Aural Rehabilitation Glossary
105 terms total — 3 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.
Hearing Instrument Specialist
A licensed or certified professional trained to fit, dispense, and provide basic follow-up care for hearing aids, but wi...
MCID
Acronym for Minimal Clinically Important Difference; the smallest outcome measure score change considered meaningfully b...
Ototoxicity
The property of certain medications or chemicals that causes damage to the inner ear (cochlea or vestibular system), pot...