Clinical Flashcards
What are the main functions of the ear ?
1- Hearing.
2- Balance
The balance of the body is maintained by the input to the brain from ………. .
1- Vestibular Apparatus.
2- Eye.
3- Proprioceptive organs “neck”.
What is the definition of Audiology?
Audiology is the new art and science which covers the diagnosis and rehabilitation aspects of hearing and balance disorders in adults and children.
What are the types of hearing loss?
1- Conductive.
2- Sensory/neural.
3- Mixed.
What is Otosclerosis ?
It is a new bone formation of the temporal bone with fixation of the footplate of the stapes. It will lead to conductive hearing loss but my lead to sensory/neural HL if it involves the cochlea.
What are the main symptoms of ear disease ?
1- HL. 2- Otalgia. 3- Otorrhea. 4- Tinnitus. 5- Dizziness.
What’s an Audiogram?
It’s a subjective test and performed in a soundproof room , It will reliably assess the severity of hearing loss if present, detect and quantify the threshold of hearing, and identify the type of hearing loss.
How hearing is tested?
1-Voice and whisper test. 2- Weber test. 3- Rinne Test. 4- Audiogram. 5- Tympanogram. 6- ABR. 7- Otoacoustic emission tests.
What is the definition of Myringotomy ?
It’s a surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid “otitis media with effusion”.
What is the definition of Myringoplasty?
It’s the closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
What is the definition of Tympanoplasty?
It’ the closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane combined with ossicular reconstruction.
What is Cochlear implantation?
It’s the insertion of the electrode array into the cochlea to stimulate the auditory nerve. It’s only appropriate for bilateral profound sensory/neural HL.
What is Hearing Aids?
It’s an assistance device which amplify sound and make it louder for the deaf persons so they can hear.
What is perichondritis ?
It is inflammation of the perichondrium, a layer of connective tissue which surrounds cartilage.
What are the otological causes of Otalgia ?
1- Acute O.E. 2- Acute O.M. 3- O.M with effusion. 4- Furunculosis. 5- Perichondritis. 6- Trauma to the EAC or T.M. 7- Malignancy of the ear.
What is presbycusis ?
A lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes in the ear that occur especially in old age
What is Ménière’s disease ?
It’s a disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear that is marked by recurrent attacks of dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
What is the subjective causes of Tinnitus?
1- Presbycusis. 2- Wax in the EAC. 3- Middle ear effusion. 4- Noise induced hearing loss. 5- Ototoxic drugs. 6- Ménière's disease. 7- Otosclerosis. 8- Labyrinthitis. 9- Acoustic neuroma.
What is Palatal myoclonus ?
It is a rapid spasm of the palatal (roof of the mouth) muscles, which results in clicking or popping in the ear.
What is the Objective causes of Tinnitus?
1- TMJ dysfunction. 2- Carotid body tumors. 3- Glomus tumors of the ear. 4- Insect in the EAC. 5- Palatal myoclonus. 6- Arteriovenous malformation "Aneurysm". 7- Patulous Eustachian tube.
What is the best treatment of tinnitus associated with sensory/neural HL?
Hearing aid.
Name the drugs that causes Tinnitus.
1- Tricyclic antidepressants. 2- Beta-blockers. 3- Aspirin. 4- Quinine. 5- Diuretics.
What is a Tinnitus masker?
It’s an electronic device that produces artificial noise to mask the original tinnitus.
What is the definition of True Vertigo?
It’s the hallucination of movement of the patient’s body or the patient’s environment “sense of rotation”.
What is the definition of Light-headedness ?
It’s the loss of equilibrium within one’s head.
What is the definition of unsteadiness?
It’s the loss of equilibrium in relation to one’s environment.
What is the definition of Blackouts ?
The patient loses extensor powers and falls to the ground suddenly, severely and with no warning.There is no loss of consciousness and complete recovery occurs almost immediately.
What are the otological causes of dizzy patient ?
