See Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
Sudden Deafness (SD)
See Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
Sub-clinical Hearing Loss
A hearing loss above 8,000 Hz. It can only be detected using a special audiometer calibrated to test hearing in the frequencies between 8,000 and 20,000 Hz. Conventional hearing testing only tests those frequencies between 125 and 8,000 Hz. Many ototoxic drugs cause sub-clinical hearing loss, at least in the beginning. That is why sub-clinical testing is so important, […]
Stirrup
The third (and smallest) of the three middle ear bones. Technically knows as the stapes. It is the smallest bone in our bodies.
Stetoclip
A device resembling a stethoscope, but used for listening to a hearing aid through a clear plastic tube that attaches to the hearing aid.
Steady State Evoked Potentials (SSEP)
An objective measure of hearing that requires no participation from the child. SSEP provides detailed information about the child’s hearing acuity. This is a very new measure hat does not yet have widespread availability.