See Audio Induction Loop.

The subjective impression of “amplitude” or the intensity of a sound.

An audiological test used to determine at what level sounds become uncomfortably loud. If your scores are lower than normal at any given frequency you likely suffer from Recruitment or Hyperacusis.

See Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome.

The concept that students with disabilities should be integrated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent possible, when appropriate to the needs of the student with the disability. This concept means that hard of hearing and Deaf children should go to regular schools rather than to special schools for the Deaf.

The first of the three middle ear bones. It is the bone touching the eardrum. Commonly called the Hammer.