a small incision in the TM to allow fluid to be released from the middle ear.
What is a myringotony?
100
A sensorineural hearing loss causes ringing in the ears.
What is Tinnitus?
100
Otitis Externa (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Outer, Conductive, and Unilateral
An inflammation of the walls of the external auditory canal which will not cause a hearing loss unless the swelling blocks the canal. (Acunna?)
100
Also known as the Pinna, this fleshy part of ones body protrudes form the side of ones head.
What is the Auricle?
100
An opening in the bone between the air-filled middle ear and the fluid filled inner ear.
What is the oval window?
200
A procedure where the stapes will be removed.
What is a Stapendectomy?
200
Presbycusius (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorinueral, and Bilateral?
An age related hearing loss, usually high frequency)
200
Meniere's (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorineural, Bilateral
An excess of endolymph fluid. This sensorineural loss is a disorder of the entire inner ear, not just the cochlea. Sufferers will have a feeling of "full" in ear. (Aural Fullness).
200
These three bones in the middle ear make up the ______ chain.
What is ossicular?
200
To have equalized pressure in the middle ear and outer ear. This tube also allow fluids to drain if fluid build occurs.
What is the Eustachian Tube.
300
The acronym for this change in hearing is TTS
What is Temporary Threshold Shift
300
Noise induced hearing loss (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorinueral, and Bilateral
Resulting from exposure to high noise levels. The exposure may be work related, or recreational. Some of the terms used are "boilermaker's ears" or " Tractor Ears".
300
Impacted Cerumen (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Outer, Conductive, Bilateral
Cerumen sometimes builds up and accumulates in the canal, forming a plug, which partly or completely blocks the canal.
300
These two substances make up the endolymph and perilymph fluid.
What is Potassium and Sodium
300
The five types of energy.
What is acoustic, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and chemical energy.
400
Otoxicity (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorinueral, and Bilateral
Drugs can cause this. Neomycin. Even aspirin can cause a temporary threshold shift and tinnitus.
400
Cholesteatoma (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Middle, Conductive, and Unilateral
A "tumor" or growth of cells occurring in the attic of the middle ear. It sometimes perforates the pars flaccida area of the TM and invades the external auditory canal.
400
Rubella (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorineural, Bilateral
Congenital Sensorineural hearing loss.
400
This organ consists of columns of inner and outer rods with hair cells at the top of the rods.
What is The Organ of Corti?
400
Also known as barotrauma, this occurs when the Eustachian tube does not open properly, for example, after an airplane flight, or while diving.
What is Aero OM? (Otitis Media)
500
VIII Nerve Tumor (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Inner, Sensorinueral, and Unilateral
Most common Tumor, also called acoustic neuroma which develops just outside the internal auditory meatus. Usually it involves the vestibular and facial nerves as well.
500
Tympanosclerosis (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Middle, Conductive, Unilateral
Calcium build up on TM (white chalky) look. Seems like it should be an outer ear disorder,however it indeed is a middle disorder.
500
Otosclerosis (location, type, and unilateral or bilateral)
What is Middle, Conductive, Unilateral?
A disease which causes spongy changes in the bony capsule surrounding the inner ear.
500
The ear hair color of Indian grocer Radhakant Baijpai ear hair.
What is black?
500
An infection of the middle ear caused by bacteria from a cold or other respiratory infection.