
4
Q
BC
A
Bone Conduction
5
Q
AC
A
Air Conduction
6
Q
NTE
A
Non Test Ear
7
Q
TE
A
Test Ear
8
Q
PB
A
Phonetically Balanced
9
Q
MCL
A
Most Comfortable Level
10
Q
SDS
A
Speech Discrimination Score
11
Q
mA
A
MilliAmp
12
Q
TM
A
Tympanic Membrane
13
Q
AI
A
Articulation Index
14
Q
DI
A
Directivity Index
15
Q
SNR
A
Speech to Noise Ratio
16
Q
IC
A
Integrated Circuit
17
Q
CT
A
Compression Threshold
18
Q
VC
A
Volume Control
19
Q
I/O
A
Input/Output
20
Q
A&R
A
Attack and Release
21
Q
CK
A
Compression Kneepoint
22
Q
CL
A
Compression Level
23
Q
TILL
A
Treble Increases at Low Level
24
Q
PILL
A
Programmable Increases at Low Level
25
BILL
Bass Increases at Low Level
26
LDFR
Level Dependent Frequency Response
27
dB HL
decibels at hearing level
28
db SPL
decibels at Sound Pressure Level
29
SPL
Sound Pressure Level
30
OM
Otitis Media
31
NIHL
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
32
OAE
Oto Acoustic Emissions
33
ABR
Auditory Brain Response
34
UHL
Uncorrected Hearing Loss
35
KHz
Kilohertz
36
Hz
Hertz Cycles per second
37
SL
Sensation Level
38
CAPD
Central Auditory Processing Disease
39
CAP
Central Auditory Processing
40
IHC
Inner Hair Cells
41
OHC
Outer Hair Cells
42
Io (I with a little zero)
Threshold Level
43
NPAP
Non Primary Auditory Pathway
44
PAP
Primary Auditory Pathway
45
EAC
External Auditory Canal
46
CROS
Contralateral Routing of Signal
47
BiCros
Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signal
48
UCL
Uncomfortable Level (Loudness0
49
DSP
Digital Sound Processing
50
ITC
In The Canal
51
ITE
In The Ear
52
BTE
Behind the Ear
53
RIC
Receiver In Canal
54
CIC
Completely in Canal
55
LDL
Loudness discomfort Level
56
MM
Maximum masking
57
PTA
Pure Tone Average
58
DTA
Digital To Analog
59
ATD
Analog To Digital
60
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
61
HFA
High Frequency Average
62
SSPL
Saturation Sound Pressure Level
63
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
64
IL
Intensity Level
65
SIN
Speech in Noise
66
]
BC masking left
67
[
BC masking right
68
>
Bone Conduction Left
69
<
Bone Conduction Right
70
Square
Masked AC Left
71
Triangle
Masked AC Right
72
WDS
Word Discrimination Score
73
PT
Pure Tone
74
EM
Effective Masking
75
OVT
Outcome Verification Technology
76
PMT
Probe microphone technology.
77
REUR
Real Ear Unaided Response
78
REUG
Real Ear Unaided Gain
79
REAG
Real Ear Aided Gain
80
REIG
Real Ear Insertion Gain
81
REOR
Real Ear Occluded Response
82
REOG
Real Ear Occluded Gain
83
REAR
Real Ear Aided Response
84
REIR
Real Ear Insertion Response
85
BPP
Best Practice Protocol
86
SW
Software
87
RECD
Real Ear Coupler Difference
88
UFP
Ultimate Fitting Plateau
89
PTS
Permanent Threshold Shifts
90
AIHL
Age induced hearing loss
