A hearing testing procedure for children in which the child’s responses to sound are reinforced with a visual event (such as a toy that moves). The audiologist attempts to condition the child to look for the toy when a sound is heard, thus providing a method for testing the hearing of small children. This procedure is […]
VNS
See Vestibular Nerve Section.
Voice Carry Over (VCO)
Voice Carry Over allows people who are deaf or have limited hearing to speak directly to hearing people. When a standard telephone user speaks to you, a Communications Assistant (CA) serves as your “ears” and types everything said where it is displayed on your TTY or special VCO phone.
Volume Control
A device for increasing or decreasing the volume (gain) of a hearing aid or assistive listening device.
VRA
See Visual Reinforcement Audiometry.
VRS
See Video Relay Service.