Health Assessment-Ears

outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum

congenital absence or closure of ear canal

yellow, waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal

inner ear structure containing the central hearing apparatus

connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air

superior posterior free rim of the pinna

"anvil" middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear

hammer, first of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear

bony prominence of the skull located just behind the ear

sensory organ of hearing

pain in the ear

inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal

inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane

discharge from the ear

small, slack superior section of tympanic membrane

thick, taut, central/inferior section of tympanic membrane

auricle, or outer ear

stirrup, inner of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear

ringing in the ears

eardrum, thin translucent, oval membrane that stretches across the ear canal and separates the middle ear from the outer ear

knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic memebrance

a spinning, twirling sensation