A rare kind of hearing loss where the hearing loss is the reverse of most sensorineural hearing losses. With a reverse-slope loss, the hearing loss is greater in the low frequencies and the person may have normal or near normal hearing in the very high frequencies. People with severe reverse-slope losses have normal or near-normal speech […]
Reverberation
The prolonging of a sound after the sound source has ceased. An echo within a room. Reverberation is caused by a lack of sound absorption materials on the walls, floor and ceiling.
Resonance
(REZ-oh-nance) The vibration of an object or a body of air where certain pitches are made louder. This is the effect noted when blowing over the top of a bottle.
Residual Inhibition
An effect that can occur in which tinnitus is reduced or suppressed for a period of time following hearing aid or tinnitus masker use. This inhibition may last from a few seconds to a few hours and sometimes even longer.
Residual Hearing
The amount of measurable, usable hearing left to a person with a hearing loss.
Relay Service
Service that enables text telephone (TTY) users to communicate with non-text telephone users by way of a relay service communications assistant.