Ear Pathology

Question 1

Acoustic neuroma

Answer 1

Begning tumor araising from acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve) in the brain

Question 2

Meniere Disease

Answer 2

disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear ; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and the semicircular canals

Question 2

Cholesteatoma

Answer 2

collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear

Question 3

Deafness

Answer 3

loss of the ability to hear

Question 4

Otitis media

Answer 4

Inflammation of the middle ear

Question 5

Otosclearosis

Answer 5

hardening of the bony tissue of the middle of ear

Question 6

Tinnitus

Answer 6

sensation of noises in the ears without an external sources

Question 7

Vertigo

Answer 7

Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

Question 8

Audiometry

Answer 8

testing the sense of hearing

Question 9

Cochlear implant Procedure

Answer 9

Surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorienal hearing-impaired persons to understand speech

Question 10

Ear Thermometry

Answer 10

measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared

Question 11

Otoscopy

Answer 11

visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope