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25 Cards in this Set
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Born without a pinna
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Anotia
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Small or deformed pinna
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Microtia
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Absence of the ear cannal
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Atresia
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Narrowing of the cannal
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Stenosis
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What is another name for "swimmer's ear"?
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External Otitis
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Inflammation of the tympanic membrane
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Myringitis
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Scarring caused by tubes being put in the ear canal
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Tympanosclerosis
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Another name for blood clot
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Hematoma
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Hard bony growth of the external auditory meatus
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Exostosis
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Spongy-bony growth
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Osteoma
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Another name for an earache
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Otalgia
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Another name for ear drainage
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Otorrhea
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Middle Ear function
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- Protection
- Impedance mismatch - Pressure equalization |
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Outer ear functions
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- Protection
- Boosts frequencies - Localization |
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What is otosclerosis?
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Increase in mass of the ossicles which leads to conductive hearing loss
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Growth in the middle ear
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Cholesteatoma
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What determines the degree of otitis media?
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How much fluid is in the middle ear
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What is the treatment for otitis media?
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- Antibiotics
- Tubes for draining |
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What are symptoms of acute otitis media?
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- Early onset - 3 weeks
- Lasts about 10 days - Redness, swelling, respiratory infection |
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Chronic otitis media
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- 3+ months
- TM perforation |
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What is effusion?
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Without fluid.
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What is the term for otitis media without fluid?
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Myringitis: inflammation of the TM
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What is the removal of ossicles called?
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Stapedectomy
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What is the removal of the masteoid?
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Mastoidectomy
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What is the name for faking a hearing loss?
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Pseudohypacusis
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