Audiology and Speech Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: _____ refers to abnormal growth of loudness

Answer: Recruitment

Flashcard 32: Impedance audiometry uses frequency probe of _____ Hz.

Answer: 220

Flashcard 33: Type _____ tympanogram indicates normal pressure and normal compliance in a normal ear.

Answer: A

Flashcard 34: Acoustic reflex decay is a feature of _____ hearing loss

Answer: retrocochlear (cochlear/retrocochlear)

Flashcard 35: Gelle's test is _____ when ossicular chain is fixed or disconnected.

Answer: negative

Flashcard 36: In Electrocochleography, the _____ potential measures the electrical activity of the hair cells within the organ of corti.

Answer: Summating

Flashcard 37: Name the mechanical device used to mask the non-test ear while testing bone conduction.

Answer: Barany's noise box

Flashcard 38: O and X indicate _____ on PTA

Answer: Air Conduction (AC)

Extra: In Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) symbols: • **O**: Right ear Air Conduction (unmasked) • **X**: Left ear Air Conduction (unmasked) • **< or [**: Right ear Bone Conduction • **> or ]**: Left ear Bone Conduction

Flashcard 39: Responses are NOT frequency specific in _____

Answer: BERA (Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry)

Flashcard 40: Natural resonance of EAC is _____ Hz.

Answer: 3000