1- BPPV. 2-Ménière's disease. 3- Vestibular neuronitis. 4- Acoustic neuroma. 5- CSOM with cholesteatoma. 6- Trauma to the inner ear. 7- Rupture of round or oval window.
What are the non-otological causes of dizzy patient ?
1- Medications. 2- cervical problems. 3- vertebrobasilar ischemia. 4- postural hypotension. 5- migraine. 6- anxiety. 7- multiple sclerosis. 8- Transient ischemia attacks. 9- Uncontrolled disease.
what is the function of wax?
1- It prevent entry of particulate matter into the deeper meatus.
2- It has a surface immuno-protective function.
3- It protects the skin of the EAC from water penetration.
4- Its low pH discourage microbial growth.
what is the unique property of the skin of the inner 2/3 of EAC in comparison to the skin of the rest of the body?
It migrates laterally and this active process starts near the center of the TM and progresses laterally to the outside of the EAC at a rate of 2mm a month, which provide a natural cleaning mechanism for desquamated tissue and wax.
How can you soften the hard impacted wax ?
1- Ceruminolytic ear drops.
2- warm olive oil.
3- sodium bicarbonate ear drops.
what are the methods used to remove wax ?
1- Suction by using the microscope.
2- wax hook/probe using good head light.
3- ear syringing.
What are the indications of ear syringing?
1- Removal of wax after softening.
2- Removal of foreign bodies.
3- Removal of a mass of debris.
What are the contraindications of ear syringing?
1- History of TM perforation. 2- Acute O.E. 3- Vegetable or impacted foreign bodies. 4- The only hearing ear. 5- Previous ear surgery. 6- Recent trauma.
What are the complications of ear syringing ?
1- Injury to the skin of the EAC.
2- Rupture of TM.
3- Infections.
4- Stimulation of inner ear causing nystagmus and vertigo.
5- Stimulation of vagus nerve lead to reflex cough or vasovagal attack.
What are the allergic causes of OE ?
1- Contact dermatitis. 2- Eczema. 3- Psoriasis. 4- Neurodermatitis. 5- Seborrheic dermatitis.
Wat are the infective causes of OE ?
1- Localized infection: Furunclosis.
2- Diffuse infection : Bacterial - Viral- Fungal “otomycosis”.
What are the disposing factors of OE ?
1- Moist humid environment. 2- Swimming. 3- Local trauma. 4- Irritants. 5- Primary skin condition. 6- Secondary to OM. 7- Failure of epithelial migration.
What are the common causative organisms of OE?
1- Acute bacterial: Pseudomonas aeruginosa - staphylococcus- Proteus - gram negative organisms.
2- Chronic bacterial : Gram negative bacilli “Proteus”.
3- Acute viral : Varicella zoster virus.
4- Fungal infection: Aspergillus - candida.
when does conductive HL occurs in OE ?
1- Edema of EAC.
2- Debris blocked the EAC.
What are the investigations of OE ?
1- Swab for culture and sensitivity.
2- Fungal staining for resistant cases.
How de we treat OE ?
1- Aural toilet. 2- Analgesia in Acute cases. 3- Antibiotics for bacterial infection "local/systemic" U can use ear wick. 4- Antifungal. 5-Antihistamine for itching. 6- control DM.
What is Furunculosis “in ears” ?
It’s a staphylococcal infection of a hair follicle in the outer cartilaginous 1/3 of the EAC.
What are the symptoms of Furunculosis “in ears” ?
1- Sever throbbing pain.
2- Pyrexia before rupture of the abscess.
What is the treatment of Furunculosis “in ears” ?
1- systemic antibiotics.
2- analgesia.
3- Wick of ribbon gauze soaked in a steroid/antibiotic ointment. “change 24-48 hours”.
4- If treatment failed use drainage under general anesthesia.
What is malignant OE ?
It’s a lethal aggressive inflammatory condition of the EAC with osteitis or osteomyelitis of the bone usually in elderly diabetic patients.