ENT: diseases of the Ear

Question 0

Most common bacterial infection causing Otitis Externa.

Answer 0

Pseudomonas

Question 1

What is the treatment for frost bite?

Answer 1

Slowly warm; topical antibiotics if necessary

Question 2

What is malignant (necrotizing) otitis externa?

Answer 2

Otitis externa in an immunocompromised patient (diabetics mostly)

Question 3

What is tympanosclerosis?

Answer 3

Hyalinization or calcification of the tympanic membrane. The TM is firm to the touch.

Question 4

3 most common bugs that cause acute otitis media in adults and children.

Answer 4

1. Strep pneumo
2. H. flu
3. moraxella

Question 5

2 most common bugs that cause acute otitis media in neonates.

Answer 5

1. pseudomonas

2. staph

Question 6

What types of bugs tend to cause chronic otitis media?

Answer 6

Gram (-) bacteria

Question 7

Name and describe the 3 causes of cholesteatomas.

Answer 7

1. Congenital: behind ear drum, growth of squamous tissue
2. Perforation of TM: flap of tissue wraps around and starts to grow into cholesteatomas
3. General faulty growth of skin induced by idiopathic means

Question 8

What are 3 things that treat Meniere Disease?

Answer 8

1. Low Salt Diet
2. Diuretics
3. Meds (meclizine, valium, scopolomine patch)

Question 9

What is a perilymphatic fistula?

Answer 9

Abnormal opening in the bony part of the inner ear that allows perilymph to leak from the semicircular canals into the middle ear. It is a curable form of Sensineuronal Hearing Loss (SNHL) thru a surgical procedure.

Question 10

Treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

Answer 10

Epley Maneuvers

Question 11

What is treatment for emergent sudden sensory hearing loss?

Answer 11

High dose oral steroids

prophylactic treatment to delay further damage until the cause can be found and corrected