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25 Cards in this Set

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