Auditory system

sensation because it helps the muscle to strech more since you are stimulating those areas more. What is the purpose of a cochlear implant? Is a damage hair cells in child’s, cochlea help establish some degree of hearing by stimulating the auditory nerve directly.…

Sensorineural hearing loss can result from acoustic trauma (or exposure to excessively loud noise), which may respond to medical therapy with corticosteroids to reduce cochlea hair cell swelling and inflammation to improve healing of these injured inner ear structures. Sensorineural hearing loss can occur from head trauma or abrupt changes in air pressure such as in airplane descent, which can cause inner ear fluid compartment rupture or leakage, which can be toxic to the inner ear. There has…

Unfortunately, I was unable to observe a science lesson at my field placement because at the time science wasn’t taught. Instead I evaluated a science lesson form You-Tube for first grade. In the lesson, students learned about the beginning stage of a sound wave. The teacher mainly focused on the eardrum. Students learned through questioning, experimentation, and class discussions. After reviewing the lesson, I have concluded that I think it is effective in teaching students about sound waves…

Noise can cause permanent hearing loss at chronic exposure levels of at least 85 dB or higher for an eight hour period (Peter M. Rabinowitz, Pg.1). The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before NIHL can occur. Sounds of less than 75 decibels, even after long exposure, are unlikely to cause hearing loss (Hearing Health Foundation 2015). Hearing loss that is caused by the noise exposure due to recreational or non-occupational activities is termed socioacusis. Hearing loss due to…

lined with little hair cells. Sound waves are transmitted by the external ear, through the center ear, to the internal ear. In the internal ear, the sound wave weight moves the hair cells, which then send messages to the mind, through the sensory system, about the sounds heard by the ear. High clamor levels will harm the hair cells in the inward ear and decrease the capacity of the ear to "listen" sounds and transmit the data to the cerebrum. Once the hair cells in the internal ear have been…

Observations: On December 6, 2016, Temple University Speech Language and Hearing Center (TUSLHC) offered free hearing screenings to Temple University faculty and students. Three screenings were observed. Each screening included a throughout case history interview, an otoscopic examination, and pure-tone threshold hearing screening. During the case history interviews, the graduate clinicians asked each client a series of questions pertinent to their hearing. The case history included questions,…

sounds coming from the implant sound much different than what we hear this enables a person to hear sounds, which they wouldn’t have been able to hear before. Surgery for implantation of cochlear implants involve doctors placing electrodes on the auditory nerve, which helps transmit sound waves into the ear canal. With the surgery, a person is able to become more mainstream and communicate better with others in society. There is also said to be more jobs available for a person with cochlear…

Chapter Aspects of Aging If someone tells you a condition is "just old age," be cautious. –Author Introduction Aging occurs when cells in the body undergo change. There are different theories to explain these changes. Some theories suggest a built in genetic code process linked to aging. Others claim that aging happens when damage occurs during everyday life, and the body has to struggle against earth’s gravity. Gravity has a direct impact on the spine, organs, flexibility, circulation, and…

Noise is defined as “unwanted sound or loud discordant or disagreeable sound or sounds.” (HSA). When “vibrations are transmitted through the air in the form of waves, they strike the ear, these waves produce the sensation of sound” (How Stuff Work). Our ears are divided into three sections each section with its own parts and functions play their part in enabling us to hear a noise or sound. The outer ear collects and carries vibrations (sound) to the middle ear where it is amplified allowing…

which are the tiniest and most delicate bones in one’s body, transfer the initial sounds to vibrations and send them to the inner ear. The inner ear is the home of the cochlea, which changes the sounds into neurological signals for the brain and the auditory nerves. When sound is originally made, it must go through the entire process before the brain can register that specific sound. When one of the steps of the hearing process is not fully developed, a minor hearing loss can be triggered within…