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item	Article	description
Q924684	Brodmann area	region of the brain
Q5235918	David Kemp	British physicist and researcher
Q130249022	Electrophysiology of Hearing and Otoacoustic Emissions: Principles and Clinical Applications	book about electrophysiology of hearing
Q1519971	Eustachian catarrh	inflammation of the auditory tube, typically associated with upper respiratory tract infections such as colds, and may be worsened by enlarged tonsils
Q320561	Eustachian tube	tube found in the middle ear which equalises pressure and drains mucus, connecting the middle ear to the throat
Q65080570	Eustachian tube dysfunction	dysfunction that prevents drainage and equalization of pressure between the middle ear and nasopharynx
Q117085837	Global Coalition of Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	international collaboration of parent-led support groups for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides support, information, and systemic advocacy
Q129956982	Hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings	WHO implementation guidelines for community-level programs for the delivery of hearing aid services
Q131378262	International Classification of Vestibular Disorders	evidence-based classification system for vestibular disorders standardizes the definitions of syndromes, diseases, diagnostic procedures, and treatments in neurotology
Q18521094	International Noise Awareness Day	global campaign which aims to raise awareness of the effects of noise on the welfare and health of people. Celebrated the last Wednesday of April, annually
Q124389651	International Ototoxicity Management Group	global consortium addressing healthcare gaps in ototoxicity management worldwide
Q60793100	International Society of Audiology	international scientific organization of audiology
Q107405554	Ling sounds	behavioral assessment procedure that evaluates the auditory detection ability in children and infants
Q130023683	Make Listening Safe Workstream	World Hearing Forum initiative to change listening practices and behaviours
Q6765177	Marion Downs	American pediatric audiologist, researcher, and professor (1914-2014)
Q129989401	Masking in audiological assessment: a practical guide	audiology book on clinical masking
Q460167	Meniere's disease	disorder of the inner ear, characterized by potentially severe and incapacitating episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the ear
Q106547275	National Policy for Hearing Health Care	Brazilian public policy that ensures access to hearing health care at different levels of care within the Unified Health System
Q1543446	Noonan syndrome	congenital, genetically widespread disease considered to be a type of dwarfism affecting boys and girls equally
Q3136081	P300	event-related potential
Q25447809	Paralisia facial	Automatic description is not available
Q131010730	Rede de Atenção Psicossocial	Automatic description is not available
Q131010731	Redes de Atenção à Saúde	Automatic description is not available
Q1759298	Rinne test	screening test for hearing named after Heinrich Adolf Rinne
Q40890130	Stenger test	Automatic description is not available
Q106548003	Telefonoaudiologia	speech-language pathology
Q130358135	Tubo de ventilação	Automatic description is not available
Q1470699	Weber test	sensory neural hearing loss examination
Q5815639	World Hearing Day	annual campaign by the World Health Organization Office for the Prevention of Deafness
Q129730254	World Report on Hearing	WHO guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans
Q1504201	absolute threshold of hearing	minimum sound level that an average individual can hear
Q110933862	acoustic environment	environment
Q2230578	acoustic trauma	injury to the eardrum as a result of a very loud noise
Q3882459	acoustic wave	longitudinal wave that propagates by means of adiabatic compression and decompression;travels with the speed of sound which depends on the medium they're passing through
Q864028	acute otitis media	otitis media
Q131351367	aided cortical auditory evoked potentials	evoked responses in the auditory cortex to sound stimuli, confirming the physiological detection of these stimuli at the cortical level
Q130540843	air-bone gap	difference in decibels between air conduction and bone conduction hearing thresholds, indicating a conductive hearing loss component
Q4741549	amblyaudia	suppression of activity in the non-dominant auditory pathway by activity in the dominant pathway which may be genetically determined and which could also be exacerbated by conditions throughout early development
Q7107434	ampulla of semicircular canal	Anatomical structure and class of anatomical entity, part of semicircular canal
Q11905393	ampulla of semicircular duct	Anatomical structure, part of semicircular duct and ampulla of semicircular canal
Q4751053	analog ear	model of the ear or of the cochlea (in the inner ear) based on an electrical, electronic or mechanical analog
Q29783705	anterior ampullary nerve	branch of vestibular nerve
Q29729440	anterior bony ampulla	anatomical structure
Q66542958	anterior limb of stapes	Zone of stapes, part of stapes
Q29729444	anterior membranous ampulla	anatomical structure
Q66542962	anterior process of malleus	Process of organ
Q29717447	anterior semicircular canal	semicircular canal, chiral organism subdivision type, and class of anatomical entity, part of inner ear and bony labyrinth
