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31 Cards in this Set

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Congenital malformations
When the branchial arches fail to fuse and fail to form the external ear canal
Cochleovestibular system
The development of the inner ear is independent of the outer ear and middle ear
Conductive hearing loss
When the hair cells are not harmed in the inner ear, but the signal is not reaching them through outer and middle ear.
Atresia
The lack of an ear canal. A conductive hearing loss.
Collapse canal
When the cartilage in the ear canal is flaccid. Conductive hearing loss.
Microtia
A small or deformed pinna, no hearing loss
Anotia
The total absence of a pinna, no significant hearing loss.
Stenosis
The narrowing of the ear canal, no hearing loss.
Foreign bodies
Bugs, etc. In the ear canal. As long as there's a passageway, no hearing loss.
Myringitis
An infection/inflammation of the tympanic membrane
Ossicular chain dysfunction
When ossicles are dislocated as a result of violent head injuries. Leads to a conductive hearing loss.
otoplasty
Plastic surgery to remedy outer ear problems
Hematoma
A blood clot in the middle ear
Otosclerosis
When the ossicular chain is calcified and creates extra mass in the ossicles. Leads to a conductive hearing loss.
Otitis media
A blockage of the Eustachian tube or tympanic membrane inflammation
Acute otitis media
3+ weeks (rapid onset)
Lasting 10 days
Chronic Otitis media
3+ months
Slow onset
Subacute otitis media
Between 3weeks and 3 months
Recurrent otitis media
3+ in six months or 7+ in 12 months
Effusion
A collection of fluid in the middle ear space.
Cholesteatoma
A tumor in the middle ear, resulted from untreated otitis media. Leads to a conductive hearing loss.
Stapedectomy
A replaced stapes, done for cholesteotoma problems
Mastoidectomy
Done on patients with mastoiditis (infection of mastoid bone)
Swimmers ear
External Otitis
Tympanosclerosis
Scarring/ thickening of the tympanic membrane. No hearing loss.
Perforation of the tympanic membrane
A hole in the tympanic membrane
Exostosis
Hard bony growth on the external auditory meadus
Osteoma
Spongy bony growth
Otorreha
Fluid drainage
STORCH
PRENATAL
Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes simplex
*all lead to a sensorineural hearing loss (because inner ear)
Pseudohypacusis
A hearing loss that has no base, a "fake" hearing loss with a elevated threshold for no reason.