ear disease

Question 1

Symptoms of Ear Disease

Answer 1

history-
Hearing Loss
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Otalgia
Ear Discharge

Facial Weakness
Previous Ear Surgery
Nasal symptoms
Neurological symptoms

Question 2

facial palsy

Answer 2

complete/incomplete

Stroke if forehead moves, if doesn’t then facial palsy

Question 3

Signs of Ear Disease

Answer 3

External scars
Abnormalities of ear canal
Discharge
Swelling
Bleeding
Masses
Changes in ear drum
Swelling over mastoid
Facial Weakness
Hearing Loss

Question 4

Otosclerosis

Answer 4

stapes fuses with other parts of the ear and stops you being able to hear properly

Gradual onset conductive hearing loss
women
Progresses more rapidly during pregnancy
runs in families

hearing aids or

Fixation of stapes footplate
Correction by stapedectomy

Question 5

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Answer 5

Classical dip at 4 kHz

Question 6

sensory neural hearing loss

Answer 6

no gap between air and bone on audiogram

if gap then conductive

Question 7

Drug-Induced Hearing Loss

Answer 7

Gentamicin and other aminoglycosides
Chemotherapeutic drugs - Cisplatin, Vincristine
Aspirin and NSAIDs (in overdose)

Question 8

trauma

Answer 8

hearing loss

Head Injury

skull fracture -Facial Palsy
CSF Leak

Question 9

symptoms of Otosclerosis

Answer 9

gradual hearing loss in 1 or both ears, often over several years.
1 or both ears (tinnitus)
dizziness.
problems with your balance.