Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ is an objective test used widely to assess middle ear function, particularly in children

Answer: Impedance audiometry

Flashcard 2: In noise induced hearing loss, there is a dip in the _____ conduction curve, called as Boiler's notch, maximally at 4000 Hz

Answer: bone and air

Flashcard 3: Name the mechanical device used to mask the non-test ear while testing bone conduction.

Answer: Barany's noise box

Flashcard 4: The following instrument is a _____

Answer: tympanometer

Flashcard 5: _____ is the psycho acoustic unit of noise

Answer: Phon

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Flashcard 6: Negative Rinne for 256, 512 and 1024 Hz indicates a minimum AB gap of _____, 30, 45 dB, respectively.

Answer: 15

Flashcard 7: _____ test examines the effect of increased air pressure in ear canal on bone conduction

Answer: Gelle's

Flashcard 8: Type _____ tympanogram indicates increased compliance and normal pressure, seen in ossicular discontinuity, or thin and lax TM

Answer: Ad

Flashcard 9: _____ tells about the minimum intensity at which 50% of the words are repeated correctly by the patient.

Answer: Speech reception threshold