Hearing Loss Flashcards
1
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Conductive HL
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External canal obstruction - pus, FB, wax
TM perforation - trauma, infection, barotrauma
Ossicle defect - otosclerosis, infection, trauma
Inadequate Eustachian tube ventilation with effusion (?secondary to nasopharyngeal carcinoma)
2
Q
Sensorineural HL
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Drugs (ototoxicity) - gentamicin, vancomycin, BBs, furosemide, aminoglycosides
Post-infection - TB, mumps, meningitis, measles, herpes
Meniere’s Trauma MS Acoustic neuroma B12 deficiency
3
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Vertigo
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Peripheral p/vestibular: BPV, meniere’s, vestibular neuronitis, viral labrynthitis
Central: MS, acoustic neuroma, stroke, head injury, inner ear syphilis
Drugs: gentamicin, furosemide, metronidazole, co-trimoxazole
4
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Tinnitus
A
Meniere’s Acoustic neuroma Otosclerosis Head injury Presbyacusis
General: HTN, low Hb
Drugs: aspirin, furosemide, alcohol, aminoglycosides
5
Q
Otalgia
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Otitis Media: acute, with effusion, chronic suppurative Cholesteatoma Mastoiditis Otitis externa Ramsey Hunt Necrotising Otitis Externa TMJ Dysfunction
