The louder the noise, the quicker hearing damage occurs, according to the ASHA. Don't Let Fireworks Deafen You The US's Department of Health suggests noises louder than 85 decibels - about the level of busy city traffic or a food blender - are enough to cause hearing damage. WHO wants ...
a tuning fork test made, with the opposite ear masked, placing the stems of vibrating forks on the mastoid process first of the patient and then of the examiner. If heard longer by the patient it indicates that he or she has conductive hearing loss and if heard longer by the examiner it...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Ashkenazi Jews (redirected fromAshkenazi Jew) Ashkenazi Jews In the 11th century, Ashkenazi Jews comprised 3% of the world's Jewish population, peaking at 92% in 1931; following the holocaust in World War II, that number decreased. Ashkenazi Jews now comprise ±...
Deviating from Definition of Early InterventionA letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The SLP and Early Intervention with Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss," in the March 24, 2009 ...
Sen, Gita; George, Asha; Ostlin, Piroska. (eds.). 2002. Engendering/Internationa/Health: The Challenge of Equity On the other hand, the goal of women's reproductive health is for women to lead productive, satisfying and fulfilling lives on the basis of equality and freedom from gender and...
Google Share on Facebook myringotomy (redirected fromtympanostomy) Thesaurus Medical Related to tympanostomy:tympanoplasty,otitis media,adenoidectomy myringotomy (ˌmɪrɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ) n,pl-mies (Surgery)surgerya surgical incision of the eardrum, usually to relieve pressure or rel...
audiometry- measuring sensitivity of hearing measurement,measuring,mensuration,measure- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" ...