See Vestibular System.
BAHA
See Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.
BAER
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response. (See Auditory Brainstem Response testing.)
BAEP
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential. (See Auditory Brainstem Response testing.)
Background Noise
Any sound that a person does not wish to hear or that interferes with what they are trying to hear. Background sounds compete with speech and often make it difficult or impossible for a hard of hearing person to understand speech.
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
A computer system that converts the spoken word to text.