External Ear
Middle Ear
Internal Ear
Abnormal Findings
Hearing Tests
100
I am what you pull up and back on an adult while performing an assessment.
What is a pinna or auricle?
100
I am one of the functions of the middle ear.
What is conduct sound vibrations from the outer to the inner ear, protect the inner ear by reducing the amplitude of sounds or to allow equalization of air pressure on each side of the tympanic membrane so that it does not rupture?
100
I am the essential organ for hearing.
What is the cochlea?
100
I am an infection that can result in fever, purulent discharge, and itching. I can cause hearing to be slightly diminished. I am common in swimmers.
What is Swimmer's Ear
100
I am a test that is performed on one ear at a time. I am performed 1-2 ft away from the patient's ear. The nurse quietly says multi-syllable words with the expectation that the patient is able to recite the words correctly.
What is the Whisper Test?
200
I make up 2/3 of the external ear?
What is cartilage?
200
I am the small bone that looks like a hammer and attached to the tympanic membrane.
What is a malleus?
200
I am made of 3 fluid filled loops and I am associated with the sense of balance.
What is the semicircular canal?
200
I am an overgrowth of scar tissue. I am more common in dark skinned people. It is most common at the lobule site of piercings.
What is a keloid?
200
I am the test that is performed when a patient says she can hear louder in one ear than the other. I am performed by placing a tuning fork on the top of the patient's head.
What is Weber Test?
300
I am a small prominent part of the external ear that is positioned in front of the external opening. I am also a common place for piercings.
What is tragus?
300
I resemble a stirrup and transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.
What is a stape?
300
I make up the inner ear. I hold all the sensory organs for equilibrium and hearing.
What is the bony labyrinth?
300
I am more common in babies and younger children than adults because of the anatomy of the ear. I cause discharge and pain in the inner ear.
What is Otitis Media?
300
I assess a person's balance by having them stand up with their feet together and eyes closed.
What is the Romberg Test?
400
I line the external ear canal. My purpose is to form a sticky barrier that helps keep foreign bodies from entering the inner ear.
What is cerumen (wax)?
400
I resemble an anvil. My job is to transmit vibrations from the malleus to the stapes.
What is the incus?
400
I am an opening in the inner ear, that is covered by a secondary tympanic membrane.
What is the round window?
400
The absence or closure of the ear canal.
What is atresia?
400
I am a test that can be performed on infants. I am performed by the nurse making a sudden loud noise.
What is the startle reflex?
500
I separate the external and middle ear. I am translucent and if normal I should be a pearly gray color on examination.
What is Tympanic Membrane or ear drum?
500
I connect the middle ear with the nasopharynx. I am usually closed but I open when people swallow or yawn
What is the eustachian tube?
500
I am connected to the nerve that is responsible for allowing people to hear sounds.
What is the vestibule?
500
I am the common cause of conductive hearing loss in young adults between 20 and 40 years. I cause the bottom of the stapes to become fixed to the oval window, which results in the decreased transmission of sound and progressive deafness.
What is Otosclerosis?
500
I test a persons air conduction and compare it to bone conduction. If normal the patient's AC should be heard twice as long as the BC. I am performed with a tuning fork as well.
What is the Rinne Test?
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