Lesson 4 - Disorders Of The Middle Ear Flashcards
A cholesteatoma:
a. occurs in the middle ear
b. may perforate the eardrum
c. is usually accompanied by a constant odorous discharge
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Changes in either stiffness or mass occur when the normal middle ear function is altered by disease or trauma causing:
a. a swelling and/or redness in the external canal
b. a feeling of stuffiness or a complaint of hearing in a barrel
c. a feeling of itching deep within the ear
d. a decrease in acoustic feedback
b. a feeling of stuffiness or a complaint of hearing in a barrel
Otosclerosis:
a. occurs more often in women than men
b. occurs more often in Caucasians than other races
c. appears to be inherited
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Most dysfunction of the outer or middle ear cause a:
a. mixed loss
b. conductive loss
c. sensory loss
d. neural loss
b. conductive loss
Otitis media may occur with :
a. spongy changes in the bony capsule
b. fluid in the middle ear
c. osteoarthritis
d. tinnitus
b. fluid in the middle ear
A plastic or steel strut replaces the stapes during a:
a. stapedectomy
b. stapes mobilization
c. fenestration
d. none of the above
a. stapedectomy
Treatment for chronic otitis media may include:
a. anabiotics
b. inflation of Eustachian tube
c. myringotomy
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
A radical mastiodectomy includes removal of:
a. malleus, incus and tympanic membrane
b. tympanic membrane, malleus and Eustachian tube
c. ossicular chain and Eustachian tube
d. ossicular chain, mastoid
d. ossicular chain, mastoid
The ossicular chain is supported and suspended by:
a. muscles only
b. ligaments, stapedius and promontory
c. stapedius, tensor tympani and ligaments
d. anvil, stapedius and ligaments
c. stapedius, tensor tympani and ligaments
The ear, due to its physical characteristics, enhances which frequencies?
a. 250-1,000 Hz
b. 2,000-5,000 Hz
c. 1,000-2,000 Hz
d. 4,000-6,000 Hz
b. 2,000-5,000 Hz
