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15b. Inner Ear, Hearing, Vestibular Function Flashcards

1
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What is presbycusis?

A

Age-related bilateral hearing impairment

Unable to hear frequencies below 1500 Hz

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What are the risk factors for presbycusis?

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Noise exposure
Ototoxins
Infections
Smoking, hypertension, vascular disease, diabetes
Immunological disorders
Genetics (mtDNA)
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What is sensorineural presbycusis?

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Degeneration of the cilia on hair cells of organ of Corti or loss of cochlear nerve fibres

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What is conductive presbycusis?

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Stiffening of the basilar membrane of the cochlea or ossicles

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What is metabolic presbycusis?

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Atrophy of the stria vascularis

Loss of resting potential of endolymph

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6
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What is the treatment for presbycusis?

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Ear protection, avoid loud noises
Assistive devices
Lip reading
Amplification devices and cochlear implants

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What is the function of hearing aids?

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Amplify waves in the outer ear and auditory canal

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What are the parts of a hearing aid?

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Microphone, amplifier, speaker

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9
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What is the use of both a hearing aid and a cochlear implant called?

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Electric Acoustic Stimulation

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What is the function of a cochlear implant?

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Capture and convert sound to electrical signals

Goes to electrode array in cochlea via a stimulator

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11
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What type of energy does the vestibular system rely on?

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Hydraulic

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What is the name of the sensory epithelium of the ampulla of the semi-circular canals?

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Crista ampullaris

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What does the crista ampullaris detect?

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Angular acceleration (rotation)

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What are the utricle and saccule collectively known as?

A

Otolith organs

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What do the otolith organs detect?

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Position of the head with respect to gravity (linear acceleration)

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What does the superior semi-circular canal detect?

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Up and down movements

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What does the posterior semi-circular canal detect?

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Head tilting to one shoulder

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What does the horizontal semi-circular canal detect?

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Head turning side to side

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What is the name of the gelatinous mass that surrounds the crista ampullaris?

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Cupula

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What happens to the endolymph when the semi-circular canals rotate?

A

Endolymph stays still

Pushes against cupula which bends stereocilia of hair cells

21
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What happens when the stereocilia are pushed against the kinocilium?

A

Influx of K+ and Ca+ via mechanoceptors causes depolarisation
Release of glutamate activates the vestibular nerve

22
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What happens in the opposite ear to the one with the activated vestibular nerve?

A

Stereocilia bend away from the kinocilium

Hair cells hyperpolarise

23
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What are the Otolith Organs?

A

Membranous labyrinths within the vestibule

24
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What is the saccule connected to?

A

Scala media

25
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What is the utricle connected to?

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Semi-circular ducts

26
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What is the name of the sensory epithelium in the otolith organs?

27
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What is the macula composed of?

A

Supporting cells, sensory hair cells, vestibular dark cells

28
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What surrounds the macula?

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Otolithic membrane

29
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Describe the make-up of the otolithic membrane

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Gelatinous

Contains calcium carbonate crystals (otoliths, otoconia)

30
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What plane do the macular hair cells project into in the utricle?

31
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What does the utricle respond to?

A

Horizontal linear acceleration

Head tilt

32
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What plane do the macular hair cells project into in the saccule?

A

Horizontal

33
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What does the saccule respond to?

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Vertical linear acceleartion

Low frequency vibration

34
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What is the resting potential of the endolymph?

35
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What is the resting potential of the perilymph?

36
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What transport proteins maintain the resting potential of the endolymph?

A

Na/K
NKCC1 (Na, K and 2Cl into cell)
K+ leak channel

37
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What is motion sickness?

A

Continual movement of endolymph after head movement has stopped and visual cues tell the brain you are stationary

38
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What is Méniere’s disease?

A

Unilateral fluid imbalances in inner ear due to a build-up of endolymph or a reduction of blood flow to the ear

39
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What are the risk factors for Meniere’s disease?

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Abnormal immune response
Viral infection
Genetics

40
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What are triggers for Meniere’s disease?

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Stress, overwork, fatigue, emotional distress, migraine
Autoimmune disorders
Pressure changes
High salt, caffeine, alcohol

41
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What are the symptoms of Meniere’s disease?

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Feeling of fullness in ear
Low-pitched tinnitus
Hyperacusis (more sensitive to changes in sound)
Sensorineural hearing loss
Nystagmus, vertigo, ataxia
Nausea and vomiting
Tumarkin's otolithic crisis
42
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What is Tumarkin’s otolithic crisis?

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Spontaneous feeling of being pushed

Patient will fall to the ground without notice

43
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What diet changes can help with Meniere’s disease?

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Reduce salt, caffeine, alcohol and smoking

44
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What lifestyle changes can help with Meniere’s disease?

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Counselling and physical therapy

45
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What medications can help with Meniere’s disease?

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Anxiolytics
Antiemetics
Diuretics
Steroid injection into inner ear (reduces inflammation)
Gentamycin injection into inner ear (purposefully damages to stop vertigo)

46
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What surgeries can help with Meniere’s disease?

A

Endolymphatic sac surgery

Endolymphatic duct blockage

47
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What is the procedure for endolymphatic sac surgery?

A

Bone is removed and shunt placed in endolymphatic sac to drain fluid

48
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What is the procedure for endolymphatic duct blockage?

A

Bone removed and clip placed on endolymphatic sac to prevent fluid build-up in rest of inner ear

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