Inner Ear Disorders
This disorder is related to the natural aging process?
What is Presbycusis?
This type of middle ear infection is most common in younger children.
What is Otitis Media?
Also called wax, this substance can completely or partially occlude the ear canal.
What is Cerumen?
This audiogram shows hallmark symptom otosclerosis.
What is Carhart’s notch?
After noise exposure, a _________ can occur.
What is a Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS).
This disorder interrupts the natural opening/closing action of this structure which results in lack of ventilation in the middle ear cavity.
What is Eustachian Tube Dysfunction?
People with this condition have soft, pliable structure to the lateral third, cartilaginous portion of the ear canal.
What is Collapsed Canal?
This audiogram is typical of this inner ear disorder which also can have roaring tinnitus and other symptoms.
What is Meniere's Disease?
This disorder is characterized by fluctuating low frequency hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness.
What is Meniere’s disease?
This is a mass of skins cells that forms in the middle ear.
What is Cholestatoma?
This term refers to a small pinna.
What is Microtia?
This audiogram shows this common disorder.
What is Noise induced hearing loss OR acoustic trauma
A sudden or gradual unilateral SNHL in conjunction with tinnitus and dizziness could be a sign of this disorder.
What is Acoustic Neuroma?
This disorder results from chronic otitis media and is characterized by white marks or streaks on the surface of the TM.
What is Tympanosclerosis?
This term refers to the absence of a pinna.
What is Anotia?
This audiogram along with complaints of tinnitus, vertigo and facial numbness could be indicative of this hearing disorder.
What is Acoustic Neuroma?
A noise induced hearing loss is characterized by a notch at these frequencies.
What is 3000-6000 Hz?
This disorder is characterized by abnormal bony growth on the ossicles and Carhart’s Notch may be observed on the audiogram.
What is Otosclerosis?
Once you have completed your otoscopy, you can answer these two FDA questions.
Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the outer ear. Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
This child has been treated by the ENT for this hearing disorder.
What is Otitis media?