Q29717452	anterior semicircular duct	anatomical structure
Q104549358	articular facet for malleus	Zone of bone organ and articular surface, part of body of incus
Q124214163	articular facet for stapes	Articular surface, part of lenticular process of incus
Q4800962	articulation index	method of measuring hearing loss
Q2357982	attenuation	gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium
Q781050	audiogram	type of graph showing audiometer results
Q23905461	audiological center	organization
Q1644347	audiologist	health professional in hearing and other auditory problems such as tinnitus and balance
Q569965	audiology	branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders
Q25339757	audiology and hearing health professionals in developed and developing countries	audiology and hearing health professionals in developed and developing countries, covering roles, training, and access disparities
Q138569	audiometer	electronic device used to conduct an audiometry test to determine an individual’s hearing thresholds
Q4819917	audiometrist	health-care professional technician who has received special training in the use of Pure tone audiometry equipment
Q758881	audiometry	hearing test that assesses a person's hearing ability
Q2870769	audioprothesist	professional who sells, fits, adjusts and replaces hearing aids based on a written certificate from an ear
Q124134874	auditory	term for use with the Schema.org Accessibility Properties for Discoverability Vocabulary accessMode property that indicates that a resource contains information encoded in auditory form
Q23808025	auditory arrhythmia	inability to replicate musical or rhythmic patterns
Q608256	auditory brainstem response	process
Q18676	auditory cortex	region of the brain
Q131339872	auditory ecology	auditory environments in which humans live and function, the tasks to be undertaken by humans in these complex acoustic environments, and the importance of these tasks in daily life and daily routines
Q199428	auditory event	subjective perception, when listening to a certain sound situation
Q4820025	auditory fatigue	temporary loss of hearing after exposure to sound
Q60741138	auditory hazard assessment algorithm for humans	mathematical model of the human auditory system that calculates the risk to human hearing caused by exposure to impulse sounds, such as gunfire and airbag deployment
Q424102	auditory illusion	false perceptions of a real sound or outside stimulus
Q4820030	auditory integration training	developing treatment for auditory disorders
Q1363413	auditory masking	effect that occurs when the perception of one sound is affected by the presence of another sound
Q4820036	auditory neuropathy	hearing disorder characterized by impaired transmission of signals through the auditory nerve, resulting in mild to severe hearing loss and poor speech perception
Q4820034	auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder	specific form of hearing loss defined by the presence of normal or near-normal otoacoustic emissions but the absence of normal middle ear reflexes and abnormal auditory brainstem response
Q816052	auditory ossicle	three short and irregular bones that form a chain located in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear
Q14914257	auditory receptor cell development	process whose specific outcome is the progression of an auditory receptor cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure
Q15325710	auditory receptor cell morphogenesis	any process that alters the size or shape of an auditory receptor cell
Q14914026	auditory receptor cell stereocilium organization	process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium
Q2135818	auditory recruitment	medical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness
Q821413	auditory system	sensory system used for hearing
Q4820022	auditory-verbal therapy	method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using their hearing technology
Q112228153	auditosensory cortex	part of the auditory system that is associated with the sense of hearing in humans
Q186763	aural rehabilitation	procedures for correcting hearing disorders
Q30645745	autoinflation	minimally invasive treatment for serous otitis media using a nasal balloon to apply pressure to sinus cavities
Q684088	autophony	medical condition
Q4839818	backward masking	Wikimedia disambiguation page
Q1530280	balance	ability to maintain the line of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway
Q66542960	base of stapes	Zone of bone organ, part of stapes
Q66542954	body of incus	Body of organ, part of incus
Q2914915	bone anchored hearing aid	type of hearing aid based on bone conduction
Q490249	bone conduction	conduction of sound to the inner ear through bones other than the ossicles of the middle ear
Q262489	bony labyrinth	bony structure of the inner ear
Q130273461	brainstem auditory evoked potencial curve I	electrophysiological potential originating in the distal portion of the cochlear nerve
Q115926971	brainstem auditory evoked potential	electrophysiological assessment of auditory system synchrony
Q66543482	branch of vestibular nerve	Branch of vestibulocochlear nerve
Q66543464	branch of vestibulocochlear nerve	Branch of cranial nerve
Q98139662	causes of hearing loss	causes conditions of hearing loss, including aging, genetics, perinatal problems, loud sounds, and diseases.
