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Chapter 13: Ear Flashcards

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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aer/o

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air or gas

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aur/i

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ear

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ot/o

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ear

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cerumin/o

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wax

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salping/o

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eustachian tube or uterine tube

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tympan/o

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eardrum

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myring/o

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eardrum

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acusis

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hearing condition

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otalgia

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earache

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otodynia

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earache

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otorrhagia

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bleeding from the ear

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otorrhea

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drainage from the ear

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tinnitus

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a jingling; ringing or buzzing of the ear

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vertigo

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a turning around; dizziness

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otitis externa

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inflammation of the external auditory meatus

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cerumen impaction

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excessive buildup of wax in the ear

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myringitis

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inflammation of the eardrum

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tympanitis

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inflammation of the eardrum

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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aerotitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear from changes in atmospheric pressure

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otosclerosis

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hardening of the bony tissue in the ear

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mastoiditis

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inflammation of the mastoid process

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eustachian obstruction

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blockage of the eustachian tube usually as a result of infection

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor in the auditory nerve that cause vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss

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aplasia

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condition of absence or malformation of inner ear structure during embryonic development causing hearing loss

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labyrinthitis

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inflammation of the labyrinth

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Meniere disease

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disorder of the inner ear due to an excessive buildup of fluid causing vertigo and tinnitus.

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deafness

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general term for partial or complete hearing loss

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conductive hearing loss

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hearing impairment causes by interference with sound or vibratory energy in the external canal, middle ear, and ossicle

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sensorineural hearing loss

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hearing impairment cause by lesions of the cochlea or auditory nerve

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mixed hearing loss

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combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss

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presbyacusis

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hearing impairment in old age

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presbycusis

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hearing impairment in old age

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audiometry

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process of measuring hearing

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auditory acuity testing

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physical assessment of hearing measuremnt

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brainstem auditory evoked potenials (BAEP)

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electrodiagnostic testing using computerized equipment to measure involuntary response to sound with the auditory nervous system

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otoscopy

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use of an otoscope to examine the internal auditory meatus and tympanic membrane

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pneumatic otoscopy

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otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the external auditory meatus

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tympanometry

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measurement of the compliance and mobility of the tympanic membrane and ossicles of the middle are by monitoring the response after exposures to external airflow pressures.

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microsurgery

A

surgery with the use of a microscope

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myringotomy

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incision into the eardrum

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tympanostomy

A

incision into the eardrum

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otoplasty

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surgical repair of the external ear

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stapedectomy

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excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis

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tympanoplasty

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vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound conduction

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ear lavage

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irrigation of the external ear canal

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ear instillation

A

introduction of a medicated solution into the external canal

50
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auditory prosthesis

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any internal or external device that improves or substitutes for natural hearing

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antibiotic

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drug that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

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antihistamine

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drugs that blocks the effect of an allergic reaction

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