Eardrum

doctor and we went to him. He told me the possible causes considering something like this was rare in young people. It could’ve been just a natural noise induced loss that could be fixed with a special shot...or a tumor (when he told me this I was like “??? say that again” ) I was so scared I would have cancer. He tested me for the tumor and said if I didn’t hear back from them then I don’t have it. Later he told me about the second thing they would do. This was probably the worst moment of my life. I guess one plus is, it cured me from my fear of shots. He said he would put liquid in my ear drum through a shot. At first I didn’t think it would hurt or anything because he said he would numb it. Little did I know, there’s no way to numb an eardrum and their technique…

Trepanation is one of the oldest know surgical techniques. It was practiced in countries all over the world but seems to have originated from places in and around Europe. Trepanning is the process of drilling, grooving, boring and cutting or scraping a hole, usually no bigger than an inch or so, into a person’s head, therefore exposing the dura matter and allowing brain tissue to freely pulsate –increasing blood flow. Figure 1 shows the four methods, 1-scraping 2-grooving 3- boring and cutting…

Audiology is the study of hearing and sometimes various diseases and conditions can affect the normal balance and process of one’s hearing. In this paper we will address one of the major causes of hearing deficits known as Menere’s disease. This paper will also demonstrate the procedure this writer performed during a class activity assignment and its results. At the end one can see pictures of the turning fork equipment and how the procedures was administered. According to the (National…

Hearing loss is no longer a disability throught to affect the elderly. People of all ages can become victims to a hearing loss. The three types of hearing loss are conductive, sensori-neural, and mixed. These three types of hearing impairments affect different anatomical components of the ear. As a pre-professional student interested in the field of audiology, it is important to comprehend the circumstances that individuals with a hearing loss come across day to day basis. This experience…

Tympanometry is an examination that provides information about the middle ear function and is a standard clinical procedure for neonates. Typanometry is conducted when the patient is seated in an upright positon with the probe horizontally in the ear canal and pointing medially towards the tympanic membrane. Neonates tend to be tested lying in a cot with one ear facing up and the head in a horizontal position and probe in a vertical position. The authors provided adequate background about how…

auditory canal, a short tube that ends at the eardrum. Sound entering the outer ear travels through the middle ear and causes the eardrum and ossicle in the middle ear to vibrate. As it travels, it amplifies and changes from air to liquid. When the stapes moves, it pushes the oval window, which then moves the cochlea. The cochlea takes the fluid vibration of sounds from the surrounding semi-circular ducts and translates them into signals that are sent to the brain by nerves like the vestibular…

Activity 1: A) http://www.entusa.com/ear_pictures.htm Outer ear section has place for “Click here for Photos” Eardrum and Middle Ear has place for “Click here for Photos” Mastoid section has pictures of mastoiditis (click on “mastoid disease”) This website shows common problems in the outer ear (auricle), ear canal (external auditory canal), the eardrum, and the middle ear (air space behind the eardrum which allows the eardrum to vibrate). It also shows the mastoid disease. The website…

The explanation for this is that while underwater we may not actually be using our eardrums to perceive sound. Sound travels through air conduction on land, which causes our eardrum to vibrate, and send electrical signals to our brain (NIDCH, 2013). Through this air conduction, humans can typically hear frequencies up to around 20,000 Hz, which is minimal to that of what can be perceived underwater through bone conduction. Bone conduction is a process that involves sound traveling through the…

An indication that Lucas has an ear infection is that he’s not sleeping well, he hardly eats, and constantly pulling his ear. In children it might be harder to conclude what these symptoms can be exactly since they don’t really speak clearly to actually express what’s bothering them. Chronic otitis media is an inflammation or infection that lies behind the eardrum, it appears and disappears that’s why it’s considered chronic. Some symptoms of otitis media are: sleeplessness, ear pain which…

Tympanic Membrane Perforation A tympanic membrane perforation is a hole in your eardrum. The eardrum is a thin sheet of tissue that separates your middle ear from your ear canal. It protects your middle ear from germs that can cause infection. A tympanic membrane perforation can cause ear pain and hearing loss. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: An injury, such as: A blow to the side of the head. A fall onto water or a flat surface. Too much pressure on the eardrum,…