Aural Rehabilitation Glossary
105 terms total — 5 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.
BiCROS
A bilateral contralateral routing of signal configuration combining a CROS transmitter with amplification at the better...
CROS Hearing Aid
A hearing device configuration in which sound picked up by a microphone on the non-functional ear is wirelessly routed t...
Directional Microphone
A hearing aid microphone configuration that preferentially amplifies sounds arriving from the front of the listener whil...
Loudness Recruitment
An abnormal, rapid growth of perceived loudness with increasing sound intensity, commonly associated with sensorineural...
Probe Microphone Measurement
An objective verification procedure that uses a thin tube inserted into the ear canal to measure the actual sound pressu...