Q190425	central auditory processing	brain function responsible for detecting, analyzing, and interpreting sound stimuli, involving structures of the peripheral and central auditory system
Q130378384	central auditory processing disorder	neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how the brain processes sounds
Q108132915	centro especializado em reabilitação	Legal act, clinic, and public policy in Brazil, part of Sistema Único de Saúde
Q558230	cholesteatoma	keratosis characterized by keratinizing squamous epithelium located in middle ear and/or mastoid, subepithelial connective tissue and by the progressive accumulation of keratin debris with or without surrounding inflammatory reaction
Q1088044	chronic otitis media	hronic form of otitis media
Q1088055	chronic purulent otitis media	suppurative otitis media which is persistent and long-lasting
Q317857	cochlea	organ of the inner ear
Q584922	cochlear aqueduct	Cranial conduit, anatomical space type, and class of anatomical entity, part of inner ear, bony labyrinth, and jugular fossa
Q843875	cochlear duct	anatomic element
Q724965	cochlear implant	prosthesis
Q130301413	cochlear microphonic	electrophysiological response generated by the outer hair cells of the cochlea in response to sound
Q2519137	cochlear nerve	nerve carrying auditory information from the inner ear to the brain
Q387776	cochlear nuclei	two cranial nerve nuclei of the human brainstem
Q673205	cocktail party effect	ability to pay attention to one conversation among many
Q5141209	cognitive hearing science	interdisciplinary science field concerned with the physiological and cognitive basis of hearing and its interplay with signal processing in hearing aids
Q110852808	computational audiology	branch of audiology that employs techniques from mathematics and computer science to improve clinical treatments and scientific understanding of the auditory system
Q115841338	conditioned play audiometry	pediatric hearing test where conditioned responses to auditory stimuli are used to assess a child's hearing ability, often through games or activities
Q1581308	conductive hearing loss	medical condition
Q5173263	cortical deafness	agnosia that is a loss of the ability to perceive any auditory information but whose hearing is intact
Q2145485	day–evening–night noise level	European standard to express noise level over an entire day
Q1539971	deaf	person who is partially or totally unable to hear
Q124175573	deaf and hard of hearing people	research area and label consisting of people who are deaf and people who are hard of hearing (e.g. through hearing loss)
Q25393960	deaf community	community influenced by deafness that uses sign languages (or written languages) as the main means of communication
Q1118643	deaf-mute	deaf person using a sign language or both deaf and could not speak
Q12133	deafness	partial or total inability to hear
Q98139673	diagnosis of hearing loss	identification of a hearing loss is usually conducted by a general practitioner medical doctor, otolaryngologist, certified and licensed audiologist, school or industrial audiometrist, or other audiometric technician
Q3090244	dichotic listening test	auditory test to assess selective attention
Q5272531	dichotic pitch	pitch heard due to binaural processing, when the brain combines two noises presented simultaneously to the ears
Q5279800	diplacusis	hearing disorder whereby a single auditory stimulus is perceived as different pitches between ears
Q2178546	direct acoustic cochlear implant	acoustic implant which converts sound in mechanical vibrations that stimulate directly the perilymph inside the cochlea
Q3357695	discharging ear	human disease
Q130273498	distortion product evoked otoacoustic emissions	assessment of the integrity of outer hair cells as a result of cochlear nonlinearity by two-tone stimulation of specific frequency stimuli
Q116789644	doenças infectocontagiosas e audição	Hearing health
Q130301287	double-peaked tympanometric curve	indicates a rare pathology such as ossicular disarticulation
Q5031084	ductus reuniens	part of the human inner ear
Q7362	ear	organ that detects sound; organ of hearing and balance
Q14863416	ear development	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes
Q5325633	ear disease	human disease
Q117768481	ear foreign body	foreign body in the external auditory canal
Q118906812	ear fullness	auditory sensation associated with a feeling of stuffiness in the ear, pressure in the ear, or a feeling of "stuffed ear"
Q15311454	ear morphogenesis	The process in which the anatomical structures of the ear are generated and organized. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, wh
