Adult hearing loss Flashcards
1
Q
Conductive hearing loss def
A
impaired between auricle and round window
2
Q
Causes of external canal obstruction
A
wax, pus, foreign body
3
Q
Causes of tympanic membrane perforation
A
trauma
infection
4
Q
Causes of ossicle defects
A
Otosclerosis
Infection
Trauma
5
Q
Causes of conductive hearing loss
A
External canal obstruction
TM perforation
Ossicle defects
6
Q
Sensorineural hearing loss def?
A
defects of cochlea, cochlear nerve or brain
7
Q
Causes of sensorineural hearing loss?
A
drugs
post-infective
others
8
Q
Drugs causing sensorineural hearing loss
A
aminoglycosides
vancomycin
9
Q
Post-infective causes of sensorineural
A
meningitis
measles
mumps
herpes
10
Q
Other causes of sensorineural hearing loss?
A
Menieres
Trauma
MS
low B12