Testing Terminology

AEP:

Auditory (ears, hearing) Evoked (stimulator) Potential (signal)

Audiogram:

A test to see how well you may hear during the AEP

Click:

The sound that comes through the earphones

Deep breathing:

During one section of the test you will be asked to breathe deeply in and out for about 3 minutes.

Earphones:

Like stereo headphones - used to introduce clicking sound.

EEG:

Abbreviation for Electroencephalogram - Electro (electric) encephalo (brain) gram (graph). A recording or graph generated by electricity in the brain.

Electrode:

Small gold disc with wire attached. The disc is applied to your scalp to pick up the electrical signals from your brain.

Montage ("Run"):

One of 5 or 6 electrode combinations used during the test. These are selected by switches on the EEG machine.

Relax:

Get comfortable or to go limp - arms, legs, shoulders, mouth, neck and forehead - relaxed as if you were sound asleep.

SER:
(signal)

Somatosensory (body sensations) Evoked (brought out) Response

Strobe light:

Flashing light used during one section of the EEG test.

Technician:

The person who will be doing the test.

VER:

Visual (sight) Evoked (stimulated) Response (signal)