Q18557904	ear neoplasms	uncontrolled cellular proliferation of the auditory organs
Q5325638	ear protection	topics referred to by the same term
Q173801	eardrum	membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear
Q5326918	earmold	device worn inserted into the ear for sound conduction or hearing protection
Q673782	earplug	device meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the user's ears from loud noises or the intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind
Q76418	earwax	waxy substance secreted by the ear
Q5357983	electrocochleography	technique of recording electrical potentials generated in the inner ear and auditory nerve in response to sound stimulation, using an electrode placed in the ear canal or tympanic membrane
Q1327454	electronystagmography	electrography of eye muscle movements
Q1154774	electrophysiology	study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues.
Q3824661	endolymphatic duct	canal
Q107473133	endolymphatic hydrops	disorder of the inner ear which consists of an excessive build-up of the endolymph fluid, which fills the hearing and balance structures of the inner ear
Q5376355	endolymphatic sac	blind pouch
Q2478325	environmental noise	noise pollution
Q18558207	eustachian tube disease	human disease
Q5418653	evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles	evolutionary event in which bones in the jaw of reptiles were co-opted to form part of the hearing apparatus in mammals
Q25303857	evolution of the cochlea	structure and functional evolution of the cochlea across species
Q258328	external ear canal	tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear
Q7562539	facial paralysis	common problem that involves the paralysis of any structures innervated by the facial nerve
Q2386304	falls in older adults	involuntary loss of postural stability, resulting in impacts against the ground or other objects, related to aging, audiological changes, and balance disorders
Q5502870	frequency following response	evoked potential generated by periodic or nearly-periodic auditory stimuli
Q124176257	frequency modulation system	systems that modulate frequencies, often as an assistive technology
Q1566641	hair cell	auditory nerve cells
Q14902768	hair cell differentiation	process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an auditory hair cell
Q66542951	handle of malleus	Zone of bone organ, part of malleus
Q69946825	hard of hearing person	persons with a degree of loss of hearing
Q66542952	head of malleus	Zone of bone organ
Q66542957	head of stapes	Zone of bone organ, part of stapes
Q5689465	head shadow	region of reduced amplitude of a sound
Q186819	headphone	small loudspeakers worn on the head for listening to music or for communications purposes
Q4117845	health effects from noise	health consequences of exposure to elevated sound levels
Q17619740	health problems of musicians	occupational disease
Q160289	hearing	sensory perception of sound by living organisms
Q323808	hearing aid	small sound amplifiers worn in the ear (ITE) to compensate for hearing loss
Q5691656	hearing conservation program	program to conserve hearing
Q45090926	hearing device	in a wider sense, including cochlear implants, BAHA aids
Q1644260	hearing disorder	human disease condition that impairs the ability to detect, process, or interpret sounds
Q130216486	hearing health	interventions required to prevent, identify, and treat hearing loss and related ear diseases
Q119399115	hearing in autism spectrum disorder	hearing alterations associated with autism spectrum disorder
Q5691657	hearing level	Automatic description is not available
Q16035842	hearing loss	form of hearing disorder
Q131302459	hearing loss in children	partial or total reduction in hearing ability in children, impacting communicative and social development
Q106547597	hearing loss in music professionals	hearing risks related to exposure to high sound pressure levels
Q10348495	hearing perception	perception involves processing of signals that go through the nervous system, which result from physical stimulation of the ear
Q13405515	hearing protection	protection device for auditory organs
Q65091626	hearing protection fit-testing	test to objectively determining the attenuation offered by hearing protection devices (HPDs) to an individual
Q351087	hearing range	range of frequencies that can be heard by humans or other animals
Q103884376	hearing science	interdisciplinary study of the biological, physical, and cognitive processes involved in human hearing and sound perception
