CNs of Hearing
Controls the tensor tympani
What is the trigeminal nerve?
Contains the ceruminous glands
What is the external ear canal?
The spread of infection to the mastoid air cells
What is mastoiditis?
Contains perilymph (hint: two answers)
What is the scala vestiubli and scala tympani?
The type of deafness that involves the outer and middle ear
What is conduction deafness?
Controls the stapedius
What is the facial nerve?
Contains the ossicles
What is the middle ear?
The erosion of the temporal bone to the meninges
What is meningitis?
Contains the hair cells
What is the Organ of Corti?
The type of deafness that involves the inner ear and CN VII
What is sensory deafness?
Controls the somatic sensory of the external ear canal
What is the vagus nerve?
Contains the cochlea and vestibular apparatus
What is the inner ear?
Fluid can drain into the external ear due to rupturing of this
What is the tympanic membrane?
The level of brainstem where the crossing of fibres occurs
What is the medulla?
A device to aid people who have hearing loss
What is the cochlear implant?