EAR

Question 1

An_________ ___________- is a benign tumor that develops on the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. The tumor usually grows slowly. As it grows, it presses against the hearing and balance nerves.

Answer 1

acoustic neuroma

Question 2

_________- is a bacterial infection of the mastoid air cells, which typically occurs after acute otitis media. Symptoms include redness, tenderness, swelling, and fluctuation over the mastoid process, with displacement of the pinna

Answer 2

Mastoiditis

Question 3

______– causes brief episodes of mild to intense dizziness.

Answer 3

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Question 4

_________ disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes episodes in which you feel as if you’re spinning (vertigo), and you have fluctuating hearing loss with a progressive, ultimately permanent loss of hearing, ringing in the ear (tinnitus), and sometimes a feeling of fullness or pressure in your ear.

Answer 4

Meniere’s

Question 5

_________– is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most individuals as they grow older. Hearing loss is a common disorder associated with aging. About 30-35 percent of adults between the ages of 65 and 75 years have a hearing loss.

Answer 5

Presbycusis

Question 6

________-a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness.

Answer 6

VERTIGO