Chapter 11 Flashcards
Aer/o
Air or gas
Acous/O , Audi/o
Hearing
Aur/I , ot/o
Ear
Cerumin/o
Wax
Salping/o
Eustachian tube or uterine tube
Tympan/o , myring/o
Eardrum
-acusis
Hearing condition
External auditory
External passage for sounds collected from the pinna to the tympanum
Cerumen
A waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal
Tympanic membrane (TM)
Eardrum
Eustachian tube
Tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat)
Inner ear
Intricate, fluid filled, membrane that relays sound waves to the brain
Otalgia/ otodynia
Earache
Otorrhagia
Bleeding from the ear
Otorrhea
Purulent drainage from the ear
Tinnitus
A jingling, ringing or buzzing in the ear
Vertigo
Turning round, dizziness
Otitis externa
Inflammation of the external auditory meatus
Cerumen impaction
Excessive build up of wax in the ear (can cause reduced hearing )
Myringitis / tympanitis
Inflammation of the ear drum
Otitis media
Inflammation of the middle ear
Eustachian obstruction
Blockage of the eustuchian tube
Labyrinthitis
Inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear)
Audiometry
Process of measuring hearing
Audiometer
Instrument to measure hearing
Auditory acuity testing
Physical assessment of hearing
Otoscopy
Use of an otoscope to examine the eternal auditory
Otoplasty
Surgical repair of the external ear
Ear lavage
Irrigation of the external ear canal
Antibiotic
Drug that inhibits growth of or destroys Microorganisms
Antihistamine
Drug that blocks the effects of histamine
