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25 Cards in this Set
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Congenital hearing loss
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hearing loss is present at birth
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Acquired hearing loss
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hearing loss occurred after birth
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conductive hearing loss
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pathology of the eardrum and in the middle ear
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sensorineural hearing loss
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permanent inner ear or cochlear
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otosclerosis
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spongy growth on stapes that is a conductive hearing loss with a reduced bone-conduction at 2,000 Hz
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otitis media
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conductive hearing loss that is categorized as a middle ear infection and seen mostly in children and infants
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cholesteotoma
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growth in the middle ear that results in a conductive hearing loss
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stenosis
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birth defect and results in a narrow auditory canal and is conductive in nature.
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acoustic neuromas
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tumors that result in retrocochlear disorders and characterized by dizziness and tinnitus
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tinnitus
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ringing or buzzing sound in ear
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recruitment
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symptoms of sensorineural loss and an abnormal growth of loudness once a threshold is reached
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meniere's disease
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dizziness, tinnitus, fullness of ear, and unilateral
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presbycusis
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hearing loss due to aging and bilateral and sensorineural in nature.
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ototoxicity
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drugs that damage the cochlear hair cells or acoustic nerve fibers and kidney malfunction is related to high doses of antibiotics.
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mixed hearing loss
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the middle and inner ear is affected
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central auditory processing disorder
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inability to attend, discriminate, recognize and comprehend auditory information
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CAPD and hearing loss
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people with CAPD do not have a hearing loss
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retrocochlear disorders
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damage to the nerve fibers and usually caused by acoustic neuromas
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Carhart's notch
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specific loss at 2,000 Hz on a bone-conduction test
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How are hearing loss and cleft palate are associated?
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Eustachian tube dysfunction
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otospongiosis
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causes stapes to become too soft to vibrate
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cerumen
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ear wax
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serous otitis media
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middle ear is inflamed and filled with thick watery fluid.
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acute otitis media
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sudden onset of middle ear infection due to infection
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chronic otitis media
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permanent damage to middle ear
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