hearing Flashcards
1
Q
sensorineural hearing loss
A
damage to inner ear or neural pathway to brain
2
Q
presbycusis
A
age related hearing loss
most common type of sensorineural hearing loss
3
Q
presbycusis common symptom
A
difficulty separating normal speech from background noise
4
Q
noise induced hearing loss
A
direct injury to sensory hair cells of cochlea
5
Q
treatment of sensorineural hearing loss
A
hearing aids
cochlear implants
6
Q
conductive hearing loss
A
abnormalities of external and middle ear preventing sound transmission
7
Q
causes of conductive hearing loss
A
otosclerosis
infection
ear drum perforation
fluid
cerumen
8
Q
treatment of conductive hearing loss
A
fix obstruction
9
Q
tinnitus causes
A
cause unknown
- exposure to loud noise biggest rf
- ototoxic meds (vancomycin)
- head/neck trauma
- tumours
- cerumen
- CVD
