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What is the type of hearing loss in the left ear? [LEtype] What is the type of hearing loss in the right ear? [REtype] What best describes the hearing loss severity and configuration in the left ear? [LE] What best describes the hearing loss severity and configuration in the right ear? [RE] What is the symmetry? [sym]   What acoustic reflexes would you expect for a 500 Hz stimulus? Left Ipsi: [500LI] Left Contra: [500LC] Right Ipsi: [500RI] Right Contra: [500RC]   What type of tympanogram would you expect for the right ear? [tymp]

Speech perception tests are good indicators of how hearing affects real life, a good way to determine intervention (e.g., hearing aids, cochlear implants) candidacy, and can be used to measure intervention benefit.

In the space provided, describe the type, configuration, degree, and symmetry of this hearing loss. Then, comment on the results you’d expect to see for Word Recognition Scores (WRS) in both ears.   

A hearing loss is stable if there is ≤20 dB change over time.

What is this? [pathology] What tymp do you expect? [tymp] What type of hearing loss would you expect? [type] Is this hearing loss permanent or transient? [perm]  

Which are not stimuli used for ABR (auditory brainstem response) testing? Select all that apply.

Bonus Question 1: ABR Wave V is generated in the ________________________________. 

Primarily which speech sounds are inaudible to this listener? 

Otoacoustic emissions are generated by the inner hair cells.

The electrode from a cochlear implant is inserted into the: