Audiology Glossary

A hearing rehabilitation configuration in which one ear is fitted with a cochlear implant and the contralateral ear is f...

Sound transmission pathway through skull vibration that bypasses the outer and middle ear structures.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; the most common vestibular disorder, characterised by brief episodes of vertigo tr...

A hearing aid style in which the processing electronics sit in a casing worn behind the pinna, connected to the ear cana...

A characteristic audiometric depression in bone-conduction thresholds at 2000 Hz, classically associated with otoscleros...

The clinical practice of removing or managing earwax (cerumen) that may obstruct the ear canal or interfere with audiolo...

The smallest visible custom hearing aid style, fitted deeply within the ear canal with only a small removal cord visible...

Surgically implanted electronic device that bypasses damaged hair cells to directly stimulate auditory nerve fibers.

In hearing aid processing, the ratio of the change in input sound level to the corresponding change in output level, des...

Hearing impairment caused by problems in the outer or middle ear that block sound transmission.

A hearing device configuration that routes sound from the poorer ear to the better ear; abbreviated CROS — note: editors...

Hearing aid system that routes sound from a deaf ear to a hearing aid on the better-hearing ear for single-sided deafnes...

The unit used to express ASSR thresholds after statistical correction to approximate behavioural hearing level equivalen...

Decibels hearing level, the standard unit for measuring hearing thresholds relative to normal hearing.

A classification system categorising hearing sensitivity into ranges (e.g., mild, moderate, severe, profound) based on p...

A hearing aid microphone system designed to preferentially amplify sounds arriving from in front of the listener while a...

The difference in decibels between a patient's hearing threshold and their uncomfortable loudness level, representing th...

The tubular passage leading from the outer ear to the tympanic membrane, also termed the external auditory meatus or ext...

A custom-made coupling device fitted to the ear canal and concha that connects a behind-the-ear hearing aid to the ear a...

A hearing rehabilitation strategy combining a cochlear implant for high-frequency electrical stimulation with a hearing...

A wireless assistive listening device that transmits a speaker's voice via frequency-modulated radio signals directly to...

Difference between unaided and aided hearing thresholds, representing the effective amplification provided by hearing ai...

A regulated professional qualified to select, fit, and sell hearing aids, with a scope of practice narrower than that of...

A standardised clinical test that measures a patient's ability to repeat sentences presented against a background of spe...