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20 Cards in this Set
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hearing loss can be ____ or ____
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temporary - permanent
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2 types of deafness
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conduction deafness - nerve deafness
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most common cause of deafness
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middle ear infection
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middle ear infections are most common in
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children
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middle ear infections can be relieved by a
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myringotomy
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conduction deafness can be caused by ____ ____ build up
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ear wax
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conduction deafness can be caused by fusion of
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bones in the middle ear
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conduction deafness can be caused by scarring of the
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tympanic membrane
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conduction deafness can be caused by a pregnant woman having ____ ____ during pregnancy
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german measles
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nerve deafness can be caused by ____ on hair cells in the ____ wearing away
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cilia - cochlea
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nerve deafness can be caused by ____
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aging
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nerve deafness can be caused by frequent exposure to
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loud sounds
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nerve deafness can be caused by damage to auditory ____ of ____ (temporal lobe)
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cortex - brain
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tinnitus is a ____ or ____ sound in the ears in absense of auditory ____
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ringing - clicking - stimuli
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tinnitus is a symptom of ____ ____ degeneration
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cochlear nerve
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tinnitus results from ____ or ____ ear innflamation
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middle - inner
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menier's syndrome is a disorder affecting ____ ____ and the ____
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semicircular canals - cochlea
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menier's syndrome is marked by fleeting but repeated attacks of ____, ____, ____, and "____" tinnitus
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vertigo - nausea - vomitting - howling
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in menier's syndrome hearing is impaired and ____ ____
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ultimately lost
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cause of meniere's syndrome is
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unknown
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