FN: Adult Hearing loss Flashcards
1
Q
Conductive
A
Impaired conduction anywhere between auricle and round window
2
Q
Conductive causes
A
External canal obstruction
TM perforation
Ossicle defects
Inadeuate eustacian tube ventilation of middle ear
3
Q
External canal obstruction
A
wax
Pus
Foreign body
4
Q
TM perforation
A
Trauma
Infection
5
Q
Ossicle defects
A
Otosclerosis
Infection
Trauma
6
Q
Senorineural
A
Defects of the cochlea, cochlear Nerve or brain
7
Q
Sensorineural causes
A
drugs
Post-infective
Miscellaneous
8
Q
Drugs
A
aminoglycosides
Vancomycin
9
Q
Post-infective
A
Meningitis
Measles
Mumps
Herpes
10
Q
Miscellaneous
A
Menieres Trauma MS CPA lesion (e.g. acoustic neuroma) Reduced B12