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Kipima sauti - Kifaa cha kupima kusikia kinachotumika kupima uwezo wa kusikia.

kipimo cha kusikia - Jaribio ambapo mtu huvaa vichwa vya sauti na kusikiliza sauti tofauti ili kuangalia jinsi anavyoweza kusikia. Ikiwa kuna kupoteza kusikia, matokeo yanaonyesha kiwango cha kupoteza.

Eardrum (tympanic membrane) – A thin layer of tissue that separates the outer and middle ear and protects the middle ear from infection.

Foreign body – Unwanted object that is stuck in a body part but should not be there. For example, a grain of sand under the eye lid or an insect in the ear canal.

Frequency – Frequency is how many times a sound wave moves up and down in one second. There are different types of sound including deeper sounds (low frequency) such as a drum and sharper sounds (high frequency) such as a whistle. Frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz).

Kifaa saidizi cha kusikia - Kifaa kinachovaliwa kwenye sikio na watu ambao wana shida ya kusikia. Vifaa saidizi vya kusikia hufanya baadhi ya sauti kuwa kubwa zaidi ili mtu asiye na uwezo wa kusikia aweze kusikiliza, kuwasiliana, na kushiriki kikamilifu zaidi katika shughuli za kila siku.

Otoskopi - Chombo cha kukuza chenye mwanga unaotumika kukagua sikio la mtu kwa macho.

Wafanyakazi - Watu wanaofanya kazi katika sehemu za kutoa huduma au shirika. Hii inajumuisha watu ambao wamepata mafunzo katika nyanja mahususi inayohusiana na afya ambao huenda hawana sifa za kitaaluma.

Speculum – Removable tip of otoscope, which goes inside the person’s ear.