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Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Auditory Brainstem Response test (ABR test) - a test for brain functioning in comatose, unresponsive, etc., patients, and for hearing in infants and young children; involves attaching electrodes to the head to record electrical activity from the hearing nerve and other parts of the brain. |
 | | Auditory nerve - eighth cranial nerve that connects the inner ear to the brainstem and is responsible for hearing and balance. |
 | | Brainstem implant - auditory prosthesis that bypasses the cochlea and auditory nerve. |
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