THE EAR

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Across
  1. 1. ear nose and throat
  2. 3. wax
  3. 5. General term for partial or complete loss of hearing
  4. 8. Health professional who specializes in the study of hearing impairments
  5. 11. earache
  6. 16. a drug that reduces congestion and swelling of membranes
  7. 17. a drug that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms
  8. 19. brain auditory stem evoked response
  9. 22. hearing condition
  10. 23. inflammation of the eardrum
  11. 24. tympanic membrane
  12. 25. surgical procedure to reconstruct the tympanic membrane and or the auditory ossicles
  13. 26. incision into the eardrum, usually of a polyethene tube to keep the canal open and prevent fluid buildup
  14. 27. The smaller of the two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the internal ear
  15. 28. coiled tubular structure of the internal ear that contains spiral organ
  16. 31. bleeding from the ear
  17. 33. measurement of the compliance and mobility of the tympanic membrane and ossicles of the middle ear
  18. 34. hearing impairment in old age
Down
  1. 2. a ringing or buzzing in the ear
  2. 4. tube
  3. 6. excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis
  4. 7. eardrum
  5. 9. instrument for examining the EAR
  6. 10. ear lavage, irrigation of the external ear canal, often to remove excessive buildup of cerumen
  7. 12. process of measuring hearing
  8. 13. polyethene
  9. 14. inflammation of the internal ear usually accompanied by vertigo and deafness
  10. 15. surgical repair of the external ear
  11. 18. middle of 3 auditory ossicles of the middle ear
  12. 20. middle part of the internal ear
  13. 21. fluid within the membrane is labyrinth in the internal ear
  14. 29. hearing
  15. 30. Brainstem auditory evokes potential
  16. 32. hardening of the bony tissue in the ear