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AUDIOGRAM
FREQUENCIES (Hz)
INTENSITIES (dB)
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SYMBOLS
Audiogram
• Degree
• Type
• Configuration
• Ear
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Audiogram
DEGREE TYPE
Mild sensorineural hearing loss
CONFIGURATION
with a flat configuration
EAR
on the right ear.
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DEGREES OF
HEARING LOSS
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Degrees of Hearing Loss
0 – 25 dB Normal
26 – 40 dB Mild
41 – 60 dB Moderate
61 – 80 dB Severe
81 dB - above Profound
PTA AVERAGING -
INTERPRETATION
• Get AC and BC threshold (retest at
1K) and Check for need for Masking
• Get PTA Ave.
• PTA Ave = Ave. of AC @ .5kHz, 1kHz,
and 2 kHz (see interpretation
Degrees of Hearing Loss – WHO)
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PTA = (500 Hz) + (1000 Hz) + (2000 Hz)
= 10 + 5 + 0
= 15 ÷ 3
= 5 (see WHO)
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TYPES OF
HEARING LOSS
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Types of Hearing Loss
Conductive Hearing Loss
• Structures involved - environment to
the inner ear
• Sound reaches the inner ear with
lower intensity = Sound is reduced in
volume
• May be temporary, but can also be
permanent
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NOTE:
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NOTE:
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CONFIGURATIONS OF
HEARING LOSS
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Configuration of Hearing Loss
Configuration of Hearing Loss
FLAT
CONFIGURATION
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FLAT
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SLOPING
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RISING
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INVERTED TROUGH/
INVERTED SAUCER-SHAPED/
INVERTED COOKIE-BITE
Mild hearing loss with an inverted trough configuration on the right ear/
Mild hearing loss with an inverted saucer-shaped configuration on the right ear/
Mild hearing loss with an inverted cookie-bite configuration on the right ear
Mild hearing loss with an inverted trough configuration on the right ear/
Mild hearing loss with an inverted saucer-shaped configuration on the right ear/
Mild hearing loss with an inverted cookie-bite configuration on the right ear
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TROUGH/
SAUCER-SHAPED/
COOKIE-BITE
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PRECIPITOUSLY FALLING/
STEEPLY FALLING
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HIGH FREQUENCY
HEARING LOSS
Mild hearing loss with a high frequency hearing loss configuration on both ears.
HIGH FREQUENCY
HEARING LOSS
Mild hearing loss with a high frequency hearing loss configuration on both ears.
Mild hearing loss with a high frequency hearing loss configuration on both ears.
More or less, it’s the same with precipitously falling, the hearing loss starts around
2000 kHz or 3000 kHz. You can either use this or precipitously falling…. However, if
there is a sudden drop with no rising or reached plateau, precipitously falling is used.
NOTCH
CONFIGURATION
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NOTCH
You may notice with a notch configuration, it is always necessary to state which
frequency the notch is. Also remember that, a notch is only stated when there’s a drop
or 20 dB gap.
NOTCH
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FRAGMENTARY
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UNDETERMINED CONFIGURATION
HUH?
UNDETERMINED CONFIGURATION
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