Q5691664	hearing test	evaluation of the sensitivity of a person's sense of hearing
Q117377861	hearing threshold	minimum sound level of a pure tone that an average human ear with normal hearing can hear with no other sound present
Q3508741	hidden hearing loss	typically undetected hearing loss in conventional tests, affecting the ability to hear sounds in noisy environments or with multiple speakers
Q130273495	high frequency audiometry	hearing test used for detection of hearing impairments caused by ototoxicity, noise exposure, and acoustic traumas or in the assessment of patients with tinnitus
Q131152189	human auditory ecology	research program exploring the relationship between the acoustic environments people live in and their auditory needs within those environments
Q1421356	hyperacusis	very rare and extremely debilitating hearing disorder characterized by unusual intolerance to ordinary environmental sounds
Q6124455	immittance	combined measure of impedance and admittance
Q3307114	impedance audiometry	tests of middle ear function based on the difficulty (impedance) or ease (admittance) of sound flow through the middle ear
Q497385	incus	bone in the middle ear
Q107314101	individual sound amplification device	device designed to improve hearing by making a sound audible to a person with hearing loss
Q29642076	inner auditory hair cell	cell in the organ of Corti
Q212344	inner ear	innermost part of the vertebrate ear
Q14859973	inner ear development	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the inner ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
Q18555242	inner ear disease	human disease
Q14877676	inner ear morphogenesis	The process in which the anatomical structures of the inner ear are generated and organized. The inner ear is the structure in vertebrates that contains the organs of balance and hearing. It consists of soft hollow sensory structures (the membranous
Q21095395	inner ear receptor cell development	process whose specific outcome is the progression of an inner ear receptor cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure; cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate
Q14903365	inner ear receptor cell differentiation	process in which relatively unspecialized cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of inner ear receptor cells
Q21106218	inner ear receptor cell stereocilium organization	process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium (actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of inner ear receptor cells)
Q130534208	interaural attenuation	minimum amount of frequency-variable acoustic energy required to move the skull out of inertia through vibration produced by sound stimulation
Q2421877	labyrinth	structure in the inner ear
Q2038371	labyrinthitis	inflammation of the labyrinth, fluid-filled channels in the inner ear
Q6471979	lagena	part of the ear's vestibule
Q29783703	lateral ampullary nerve	branch of vestibular nerve
Q29728284	lateral bony ampulla	semicircular canal and chiral organism subdivision type, part of lateral semicircular canal
Q29728287	lateral membranous ampulla	anatomical structure
Q66542961	lateral process of malleus	Process of organ
Q29715897	lateral semicircular canal	semicircular canal, chiral organism subdivision type, and class of anatomical entity, part of inner ear and bony labyrinth
Q29715904	lateral semicircular duct	anatomical structure
Q66542966	lenticular process of incus	Process of organ, part of long limb of incus
Q1069953	lip reading	technique of understanding speech when sound is not available
Q6646450	listening	hearing what others are saying, and trying to understand what it means
Q66542955	long limb of incus	Process of organ and zone of bone organ, part of incus
Q21087161	macula	thickened area in the vestibule of ear
Q3823855	macula of saccule	hair cells surrounded by support cells in the saccule
Q6725774	macula of utricle	Macula, subdivision of utricle of membranous labyrinth, and class of anatomical entity, part of utricle
Q319636	malleus	bone of the middle ear (handle of malleus 5 mm, head of malleus: 2 mm)
Q845740	mastoid process	Zone of petrous part of temporal bone, particular anatomical entity, zone of bone organ, process, and class of anatomical entity, part of petrous part of the temporal bone and mastoid part of the temporal bone
Q6593307	membranous labyrinth	system of tubes and chambers in the inner ear
Q1759560	microtia	congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped
Q501553	middle ear	part of the ear that lies between the eardrum and the oval window
