Aural Rehabilitation Glossary
105 terms total — 9 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
Auditory Attention
The cognitive process of selectively focusing on a target auditory stimulus while suppressing competing sounds, a function commonly impaired in listeners with hearing loss who rely on increased cognitive resources to process degraded speech.
Telecoil
A small electromagnetic induction coil built into some hearing aids and cochlear implant processors that allows the devi...
Tinnitus
The perception of sound in the ear or head in the absence of an external acoustic stimulus, commonly described as ringin...
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
A structured therapeutic approach combining directive counselling and sound therapy to reduce the distress and perceptio...
Tympanometry
An objective clinical test that measures middle-ear function by assessing the compliance of the tympanic membrane in res...
UCL
Acronym for Uncomfortable Loudness Level; the decibel intensity at which sound becomes intolerably loud for a listener.
Uncomfortable Loudness Level
The intensity level at which sound becomes intolerably loud for a listener, used to set the upper limit of hearing aid a...
Vent
A small channel or bore drilled through a hearing aid ear mould or shell to allow airflow, modify acoustic properties, a...
Word Recognition Score
A measure expressed as a percentage of monosyllabic words correctly repeated by a patient during a speech audiometry tes...
WRS
Abbreviation for Word Recognition Score, the percentage of monosyllabic words correctly identified by a patient in a sta...