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23 Cards in this Set
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Acute otitis media |
Inflammation in the middles ear lasting less than 6 weeks |
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Cholesteatoma |
Tumor of the middle ear or mastiod, or both. Can destroy structures of temporal bone |
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Chronic otitis media |
Repeated episodes of acute otitis media causing irreversible tissue damage and persistent tympanic membrane perforation |
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Conductive hearing loss |
Loss of hearing in which hearing is interrupted by obstruction |
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Deafness |
Partial or complete loss of the ability to hear |
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Dizziness |
Altered sensation of orientation in space |
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Endolymphatic hydrops |
Dilation of endolymphatic space of inner ear; pathologic correlate of Menieres disease |
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Exostoses |
Small, hard, bony protrusions in the lower posterior bony portion of ear canal |
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External otitis |
Inflammation of the external auditory canal |
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Labyrinthitis |
Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear |
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Menieres disease |
Condition of the inner ear characterized by a triad of symptoms: episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss |
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Middle ear effusion |
Fluid in the middle ear without evidence of infection |
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Myringotomy (tympanotomy) |
Incision of the tympanic membrane |
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Ossiculoplasty |
Surgical reconstruction of the middle ear bones to restore hearing |
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Otalgia |
Sensation of fullness or pain in the ear |
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Otorrhea |
Drainage from the ear |
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Otosclerosis |
Condition characterized by abnormal spongy bone formation around the stapes |
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Presbycusis |
Progressive hearing loss with aging |
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Rhinorrhea |
Drainage from the nose |
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Sensorineural hearing loss |
Loss of hearing related to damage to the end organ for hearing or cranial nerve VIII |
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Tinnitus |
Subjective perception of sound with internal origin; unwanted noise in head or ear |
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Tympanoplasty |
Surgical repair of tympanic membrane |
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Vertigo |
Illusion of movement in which individual or surrounding are moving |
