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  • Which type of hearing loss is typically irreversible?
    Sensorineural
  • What is the structure at the tip of the yellow arrow?
    Cochlea
  • Vibrations on what structure creates pressure waves of fluid within the cochlea?
    Oval Window
  • Name in order the pathway a soundwave travels through the ear
    Pinna (auricle) - auditory canal - tympanic membrane - malleus - incus - stapes - cochlea
  • Which section of the ear is located within the blue area in the picture?
    Middle Ear
  • Which types of frequencies are the first two go as we age?
    High Frequencies
  • True or False - if a person ruptures their tympanic membrane, they cannot hear out of that ear
    False
  • What is type of hearing test that creates an audiogram?
    Speech-in-Noise Test
  • Which soundwave quality is responsible for the pitch of a sound?
    Frequency
  • Which section of the ear contains the ossicles?
    Middle Ear
  • What soundwave quality is represented by the picture?
    low amplitude
  • High frequency sounds are detected toward which part of the cochlea?
    The base
  • What soundwave quality is represented by the picture?
    high amplitude
  • The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the
    pharynx
  • Which soundwave quality is responsible for the loudness or softness of a sound?
    Amplitude
  • What is indicated if bone conduction is longer than air conduction?
    Conductive hearing impairment (loss)
  • Would this audiogram be indicative of otosclerosis or Meniere's disease
    Osteosclerosis
  • What is the proper name for ringing in the ears
    Tinnitus
  • What does the processor do in the cochlear implant?
    Converts sound into a digital sound
  • What is the structure at the tip of the yellow arrow?
    Tympanic Membrane
  • Which cranial nerve sends nerve impulses from the auditory receptors to the auditory centers in the brain?
    Vestibulocochlear nerve
  • What is the structure indicated by the blue star?
    Auditory Canal
  • Which section of the ear is located within the purple area in the picture?
    Outer Ear
  • Which numeral is the cranial nerve that carries impulses from the auditory receptors to the brain?
    VIII
  • What part of a cochlear implant is this and what does it do?
    Microphone - Picks up sounds from the environment
  • What soundwave quality is represented by the picture?
    low frequency
  • What is indicated if bone conduction is heard for 20 seconds and air conduction is heard for 40 seconds during a Rinne Test?
    Normal hearing
  • Low frequency sounds are detected toward which part of the cochlea?
    The apex
  • What are the names of the 3 ossicles?
    Malleus, Incus, Stapes
  • What is the structure indicated by the blue star?
    Pinna or Auricle
  • Hearing loss or impairment resulting from problems with the auditory nerves is known as
    Sensorineural hearing loss
  • What part of the cochlear implant is this and what does it do?
    Transmitter - transmit sounds across the skull
  • What are the two stimuli the vestibulocochlear apparatus sense?
    Hearing and balance
  • What condition is shown by the audiogram?
    Moderate conductive hearing loss
  • Is this indicative of low frequency hearing loss?
    No
  • What is the soundwave quality represented by the picture?
    high frequency
  • What is this type of hearing loss?
    Noise induced hearing loss
  • Is this an example of conductive impairment or sensorineural hearing loss
    Sensorineural
  • Which section of the ear is located within the green area of the picture?
    Inner Ear
  • What is the specialized receptor that detects sound vibrations called?
    Organ of Corti
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