about the ear
flap of the ear
auricle
first bone of the middle ear
malleus
instrument t measure hearing
audiometer
ringing in the ears without external source
tinnitis
aur/o auricul/o
ear
waxy substance secreted by external ear
cerumen
second bone of middle ear
incus
deafness due to old age
presbyscusis
sensation of irregular or whirling motion
vertigo
acusis or cusis
hearing
fluid within the labrinth of the ear
endolymph
maze -like series of canals withiin middle ear
labrinth
inflammation of the middle ear
otis media
hardening of boney tissue in middle ear
otosclerosis
tympan/o
eardrum,tympanic membrane
channel that leads from auricle to eardrum
auditory canal
carries impulses from inner ear to the brain
auditory nerve fibers
removal of the 3rd bone of the middle ear
stapedectomy
disorder of the labrinth of the inner ear :elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlear
meniere disease
salping/o
eustachian tube,auditory tube
sound waves enter here
pinna or auricle
contains hearing sensitive receptor cells, snail shaped
cochlea
collection of skin cell and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear
cholesteatoma
benign tumor arising from the 8th cranial nerve in the brain
acoustic neuroma
otia
ear condition