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13 Cards in this Set
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Cholesteatoma |
Slow growing cystic mass made up of epithelial cell debris in the middle ear |
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Deafness, Conductive |
Hearing loss caused by the breakdown of transmission of sound waves through the middle and/or external ear |
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Deafness, Sensorineural |
Hearing loss caused by the inability of nerve stimuli to be delivered to the brain from the inner ear due to damage to the auditory nerve |
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Impacted cerumen |
Excessive accumulation of the waxlike secretions from the glands of the external ear canal |
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Labyrinthitis |
Inflammation of the inner ear |
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Mastoiditis |
Inflammation of the mastoid process |
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Minnie's Disease |
Chronic ear disease in which there is an over accumulation of endolymph |
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Otitis externa |
Inflammation of the outer or external ear canal |
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Otitis media, acute |
Middle ear infection, affects youth |
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Serious otitis media |
Collection of clear fluid in the middle ear |
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Suppurative otitis media |
Purulent collection of fluid in the middle ear,causing pain |
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Ostosclerosis |
Condition which the footplate of the stapes becomes immobile and secured to the oval window |
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Perforation of the tympanic membrane |
Rupture of the tympanic membrane or eardrum |