Questions and Answers About Hearing [NIDCD Health Information]

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1. What sounds can hurt your hearing, if you are around them too long?
2. Sound is a form of energy.
3. Sound travels in _____.
4. Sometimes you can feel sounds on your body.
5. Which sounds cannot be felt on your body?
6. The bones in your ear are the smallest bones in your body. Together they are smaller than an orange seed.
7. Sound travels through the outer ear through the middle ear and bounces off the ear _____.
8. The inner ear is filled with _____.
9. Sound waves must travel to the _____ to be heard.
10. Noise is unwanted sound.
11. Damage occurs when loud sounds enter the ____.
12. Two hours of fun at a loud concert can result in a lifetime of reduced hearing.
13. Only you can protect your ears. Be an ear _______.