Ears

Question 1

Otosclerosis

Answer 1

abnormal spongy bone growth in middle ear

causes hearing loss

Question 2

Presbycusis

Answer 2

age-related hearing loss

Question 3

Tinnitus

Answer 3

ringing in the ears

associated with nerve damage

Question 4

Meunier’s disease

Answer 4

ringing in the ears

problem with balance

Question 5

Vertigo

Answer 5

room spinning
labyrinth infection
Meunier’s disease

Question 6

Ear development in infants and children

Answer 6

inner ears starts to develop in 4th week of gestation
eustachian tube is shorter, wider, more horizontal
slope of auditory canal is shorter and different shape

Question 7

Ear changes in Adults/Aging

Answer 7

Otosclerosis
Cilia decreases
Cerumen increases
Presbycusis
Auditory reaction time increases after age 70

Question 8

Cerumen

Answer 8

when impacted causes partial deafness, tinnitus or dizziness

older it gets, darker it gets

Question 9

Exostosis

Answer 9

discreet hard, round or oval outcropping
formation of new bone on the surface of a bone
seen in swimmers and surfers
develop over many years
can result in infections, pain, plugging and hearing loss

Question 10

Otitis externa

Answer 10

swimmers ear
scaling, crusting, inflammation and discharge in canal
pain on movement of tragus
may have palpable nodes
ask about swimming and cleaning of ear