hearing Abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS
AABR automated auditory brain response
ABR auditory brainstem response
AOM acute otitis media
APD auditory processing disorder
APGAR method of scoring to measure the physical condition
of a newborn
ARHL age-related hearing loss
ASHA American Speech Language & Hearing Association
ASOM acute suppurative otitis media
ASSR auditory steady-state response
CART communication access realtime translation
CCAC Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning
CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)
CMA community health aide/agent
CHW community health worker
CMV cytomegalovirus
CSOM chronic suppurative otitis media
DALY disability-adjusted life year
dB decibel
dBA A-weighted decibel
D/HH deaf/hard-of-hearing
DLU Deaf Link Uganda
DR-TB drug-resistant tuberculosis
DST dexamethasone suppression test
DTC direct-to-consumer/customer
EHC ear and hearing care
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EHDI early hearing detection and intervention
ENT ear, nose and throat
FDA Food and Drug Administration (United States)
FLIP Family-centred Early Intervention Program (Austria)
FM frequency modulation
FRESH Focusing Resources on Effective School Health
GBD global burden of disease
GDP gross domestic product
GP general practitioner
HHL hidden hearing loss
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
Hz Hertz measurement of sound vibration frequency
ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
IPC-EHC integrated people-centred ear and hearing care
ITU International Telecommunication Union
MDR-TB multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MHMS Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
MoH Ministry of Health
NGO nongovernmental organization
NHSP Newborn Hearing Screening Program (Israel)
NICU neonatal intensive care units
NIHL noise-induced hearing loss
NSOM nonsuppurative otitis media
OAE otoacoustic emission
OM otitis media
OME otitis media with effusion
OTC over-the-counter
PCV pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PEHC primary ear and hearing care

PEHC-TR primary ear and hearing care training resources
PSAP personal sound amplification product
PTA pure tone audiometry
QALY quality-adjusted life year
QOL quality of life
RAHL rapid assessment of hearing loss
RCT randomized control trial
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SFHA self-fitting hearing aids
SLT speech-language therapist
SSNHL sudden sensorineural hearing loss
STT speech-to-text
STTI speech-to-text-interpreting
STTR speech-to-text-reporting
TEOAE transient-evoked otoacoustic emission
UN United Nations
UNCRPD United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
UNHS universal newborn hearing screening
USA United States of America
VA Veterans Affairs (USA)
WHA World Health Assembly
WHO World Health Organization
WHF World Hearing Forum
WISN Workforce Indicator for Staffing Needs (WHO)
YLD years lived with disability
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