Q131291106	minimal hearing loss	mild auditory changes that can impact language, learning, and quality of life, often underdiagnosed
Q2720968	mismatch negativity	component in a sequence of stimuli
Q2054837	misophonia	a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or stimuli associated with such sounds; these stimuli are experienced as unpleasant/distressing and tend to evoke strong negative emotional, physiological, and behavioural responses
Q64821719	mixed conductive-sensorineural hearing loss	hearing loss caused by damage to or impairment of both the conductive elements and the sensorineural elements of the ear
Q17156859	models of deafness	frameworks explaining perspectives on deafness: cultural, social, and medical models
Q6940333	muscle of auditory ossicle	Muscle of head, muscle of head, and class of anatomical entity, part of middle ear
Q6942543	musical ear syndrome	auditory hallucination associated with hearing loss
Q1956782	myringitis	inflammation of the tympanic membrane, part of the middle ear, usually of infectious origin, often caused by influenza viruses
Q130304021	narrowband stimuli	type of signal or noise concentrated in a specific and narrow frequency band
Q66542953	neck of malleus	Neck of organ
Q119039611	neuromonics	non-invasive sound therapy
Q14864368	neuron projection development	process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure; any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neuri
Q7002460	neuronal encoding of sound	representation of auditory sensation and perception in the nervous system
Q849491	neuroplasticity	ability of the brain to continuously change over the course of one's lifetime
Q7888578	neurosyphilis	infection of the central nervous system in a patient with syphilis
Q179448	noise	variety of sound, usually meaning any unwanted sound
Q1879301	noise control	strategies to reduce noise pollution or its impact
Q92251	noise pollution	excessive, displeasing human, animal, or machine-created environmental noise
Q1475712	noise-induced hearing loss	condition in which a person loses the ability to hear due to exposure to high intensity sound
Q220989	nystagmus	condition of involuntary eye movement
Q17072363	occupational exposure limit	upper limit on the acceptable concentration of a hazardous substance
Q20887524	occupational hearing loss	hearing loss caused by occupational hazards
Q7088222	olivocochlear system	component of the auditory system
Q1411862	oralism	controversial method of teaching deaf people that emphasizes use of oral language and lip reading
Q1128309	organ of Corti	type of mechanoreceptor
Q1596398	otalgia	pain in the ear
Q480700	otitis	general term for inflammation or infection of the ear
Q680873	otitis externa	inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal.
Q223254	otitis media	otitis which involves inflammation of the middle ear
Q912019	otoacoustic emission	mechanical energy produced by the rapid contraction of the outer hair cells of the cochlea
Q591800	otolith	small calcium carbonate inner-ear vertebrates structure in the inner ear that aids in sensing gravity and motion
Q29654295	otolith organ	structure in the inner ear that detects linear acceleration and head position relative to gravity
Q7108965	otolithic membrane	gel-like structure in the inner ear that houses otoconia and helps detect linear acceleration and head position relative to gravity
Q1640326	otology	branch of medicine dealing with the ear
Q560456	otomycosis	human disease
Q3357696	otorrhagia	bleeding from ear
Q756610	otosclerosis	otitis interna characterized by an abnormal bone growth in the middle ear
Q1351381	ototoxicity	property of being toxic to the ear
Q609753	outer ear	the outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum
Q2301793	oval window	membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear
Q1361850	patulous eustachian tube	eustachian tube disorder
Q103560322	pedaudiologist	profession, in the field of pediatric audiology
Q2120283	pediatric audiology	science of hearing disorders in children
Q115843905	perda auditiva em idosos	Automatic description is not available
Q2562623	perforated eardrum	an injury leading to a hole in the eardrum
Q117768578	perichondritis of the ear	infection that affects the outer part of the ear
Q5679391	peripheral auditory system	structures responsible for capturing sounds and converting them into electrical signals sent to the brain
Q106689705	peripheral hearing loss	reduction in hearing ability caused by alterations in the outer, middle, or inner ear, before the auditory nerve
