Physiology of Hearing — Flashcards

A normal person or one with sensorineural hearing loss hears _____ when the ear canal is occluded and softer when the canal is open (Bing positive)

Speech audiometry consists of _____ and SDS.

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

In _____, the fluid is clear hence one can see the structures of the middle ear quite clearly.

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

_____ space is located in the epitympanum, bounded laterally by the Shrapnell membrane (pars flaccida) and medially by the neck of the malleus.

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