Middle ear

an inflammation of the middle ear without reference to etiology or pathogens. Next to the common cold, otitis media is the second most common reason that patients are seen at pediatric offices and one of the most frequent reasons for prescribing antibiotics to children (Roland, 2010). The most common bacteria responsible for ear infections are Streptococcus pneumoniae. Otitis media occurs when the Eustachian tubes are swollen or blocked and fluid is trapped in the middle ear. This blockage…

at early life, whereas [hearing loss] was found to be related.” The only certain reason that a child’s language would continue to be affected by otitis media past early childhood is if the middle ear problems persist as the child grows. In these children, reading will still be impaired as long as the middle ear…

. The ear is made up of three parts: the outer, middle, and inner ear.The outer part of the ear collects sound. Sound travels through the auricle and the 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…

a human has a hearing loss in his ear, which occurs when part of the human’s ear system is damaged or doesn’t function properly. it could be noticed when the person is asking everyone to speak slowly and loudly, keep turning the volume of the television and radio up, and will end up avoiding social communications and events. There are three main types of deafness; Conductive deafness is a condition where there is a malfunction in the middle ear (either the ear canal is absent or not open at…

Adult Case Study (Ear) What additional historical data would you like to collect? A general history of ear, nose, mouth, and throat including current or recent exposure of respiratory infections should be collected. In order to find out if the vertigo is from a systemic cause, ask key questions like: What other health problems do you have? Are you anxious or nervous? What makes the dizziness worse or what makes the dizziness and ringing in your ear go away? Cardiovascular problems such as…

in the ear. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the sensory cells in the cochlea (13). Some people get nerve deafness when nerves in the inner ear are not properly working and do not send enough signals to the brain (Royston 9). One could have inherited loss of hearing caused by mutations of genes, which affects multiple cells in the inner ear (Lerner). Others become deaf if they have problems in parts of their ear such as glue ear, when mucus is stuck in the middle of…

hearing since adults have experienced loud noises throughout their lives which degrades their hearing a little. The U.S department of health and Human services further explain that when a noise/sound/frequency is heard, the parts of the ear (inner, middle and outer ear) all play a role in translating sound so we can hear things. Sounds are caused by vibrations in the…

Have you ever been stabbed in the ear or stuck a Q tip too far in. Well I am going to tell you about the time my little brother stabbed a screw driver in my left ear. I almost had to have surgery but good thing my ear healed on its own, because if you have surgery on your ear it could lead to hearing lost. The doctors also have to take a little piece of skin from behind your ear to put into your ear. They might also have to cut open your ear so they can see what they are doing, and it doesn’t…

children is the condition otitis media with effusion, or also known as glue ear. Hearing loss typically occurs in part of the outer ear if it is congested. This then causes the sound waves incapable of reaching the middle or inner section of the ear. A conductive hearing loss can transpire in the outer or middle ear region containing poor conduction of sound along the channels leading primarily to the inner part of the ear. Due to this, sound is not focused well and is spread in a weaker and…

NORMAL HEARING ADULTS Abstract Multifrequency tympanometry refers to testing middle ear function at higher frequency(678,1000Hz) where as Multicomponent refers to measuring middle ear function for various components(Y,B,G). middle ear function varies with frequency and is capable of distinguishing subtle acoustical changes in the middle ear system hence the main application of MFT is in cases with low impedance pathologies such as ossicular chain…