The Occupational Safey and Health Administration recommends a scale which dictates that the allowable noise exposure time decreases as sound level increases such that

It is likely that a patient with an acoustic neuroma will show [response1] OAEs and [response2] ABRs

Sensorineural hearing loss is

Hearing loss caused by the aging process is called

Since very young children do not often respond at threshold during auditory tests, their responses are often called

A 23-year-old patient reports difficulty understanding speech, especially in noisy environments, despite only a mild bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Tympanometry reveals Type A tympanograms bilaterally, acoustic reflexes are absent, otoacoustic emissions are present, and auditory brainstem responses are absent. Which of the following is the MOST likely diagnosis?

an often highly painful inflammation of the external auditory canal is known as

A tympanic membrane rupture created by rapid changes in external ear canal air pressure as may be experienced in scuba diving is known as

The general term for infection of the middle ear is

The normally developing child with normal hearing should be able to point to body parts or pictures in a book by