AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING LOSS
As increasingly noisy environments threaten the aural health of more and more people, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the basic structure and function of the ear, and the threat to its proper functioning that noise exposure creates. This information is organized in five major topics:A) Basic terms referring to the ear and its study;
Auditory Aural Audiology Audiologist Aurist Otology
B) Audiometry and the measurement of hearing ability;
Audiometry Audiometer Audiogram Hearing Level Threshold of Hearing Threshold of Pain Differential Threshold -
C) The ear: its anatomical structure and function;
Ear Auricle Pinna Tympanum Eardrum Middle Ear Ossicles Inner Ear Cochlea Vestibule Semicircular Canals Basilar Membrane Organ of Corti Volley Theory Bone Conduction Bone Conduction Hearing Level
D) Hearing loss and impairments, the basic types and their causes;
E) Damage-risk criteria established to minimize hearing loss, particularly in industry.
OSHA Damage-Risk Criteria
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