Quiz-Tree
Question 1
A drop in hearing that happens within a few hours to three days, usually in one ear, is called ___.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a medical emergency. Anyone who notices it should see a doctor right away, because treatment works best when it starts early.
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Answer question 1 to unlock
Hearing loss caused by damage to the hair cells of the inner ear is called ___.
Sensorineural hearing loss involves the inner ear or the hearing nerve. It is the most common type of permanent hearing loss.
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Answer question 2 to unlock
On an audiogram, the degree of hearing loss is measured in ___.
Audiograms show pitch in hertz across the top and loudness in decibels down the side. The higher the decibel number needed to hear a sound, the greater the hearing loss.
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Hearing loss that develops gradually with age is called ___.
Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss. It usually affects both ears and comes on so slowly that many people do not notice it at first.
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Which is a common challenge for people with single-sided deafness?
The brain compares the sound reaching each ear to locate where it comes from. With one hearing ear, this is much harder, and so is following a conversation in a noisy room. Sounds on the deaf side are also quieter, because the head blocks them.
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A common cause of conductive hearing loss in young children is ___.
Ear infections can leave fluid behind the eardrum, which blocks sound from moving through the middle ear.
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Hearing loss caused by something blocking sound in the outer or middle ear is called ___.
In conductive hearing loss, sound cannot travel through to the inner ear. Causes include earwax, fluid behind the eardrum, or a damaged eardrum.
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A chart showing the quietest sounds a person can hear at different pitches is called ___.
An audiogram is the result of a hearing test. It shows hearing for each ear across a range of pitches, from low to high.
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A person who cannot hear at all in one ear has ___.
Single-sided deafness, also called unilateral deafness, means one ear has little or no usable hearing while the other ear hears normally or close to normally.
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Mixed hearing loss is ___.
Mixed hearing loss combines both types: something blocks sound in the outer or middle ear, and there is also damage in the inner ear or hearing nerve.
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Age-related hearing loss usually affects ___ sounds first.
High-pitched sounds fade first. Consonants such as s, f and th are high-pitched, so speech can start to sound mumbled even when it is loud enough.
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Answer question 11 to unlock
A health professional who tests hearing and fits hearing aids is called ___.
An audiologist specializes in hearing and balance. Audiologists run hearing tests, read audiograms, and fit and adjust hearing aids.
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