DOWN

1.

one of the five senses - the one that responds to sound pressure waves.

2.

a graphic representation of hearing threshold at different pitches and different loudness levels

3.

a cast made of the contours within the external ear from which an earmold (for BTE instruments)
or custom shell (for ITE, ITC and CIC instruments) is made.

4.

measurement of the intensity or loudness of a sound.

8.

one of the bones of the middle ear, also known as the hammer due to the shape of the bone.

10.

winding tubular cavity within the inner ear, shaped like a snail-shell.

11.

also known as the stirrup, the stapes is the third and inner bone of the ossicular chain.

ACROSS

1.

an electronic amplifying device to make sounds audible to the individual with a hearing loss.

5.

yellow or brown wax-like substance (earwax) secreted in the outer one-third of the external ear
canal by the ceruminous glands.

6.

organ of hearing and balance.

7.

(tympanic membrane) A thin layer of skin at the end of the external ear canal.

9.

the three tiniest bones (malleus, incus and stapes) in the body contained in the middle ear.