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Know Your Audiogram!

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  • The volume of a sound is called the
    intensity
    frequency
    pitch
  • Why is it important for you to be able to explain your audiogram?
    It'll help you be confident in explaining your hearing loss.
    It helps you sound more intelligent.
    It will help you protect your hearing.
    It's fun to explain things about yourself to others.
  • What is a unilateral hearing loss?
    hearing loss in the middle ear
    hearing loss in both ears
    hearing loss in one ear
  • Why do some people have cochlear implants?
    They don't have enough hearing for hearing aids to help them
    They are better than hearing aids.
    Their parents wanted them to get cochlear implants.
  • An audiogram can show what speech sounds a person may be able to hear.
    True
    False
  • Which one is an example of a 100dB sound?
    a lawnmower
    a guy in Ohio
    a dog barking
  • Which one can an audiogram not show?
    if a person has a unilateral or bilateral hearing loss
    how a person deals with their hearing loss
    the degree of hearing loss a person has
  • What is measured during a hearing evaluation?
    frequencies and intensities of sound a person can hear
    kinds of sounds a person can hear
    the locations of sound a person can hear
  • An audiogram is like a "picture" of what?
    your vision
    your speech
    your hearing
  • A bird singing is an example of a
    a high frequency sound.
    a mid frequency sound.
    a loud intensity sound.
  • An audiogram shows...
    what type and degree of hearing loss a person has.
    what kind of earmold a person will choose
    how loud a sound is.
  • A tuba has a lower pitch than a flute.
    True
    False
  • The pitch of a sound is called the
    volume
    frequency
    intensity
  • What is a sensorineural hearing loss?
    hearing loss caused by a problem in the outer ear
    hearing loss caused by a problem in the inner and middle ear
    hearing loss caused by a problem in the inner ear
  • A man with a deep voice is an example of
    a regular frequency sound.
    a low frequency sound.
    a high frequency sound.
  • The volume of a sound is measured in
    decibels (dB)
    hertz (Hz)
    pressure (p)
  • An audiologist can teach you all of the following except
    how to put on and take off your hearing aids.
    how to read your audiogram.
    how to take care of your hearing aids.
    how to get rid of your hearing loss
  • The higher the frequency of a sound
    the lower the pitch.
    the higher the pitch.
    the faster the pitch.
  • On an audiogram, the left ear is shown with
    blue x's
    blue dots
    red circles
  • On an audiogram, the right ear is shown by
    blue circles
    red squares
    red circles
  • What is an audiogram?
    A graph that shows what a person can hear.
    A graph that shows what a person can learn.
    A graph that shows how a person manages their hearing loss.
  • What does the speech banana show on an audiogram?
    It shows if you can hear sounds.
    It shows whether or not you like bananas.
    It shows how the correct way to say speech sounds.
    It shows the pitch and loudness of speech sounds.
  • What is an example of a 40 dB sound?
    two people having a conversation
    a piano
    a car horn
  • Which of the following is not a degree of hearing loss?
    moderate
    severe
    mild
    soft
  • What is a bilateral hearing loss?
    hearing loss in the inner ear
    hearing loss in both ears
    hearing loss in one ear
  • An audiogram can not tell which of the following?
    how well a person can manage their hearing loss
    if a person has a hearing loss
    the sounds a person can hear
  • The greater the intensity of a sound
    the louder it will be.
    the softer it will be.
    the faster it will be.
  • An audiogram measures how well a person can hear
    from far away
    from low pitch to high pitch
    in backgroun noise
  • A special doctor who measures hearing is called
    an orthodontist
    an audiologist
    a dermatologist