Q1333024	personal protective equipment	protective clothing or equipment designed to help protect an individual from injury, Noise, infection, or other hazards
Q1404198	petrous part of the temporal bone	anatomical feature
Q1688222	phonagnosia	agnosia that is a loss of the ability to recognize familiar voices
Q17145476	place theory	theory about mechanism of hearing
Q63537766	poly(ethyl methacrylate)	hydrophobic synthetic acrylate polymer
Q29783706	posterior ampullary nerve	branch of vestibular nerve
Q29730614	posterior bony ampulla	anatomical structure
Q60596754	posterior incudal ligament	suspensory ligament and class of anatomical entity
Q66542959	posterior limb of stapes	Zone of stapes, part of stapes
Q29730618	posterior membranous ampulla	anatomical structure
Q29718855	posterior semicircular canal	semicircular canal, chiral organism subdivision type, and class of anatomical entity, part of inner ear and bony labyrinth
Q29718860	posterior semicircular duct	anatomical structure
Q1756133	presbycusis	cumulative effect of aging on hearing
Q131337426	pressurized otoacoustic emissions	clinical test detecting cochlear outer hair cell energy by equalizing ear canal and middle ear pressure to improve accuracy and reduce false positives for sensorineural hearing loss
Q108045226	psychoacoustic assessment of tinnitus	evaluation to characterize the parameters of tinnitus perception
Q557399	psychoacoustics	scientific study of sound perception and audiology
Q7261165	pure tone audiometry	hearing test
Q25303683	real ear measurement	measurement of sound pressure level in a patient's ear canal developed when a hearing aid is worn
Q120884824	recrutamento de Metz	Automatic description is not available
Q66557462	region of membranous labyrinth of internal ear	Region of organ component
Q131360688	reverse correlation function	impulse response associated with auditory processing
Q369503	saccade	short, quick, simultaneous movement of both eyes between two or more phases of fixation in the same direction; random eye movement
Q7396635	saccular nerve	Branch of vestibular nerve and nerve, part of vestibular nerve
Q3494094	saccule	membranous labyrinth in the vestibule of ear
Q106617201	safe listening	practices to avoid hearing damage from intentionally heard sounds
Q2070426	selective auditory attention	process of the auditory system where an individual selects or focuses on certain stimuli for auditory information processing while other stimuli are disregarded
Q1064403	semicircular canal	tube located inside the ear
Q11829330	semicircular duct	part of membranous labyrinth which is in the semicircular canal
Q928697	sensorineural hearing loss	type of Hearing Loss
Q11101	sensory nervous system	part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information
Q66542956	short limb of incus	Process of organ and zone of bone organ, part of incus
Q34228	sign language	language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
Q11461	sound	vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave
Q16642939	sound-image	concept proposed by Francois Bayle to designate the auditory representation of a sound for its form and the perception that one can have of it (therefore involving the point of hearing), whether it is a tangible or metaphorical representation
Q73219200	speech audiometry	measurement of the ability to hear speech under various conditions of intensity and noise interference using sound-field as well as earphones and bone oscillators
Q7575390	speech banana	audiogram feature
Q643696	speech perception	process of hearing and understanding language
Q130273449	speech perception	ability to perceive linguistic structure in the acoustic speech signal
Q130273464	speech reception threshold	minimum hearing level at which an individual can correctly repeat 50% of the speech material
Q33226	speech-language pathology	the study and treatment of speech and language problems
Q3095145	spiral ganglion	anatomical structure
Q60389461	spontaneous otoacoustic emissions	self-generated faint acoustic signals from the inner ear
Q507538	stapedius muscle	muscle in the human ear
Q1422835	stapedius reflex	involuntary contraction of the stapedius muscle in response to high-intensity sounds
Q54810969	stapedius reflex finding	Impedance audiometry and medical finding
Q499897	stapes	bone of the middle ear
Q1618109	stria vascularis	capillary or blood vessel in the wall of cochlear duct
Q66572180	subdivision of saccule of membranous labyrinth	Region of membranous labyrinth of internal ear
Q66557479	subdivision of semicircular duct	Region of membranous labyrinth of internal ear
