Hearing Loss Terms

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Across
  1. 3. The outer visible portion of the ear that collects and directs sound waves toward the tympanic membrane by way of a canal which extends inward through the temporal bone.
  2. 6. The essential part of the vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea.
  3. 7. Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea.
  4. 9. An electronic device usually worn by a person for amplifying sound before it reaches the receptor organs.
Down
  1. 1. Hearing loss or impairment resulting from problems with the auditory nerves.
  2. 2. A graphic representation of the relation of vibration frequency and the minimum sound intensity for hearing.
  3. 4. An electrical prosthetic device that allows a person with limited to no hearing to hear some sounds that they weren't able to hear before.
  4. 5. The intermediate portion of the ear containing a chain of three ossicles that extends from the tympanic membrane to the oval window and transmits vibrations to the inner ear.
  5. 8. Mechanical energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a medium (such as water or air).