Glossary
Hearing Aid Specialist Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential hearing aid specialist terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key hearing aid specialist vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in hearing aid specialist training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Audiogram
- Chart of hearing levels.
- Behind-the-ear (BTE)
- Hearing aid style.
- Dome
- Soft tip on a hearing aid.
- Ear impression
- Mold of the ear canal.
- Feedback
- Whistling sound.
- In-the-ear (ITE)
- Custom hearing aid style.
- OTC hearing aids
- Over-the-counter devices.
- Otoscope
- Ear examination tool.
- Real-ear measurement
- Verifying output.
- Rechargeable
- Battery that recharges.
- Red flags
- Signs needing medical referral.
- RIC
- Receiver-in-canal style.
- Speech in noise
- Hearing with background noise.
- Telecoil
- Connects to loop systems.
- Tinnitus
- Ringing in ears.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Hearing Aid Specialist practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Hearing Aid Specialist training.
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