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Our glossary features definitions of terms relating to deafness. If there are terms you would like us to add, please email webteam@ndcs.org.uk

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Terms starting with "A"

  • Abutment
  • Acoustics
  • Acquired hearing loss
  • Additional Support for Learning
  • Additional Support Needs Tribunal Scotland
  • Aetiology
  • Alerting devices
  • Amplification or amplify
  • Amplified telephone
  • Analogue hearing aid
  • Annual Review
  • Anti-bullying policy
  • Atresia
  • Attenuators
  • Audiogram
  • Audiologist or audiological scientist
  • Audiovestibular physician
  • Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
  • Auditory Nerve
  • Auditory neuropathy and auditory dys-synchrony
  • Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
  • Autosome
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