Title: 2.2 Hearing Instrument Jargon
Course: 14SU-HIS-240-GH101-COMP & DIGITAL FEATURES OF HI > Section: Dropbox

As we begin our journey of hearing instrument fittings, it is important that we become familiar with common clinical jargon, or better yet, let's make sure we understand the terminology that you will hear in the clinic every day.  Learning the language is half the battle in learning to become a Hearing Instrument Specialist.

You may want to also refer to your Introduction to Audiology Dictionary as well to assist you in your definitions.

Please define and describe the following terms:

1. Saturation
2. Input/Output Graphs
3. Headroom
4. Compression Ratio
5. LDL Compression
6. Threshold
7. Peak Clipping
8. Attack and Release Time

Please submit your assignment as a .doc or docx file in the dropbox no later than Sunday, 06/15 at 11:59PM.