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Ch. 17 Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear Flashcards

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Pupil

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central dark area of the eye; surrounded by the color portion of the eye

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Iris

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colored portion of the eye

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Conjunctiva

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membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the front part of the eyeball and it’s over the white of the eye

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Conjunctivitis

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pink eye; inflamed conjunctiva

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Cornea

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transparent tissue that covers the pupil and iris where light passes through

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Sclera

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opaque white part of the eye

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aque/o

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water

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hydr/o

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water

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjuctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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anis/o

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unequal

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anisocoria

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unequal pupils

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corne/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the eye

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dacry/o

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tear or tear duct

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthal/o

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eye

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opt/o

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eye or vision

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optic/o

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eye or vision

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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papill/o

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optic disk

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phac/o

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lens of the eye

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phak/o

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lens of the eye

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pupill/o

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pupil

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera

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uve/o

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uvea- vascular layer of the eye

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull or dim

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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

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smaller or less

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mydr/o

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widen or enlarge

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nyct/o

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night

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phto/o

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lightp

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presby/o

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old age

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Presbyopia

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impaired vision due to old age

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scot/o

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darkness

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xer/o

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dry

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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47
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-tropia

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to turn

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Astigmatism

A

defect or curvature in the cornea or lens of the eye

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Hyperopia (hypermetropia)

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far sightedness

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Myopia

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near sightedness

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Cataract

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clouding of the lens of the eye, which causes a decrease in vision

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How to correct a cataract?

A

Have the cataract extracted and implant a new lens

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Chalazion

A

inflamed small hard cystic mass or granuloma on the eyelid

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54
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What area of the eye does a chalazion affect?

A

sebaceous gland in the eyelid

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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retinal effects of diabetes mellitus include microaneurysms (bursting of vessels), hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins

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Neuvascularization

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new blood vessels will form in the retina

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Glaucoma

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increased intraocular pressure, damages the retina and optic nerve which causes vision loss

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Hordeolum (stye or sty)

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draining pus and it’s caused by a staphylococcal infection

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What area of the eye does a hordeolum affect?

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sebaceous gland in the eyelid

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Macular Degeneration

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progressive damage to the macula of the retina

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Retinal Detachment

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trauma to the eye or a head injury; separation of the 2 layers of the retina

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Strabismus

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abnormal deviation of the eye

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Esotropia

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eye that is turning inward; cross-eyed

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Exotropia

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eye that is turning outward; wall-eyed

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Hypertropia

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upward deviation of one eye

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Hypotropia

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downward devation of one eye

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Amblyopia

A

partial loss of vision, lazy eye

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Diplopia

A

double vision

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Ophthalmoscopy

A

simple visual examination of the interior of the eye

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Visual Acuity Test

A

clarity of vision test; where we asses what the patient’s vision is

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Snellen chart

A

typical eye chart

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How is visual acuity expresed?

A

a ration like 20/20

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What is the first number of the ration

A

distance the patient is standing from the chart

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What is the second number of the ration?

A

distance at which a person with normal vision could read the same line of the chart

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Visual Field Test

A

measures the peripheral and central vision

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Enucleation

A

removal of the entire eyeball

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Keratoplasty

A

surgical repair of the cornea; cornea transplant

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Laser Photocoagulation

A

using an argon laser to create an inflammatory reaction used to seal retinal tears and repair leaky retinal blood vessels

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LASIK

A

use of an excimer laser to correct areas of refraction like myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism

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Vitrectomy

A

removal of the vitreous humor

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HEENT

A

head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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IOL

A

intraocular lens

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LASIK

A

laser in situ keramileusis

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OD

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OS

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OU

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PERRLA

A

pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation

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VA

A

visual acuity

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VF

A

visual field

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Pinna or auricle

A

outer ear, the projecting flap

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Auditory canal

A

external auditory meatus

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Cerumen

A

ear wax and it protects and lubricates the ear

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Tympanic membrane

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Ear drum, sound waves travel from the auditory canal and strike a membrane between the outer ear and middle ear

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Ossicles

A

ear drum vibrates and moves 3 small bones (malleus, incus, stapes)

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Oval window

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stapes move, it touches a membrane which separates the middle ear from the inner ear

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Auditory tube or Eustachian tube

A

the canal that leads from the middle ear to the pharynx

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Cochlea

A

inner ear, labyrinth, leads from the oval window is a bony snail-shaped structure

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What else is the ear important for besides hearing?

A

A person’s equilibrium and balance

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Vestibule

A

connects the cochlea for hearing to 3 semi-circular canals for balance

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acous/o

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audi/o

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audit/o

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aur/o

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auricul/o

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cochle/o

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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myring/o

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ear drum (tympanic membrane)

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ossicul/o

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ot/o

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salping/o

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eustachian tube or auditory tube

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staped/o

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (ear drum)

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vestibul/o

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-acusis

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-cusis

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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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-otia

A

ear condition

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Acoustic Neuroma

A

benign tumor that arises from the acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve, eighth criminal nerve in the brain

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Cholesteatoma

A

collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac in the middle ear

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Deafness

A

loss of ability to hear

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Meniere Disease

A

affecting the labyrinth of the inner ear, elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals

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Otitis Media

A

inflammation of the middle ear

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Suppurative otitis media

A

bacterial infection of the middle ear with pus

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Serous otitis media

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noninfectious inflammation with accumulation of serous fluid from a dysfunctional or obstructed auditory tube

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Otosclerosis

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hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear

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Tinnitus

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ringing of the ears, any sensation of the noises that the patient can hear, buzzing, whistling, or booming

127
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Vertigo

A

dizziness, sensation of irregular of whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

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Cochlear Implant Procedure

A

surgical insertion of a device that allows sensory neural hearing so that impaired people can understand speech

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Otoscopy

A

visual exam of the ear canal using and otoscope, similar to the test of the eye

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AD

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AS

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EENT

A

eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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ENT

A

ears, nose, and throat

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HEENT

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head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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PE tube

A

pressure equalizing tube

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What is a PE tube?

A

a polyethylene ventilating tube placed in the eardrum (to treat recurrent episodes of acute otitis media)

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