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| 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. |
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| 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. |
