Audiological Diagnostics Glossary

A mechanical artefact on the bone-conduction audiogram—characteristically a dip of approximately 5–15 dB at 2000 Hz—asso...

The programming process by which an audiologist sets the stimulation parameters of a cochlear implant's speech processor...

Hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear that prevents sound from being efficiently conducted to the...

The shape of the hearing threshold pattern across test frequencies as plotted on an audiogram, described by terms such a...

A categorical classification of hearing impairment severity based on pure-tone average thresholds, ranging from normal t...

An estimate of the volume of air between the probe tip and the tympanic membrane, measured during tympanometry and used...

A structured occupational health initiative designed to prevent noise-induced hearing loss through monitoring, engineeri...

A self-report questionnaire designed to quantify the emotional and social impact of hearing loss on a patient's daily li...

A hearing loss with both sensorineural and conductive components, evidenced by reduced bone conduction thresholds and an...

Sensorineural hearing loss resulting from exposure to hazardous sound levels, characteristically presenting as a notched...

Probe microphone measurements taken inside the ear canal to verify the actual sound pressure level delivered by a hearin...

Pertaining to pathology or dysfunction originating beyond the cochlea, along the auditory nerve or central auditory path...

Hearing loss resulting from damage to or dysfunction of the cochlea (sensory component) or the auditory nerve (neural co...

A significant change in hearing threshold relative to a baseline audiogram, typically defined as an average shift of 10...

A benign tumour of the Schwann cells of the vestibular branch of the eighth cranial nerve, formerly and still commonly r...