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80 Cards in this Set
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AC
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Air Conduction
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AGC
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Automatic Gain Control
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ALD
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Assistive Listening Device
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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ASP
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Automatic Signal Processor
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AVC
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Automatic Volume Control
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BC
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Bone Conduction
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BTE
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Behind the ear hearing instrument
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CFA
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Continuous Flow Adapter (earmold)
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CL
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Comfortable Level
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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CNT
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Can Not Test
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CPS
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Cycles Per Second
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CROS
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Contralateral Routing of Signals
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dB
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decibels
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dBA
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decibels on a scale of a sound level meter
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DNR
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did not respond
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DNT
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did not test
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DR
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Dynmaic Range
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DS
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Discrimination Score
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ENT
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Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist
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EM
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Effective Masking
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FF
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Free Field
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FOG
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Full on Gain
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HAE
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Hearing Aid Evaluation
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HD
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Harmonic Distortion
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HFA
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High Frequency Average
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HL
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Hearing Level
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HTL
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Hearing Threshold Level
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Hz
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Hertz
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IA
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Interaural Attenuation
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ID
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Inside Diameter (usually tubing)
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IE
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In-the-ear hearing instrument
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IL
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Intensity Level
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IM
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Intermodulation Distortion
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IHS
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International Hearing Society
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JND
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Just Noticeable Difference
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KEMAR
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Knowles Electronic Manikin for Acoustical Research
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KHz
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Kilhertz
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Ln
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Equivalent Input Noise Level
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LL
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Loudness Level
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MCT
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Minimum Contact Technology
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MCL
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Most Comfortable Loudness
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MSP
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Multiple Signal Processor
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a
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Number of subjects involved in a test
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NAEL
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National Association of Earmold Laboratories
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NR
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No Response
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OD
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Outside Diameter (usually tubing)
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PB
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Phonetically Balanced
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PTA
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Pure Tone Average
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PTS
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Permanent Threshold Shift
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REAR
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Real ear aided response
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REIG
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Real ear insertion gain
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REIR
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Real ear insertion response
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REOR
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Real ear occluded response
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REUR
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Real ear unaided response
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RMS
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Root mean square (a composite tone)
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RTG
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Reference Test Gain
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RTP
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Reference Test Position
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SAT
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Speech Awareness Threshold
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SAV
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Select-a-vent
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SDS
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Speech Discrimination Score
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SDT
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Speech Detection Threshold
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SF
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Sound Field
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SIL
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Speech Interference Level
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SISI
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Short Increment Sensitivity Index
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SL
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Sensation Level
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SLM
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Sound Level Meter
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S/N
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Signal to Noise
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SPL
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Sound Pressure Level
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SRT
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Speech Reception Threshold
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SSPL
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Saturation Sound Pressure Level
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TD
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Threshold of Discomfort
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THD
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Total Harmonic Distortion
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TL
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Tolerance Level
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TM
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Tympanic Membrane
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TMJ
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Temporomandibular Joint
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TTS
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Temporary Threshold Shift
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UCL
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Uncomfortable Loudness
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VU
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VU Meter on Audiometer
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