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Outer Ear
Middle Ear
Inner Ear
Functions
Hearing Disorders
100
Helps to collect sounds and amplify frequencies around 2,000 Hz
What is another name for the Pinna?
100
this structure separates the outer and middle ear
What is the Tympanic Membrane?
100
This is the name of the structures that sense angular acceleration
What are the semicircular canals?
100
tinnitus, aural fullness, vertigo, and low-frequency HL
What are the most common symptoms of Menieres Disease?
200
this structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
What is the eustachian tube?
200
This is a synonym for the 8th cranial nerve
What is the auditory-vestibular nerve?
200
Localization
What is the function of the Pinna?
200
Perinatal hearing loss
What is hearing loss that occurs during birth?
300
the external auditory meatus is comprised of these two portions
What are the boney and cartilaginious portions?
300
this bone connects to the oval window
What is the stapes?
300
This is the name of the structure that looks like a snail
What is the cochlea?
300
Amplification
What is the function of the External Auditory Meatus?
300
Consumption of medication that can cause damage to hearing
What is ototoxicity?
400
The sebaceous and aprocine glands combine to produce this substance
What is cerumen?
400
these are the two middle ear muscles
What are the tensor tympani and the stapedius?
400
Insect repellant
What is the function of cerumen?
400
hearing loss due to old age
What is Presbycusis?
500
these are bony growths in the outer ear that are associated with swimming in cold water
What is osteoma?
500
these are the two maneuvers recommended for equalizing middle ear pressure
What are the valsava and toynbee?
500
Rotational Balance
What is the function of the semi-circular canals?