Conductive hearing loss

Question 1

Name an autosomal dominant disease associated with conductive hearing loss.

Answer 1

Otosclerosis

Question 2

Which ear bone is affected by otosclerosis?

Answer 2

Stapes

Question 3

What is the main feature of otosclerosis?

Answer 3

Bilateral hearing loss

Question 4

What Rinne’s test would indicate in otosclerosis?

Answer 4

BC>AC in both ears

Question 5

What is a cholesteatoma?

Answer 5

Cholesteatoma is an expanding growth of squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or the mastoid process

Question 6

What are the clinical features of cholesteatoma?

Answer 6

Conductive hearing loss, otorrhea, and dizziness

Question 7

What is otitis externa?

Answer 7

It is inflammation of the outer ear canal (swimmer’s ear

Question 8

What is the first line management for otitis externa?

Answer 8

Ciprofloxacin

Question 9

What is the most common organism responsible for otitis externa?

Answer 9

Pseudomonas Aureginosa

Question 10

Which patients are more likely to suffer from malignant otitis externa?

Answer 10

Immunocompromised and diabetic patients

Question 11

What is the management for otitis externa Pseudomonas Aureginosa?

Answer 11

Piperacilin/Tazobactam