Lesson 7: Measuring Hearing Impairment

Topic: Hearing Part of: Unit: Challenges and Changes: Sensitivity to Vision & Hearing Compromises

• Focus: This lesson will teach students the basics about hearing testing. The activity gives students an opportunity to graph the audiograms of a younger person and older person to compare and contrast the differences in hearing.

Activities | Introduction | Resources & Web Sites

Activities

Activity 7A: Charting Audiograms

(graph, audiogram, presbycusis, speech frequency, frequency, tone)

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Introduction

Lesson 7, "Measuring Hearing Impairments" introduces students to the underlying concepts of how hearing is measured with pure tone audiometry. Worksheets are provided for students to explore different definitions of hearing impairment and to graph audiograms with data provided to them. These data contrast the audiograms of a younger and an older person.

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Resources & Web Sites

American Academy of Audiology - Understanding an Audiogram
http://www.audiology.org/aboutaudiology/
consumered/guides/audiogram.htm

 

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