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17 Cards in this Set
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Tensor Tympani
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innervated by CN V; tenses the tympanic membrane so that its vibrations are reduced
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Stapedius muscle
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the smallest muscle in the body, is innervated by CN VII; Stiffens the ossicular chain so that its vibrations are reduced
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Eustachian Tube
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The tensor veli palatini, along with the levator veli palatini, is one of two muscles of the nasopharynx responsible for opening the end of the Eustachian tube
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Retrocochlear Disorders
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Usually caused by unilateral tumors; The pt. often experiences a unilateral high-frequency hearing loss that may be accompanied by tinnitus and dizziness as well as a general feeling of disequilibrium
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Threshold
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an intensity level at which a tone is faintly heard at least 50% of the time it is presented
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Speech Reception Threshold
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lowest level of hearing at which the person can understand 50% of the words presented
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Spondee words
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two-syllable words with equal stress on each syllable\
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Word discrimination/word recognition test
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establishes how well a person discriminates between words by having the person correctly repeat monosyllabic words
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Mild Hearing Loss (HL)
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16-40 dB
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Moderate HL
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41-55 dB
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Moderately severe HL
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56-65 dB
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Severe HL
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66-89 dB
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Profound HL
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90+ dB
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Auditory Training
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Designed to teach a person with hearing impairment to listen to amplified sounds, recognize their meanings, and discriminate sounds from each other
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Cued Speech
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Speech produced with manual cues that represent the sounds of speech. It may be used to supplement speech reading
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Speech Reading
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Involves deciphering speech by looking at the face of the speaker and using visual cues to understand what the speaker is saying
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Hearing Screening
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20 or 25 dB HL for 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 Hz
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