Ch. 14 Ear

recording of the fiantest sounds an indivisual is able to hear

pertaining to sense of hearing

pertaining to the ear

pertaining to the ear and the temporal area of the skull

inflammation or bleeding of the middle ear caused by sudden changes in atmospheric pressure

inflammation of the inner ear

inflammation of the mastiod process of hte temporal bone

surgical repoair of the eardrum with a tissue graft

surgical incision into the eardrum

pain in the ear

inflammation of the middle ear

fungal infection fo the external auditory meatus of the ear

drainage from the ear

loss of hearing due to the natrual aging process

containing pus

instrument used to examine the nasopharynx and the eutachian tube

pertaining to procedure serum

surgical removal of the stapes (middle ear) and insertion of a graft and prosthesis

ringing or tinkling noise heard in the ears

dizziness

slow-growing cystic mass made up of epithelial cell debris and cholesterol found in the middle ear

hearing loss casued by the breakdown of the transmission of sound waves through th emiddle and/or external ear

hearing los caused by the inability of nerve stimuli to be delivered to the brain from the inner ear due to damage of the auditory nerve or cochlea or to lesions of the 8th cranial nerve (auditory)

excessive accumulation of the waxlike secretions from the glands of the external ear canal

chronic inner ear disease in which there is an overaccumulation of endolymph (fluid in the labyrinth) characterized by recurring episodes of vertigo, hearing loss, feling of pressure or fullness in the affected ear, and tinnitus

inflammaiton of the outer or external ear canal

collection of clear fluid in the middle ear that may follow acute otitis media or be due to an obstruction of the eustachian tube

purulent collection of fluid in the middle ear, cuasing the person to experience pain, fever, dizziness, decreased hearing, vertigo, and tinnitus

footplate of the stapes becomes immobile and secured to the oval window = hearing loss

process of measuring how well an individual hears various frequencies of sound waves

use of an otoscope to view and examine the tympanic membrane and various parts of the outer ear

examination that compares bone conduction and air conduction

examinaiton used to evaluate auditory acuity and to discover whether a hearing deficit is a conductive loss or sensorineural loss

removal of a poriton of ear cartilage to bring the pinna and auricle nearer the head

microsurgical removal of the stapes diseased by otosclerosis, typiaclly under local anesthesia