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The purpose of semicircular canals?
Helps with equilibrium
How do we correct a perforated eardrum? Name of surgery?
Tympanoplasty
What is the function of a myringotomy knife?
Incise the eardrum
First tracheal ring is?
Cricoid
Ringing in the ears?
Tinnitus
Wax in the ear is know as?
Cerumen
Name of visible external ear?
Aurricle or pinna
Removal of a tongue is called?
Glossectomy
Adenoidectomy removes tissue from where?
Nasopharynx
Name of dressing used after nasal surgery?
Moustache
What does submucous resection correct?
Deviated septum
What is a nosebleed called?
Epitaxis
Tympanic membrane is also know as?
Eardrum
What allows visualization of the ear canal?
Ear Speculum
Submucous resection is also know as?
What structures are located in the middle ear?
Bones- Stapes, Malleus, Incus
Eustachian tube function?
Lets ear vibrate freely
Post-op concerns/ precautions of a stapedectomy?
No flying, no heavy nose blowing
Why do we use a solution to irrigate a drill during surgery?
Minimize heat
What instrument is used to place the tube for a myringotomy?
Alligator Fcps
What is used to grasp tissue or used in the insertion of packing into the nose?
Bayonet Forceps
Define otosclerosis?
Abnormal bone growth that results in hearing loss
How does a surgeon correct sleep apnea?
UPPP
What surgery corrects / depletes a cholesteatoma?
Mastoidectomy
Caldwell Luc procedure operates on what sinus?
Maxillary