Ch.18.8-Common Medical Ear Terms
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- hearing ear dogs
- dogs trained to respond to sounds and alert thee hearing impaired person
- acoustic meatus
- opening or passage in the ear
- audiometer
- a device for testing hearing
- decibel
- unit of measure of sound intensity
- audiometrist
- person who performs hearing tests
- tuning fork
- metal instrument used to test hearing
- auditory or acoustic
- pertaining to the ear
- otoscopy
- examination of the ear
- sign language
- communication by manual signs and gestures
- vertigo
- dizziness
- otoscope
- instrument used for inspecting the ear
- hearing aid
- device used to increase the intensity of sound
- tinnitus
- ringing of the ears