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Definitions for various terms related to hearing loss, testing, and communication methods for individuals with hearing impairments. Topics include different types and degrees of hearing loss, testing methods, and communication strategies such as sign language and cued speech. This resource is useful for students and professionals in the fields of audiology, speech-language pathology, and special education.
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Hearing loss that is present at birth, but not necessarily inherited. TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 An acquired hearing loss. TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Onset of hearing loss prior to learning language; usually up to age 5 TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Onset of hearing loss during school years. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Onset of hearing loss after schooling has been completed (usher's, prebecusis)
hearing loss that gradually gets worse TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 No change in hearing loss over time TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Air-Bone gap present, not a problem in the inner ear. Ex: ruptured ear drum. TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 No air-bone gap present on the audiogram. result of an issue in the inner ear. permanent. TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Slight-to-Mild Hearing Loss
Audiogram shows that patient doesn't hear low frequency sounds (snhl). TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 Audiogram presents a loss that seems ok, then all of a sudden it drops dramatically (rock off a cliff) TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 Audiogram shows that patient is deaf. TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Mental Illness, poor vision, immobility and cognition TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Adventitious deafness can result from: disease, syndrome, or aging.
In-utero infections, cranial-facial anomalies, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia requiring transfusion (jaundice), otoxic medication, meningitis, low APGAR score, mechanical ventilation five days or more, and findings associated with a syndrome TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 Shock and Denial, Anger, Depression and Detachment, Dialogue and Bargaining, Acceptance TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Language is simply developed at a slower rate TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 There is something odd about how language is developing TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Two types of results: 1) evaluates middle ear pressure (only significant if there is a conductive hearing loss)2) evaluates acoustic nerve reflex. The acoustic nerve carries the message from the ear to the brain. This testing determines whether the child's nerve has a reflex and it determines the threshold for the reflex
Separate meaningful visual and auditory events from ambient stimuli. TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 Intuitively synthesize a meaningful whole when significant parts are missing. Must have at least enough pieces to make an educated guess and prior experience (or familiarity) with the whole. TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 Simultaneous use of ASL and Spoken English. Also known as Total Communication (TC), Simultaneous Communication (SC) and Conceptually Accurate Spoken English (CASE) TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 Manual ASL alphabet. Helpful when borrowing words from English. Also known as the "Rochester Method" which is a method of teaching deaf children based entirely on finger spelling. Great for learning English spelling and grammar. TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 Uses English grammar and ASL signs. Invented signs that mark English grammar.
Invented sign system that includes signs for all of the affixes of English. It borrows signs from ASL that are not always used meaningfully. TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 Invented sign system that is similar to SEE 2. Includes a method for writing signs. TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 Invented sign system that is the extreme form of word-based signing. These signs are based on word-root morphemes and borrows from ASL, but not always meaningfully. TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 Invented sign system that uses unique hand-shapes and is intended to assist with speechreading.