Q66563602	subdivision of utricle of membranous labyrinth	Region of membranous labyrinth of internal ear
Q66557588	subdivision of vestibular labyrinth	Region of membranous labyrinth of internal ear
Q685200	superior canal dehiscence	thinning or erosion of the bony layer covering the superior semicircular canal, causing abnormal exposure of the vestibular membranous labyrinth to the middle cranial fossa
Q1498613	surfer's ear	common name for an abnormal bone growth within the external ear canal
Q7695702	tele-audiology	use of telemedicine to provide audiological services
Q16313	temporal bone	bones situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum
Q254643	tensor tympani muscle	muscle in the inner ear
Q1098125	threshold of pain	point at which pain begins to be felt
Q25303882	tinnitracks	digital therapy app designed for the treatment of tinnitus through audio therapy
Q192309	tinnitus	perception of sound within the human ear ("ringing of the ears") when no external sound is present
Q7808392	tinnitus masker	white noise sound generating device
Q2435864	tinnitus retraining therapy	form of habituation therapy
Q1036063	tone decay test	auditory nerve function assessment by measuring the ability to sustain hearing a continuous tone, aiding in detecting retrocochlear disorders
Q130273494	toneburst stimuli	short-duration tone used in auditory or acoustic tests
Q82654	tonotopy	Arrangement of sound frequency processing in the brain
Q1570144	tympanic cavity	small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear
Q3393910	tympanic duct	one of the perilymph-filled cavities in the human inner ear
Q1838637	tympanometer	device used to assess middle ear function by measuring the movement of the tympanic membrane in response to changes in air pressure
Q130301262	tympanometric curve type Ad	indicates hypermobility of the tympanic membrane
Q130301273	tympanometric curve type As	indicates dysfunction in the ossicular chain or increased stiffness
Q130301245	tympanometric curve type B	indicates the presence of fluid or blockage in the middle ear
Q1671504	tympanometry	examination used to test the condition of the middle ear
Q2199494	tympanosclerosis	condition caused by hyalinization and subsequent calcification of subepithelial connective tissue of TM and middle ear
Q452921	tympanostomy tube	medical device inserted into the eardrum
Q130273373	type A tympanometric curve	indication of normality of the tympanossicular system
Q130273430	type C tympanometric curve	indicates negative pressure in the middle ear
Q3813334	unilateral hearing loss	hearing impairment
Q10380941	universal neonatal hearing screening	policy of routinely testing the hearing of babies soon after birth
Q974231	utricle	membranous labyrinth in the vestibule of ear
Q29783803	utricular nerve	branch of vestibular nerve
Q20707977	utriculosaccular duct	part of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear which connects the two parts of the vestibule, the utricle and the saccule
Q3505189	verbal auditory agnosia	human disease
Q10686316	vertigo	type of dizziness
Q7923449	vestibular aqueduct	orifice
Q16678483	vestibular disease	Human disease
Q70577989	vestibular evoked myogenic potentials	electrical responses from muscles following stimulation of the ear vestibule
Q29654328	vestibular hair cell	sensory receptor cells in the inner ear responsible for detecting head motion and maintaining balance
Q2146063	vestibular nerve	branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve
Q596832	vestibular system	sensory system
Q3279041	vestibule of the ear	central part of the bony labyrinth that connects the cochlea and semicircular canals, playing a key role in balance and spatial orientation
Q1883898	vestibulo-ocular reflex	reflex where rotation of the head causes eye movement to stabilize vision
Q319317	vestibulocochlear nerve	eighth cranial nerve
Q131339768	vestibulometry	diagnostic test that evaluates the function of the vestibular system, which helps maintain balance and spatial orientation
Q130301332	wave II of the auditory brainstem response	electrophysiological potential generated in the proximal portion of the cochlear nerve
Q130301388	wave III of the auditory brainstem response	electrophysiological potential originating in the cochlear nucleus in the brainstem
Q130301396	wave IV of the auditory brainstem response	electrophysiological potential generated in the superior olivary complex and lateral lemniscus
Q130301400	wave V of the auditory brainstem response	electrophysiological potential originating in the inferior colliculus of the midbrain

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