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  1. 3. loss Hearing loss caused by something that stops sounds from getting through the outer or middle ear.
  2. 5. using a white noise machine to mask the noise from tinnitus.
  3. 8. a fungal (yeast) infection that can grow in your mouth, throat and other parts of your body
  4. 9. difficulty distinguishing between red and green, and difficulty distinguishing between blue and yellow.u
  5. 12. farsightedness.
  6. 15. nerve extension of your central nervous system, which includes your brain and spine.
  7. 16. a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature, which results in distorted images, as light rays are prevented from meeting at a common focus.
  8. 18. disease an inner ear problem that can cause dizzy spells, also called vertigo, and hearing loss
  9. 19. a clear, elliptical structure that sits behind the iris.
  10. 22. nearsightedness.
  11. 24. an eye disease that can blur your central vision.
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  1. 1. separates the outer ear from the middle ear
  2. 2. three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea
  3. 3. inflammation of the conjunctiva from infection or allergies
  4. 4. a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve.
  5. 6. disc the round spot on the retina formed by the passage of the axons of the retinal ganglion cells,
  6. 7. the clear window on the front of your eye.
  7. 10. the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils
  8. 11. surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
  9. 13. the external part of the ear in humans and other mammals; the auricle.
  10. 14. tiny raised protrusions on the tongue that contain taste buds
  11. 15. media an infection of the middle ear that causes inflammation (redness and swelling) and a build-up of fluid behind the eardrum
  12. 17. the layer of cells lining the back wall inside the eye
  13. 20. tube an opening that connects the middle ear with the nasal-sinus cavity.
  14. 21. acute bacterial infection found in the lid of the eye.
  15. 23. a cloudy area in the lens of your eye