Across
- 2. increases the amplitude, or strength, of the impulses
- 5. what type of engineers develop the encasement that hold the hearing aids
- 7. the anatomical name is tympanic membrane
- 9. if you can't hear you are...
- 10. Gathers sound waves and converts them to electrical pulses
- 12. a type of engineer that studies the function of the year
- 14. the common name is anvil
- 15. what type of hearing loss occurs when hair cells become damaged or unresponsive
Down
- 1. the common name is hammer
- 3. body part that is commonly pierced
- 4. the common name is stirrup
- 6. a type of engineer that makes tiny circuits and amplifiers
- 8. Converts the electrical impulses by the microphone back into sound waves and directs them into the ear canal
- 11. what type of hearing loss is a mechanical problem
- 13. it is a snail-like structure
- 16. what type of nerves send electrical signals to the brain
