Middle Ear

Question 1

________ are when the three ossicles somehow get dislocated and then the chain becomes separated which means that the energy can’t get passed from the TM to the oval window

Answer 1

Ossicular chain injuries

Question 2

______ is when the ossicular chain gets calcified which causes a difference in weight, Also causes CHL

Answer 2

Otosclerosis

Question 3

_______ is represented on an audiogram as a carhart notch

Answer 3

otosclerosis

Question 4

a notch at 2000 Hz is _____________

Answer 4

otosclerosis

Question 5

_______ is an infection of the middle ear

Answer 5

otitis media

Question 6

_________ is a tumor in the middle ear

Answer 6

cholesteatoma

Question 7

____________ is when a violent closed head injury (especially if associated with a temporal bone fracture) causes the ossicles in the middle ear to become seperated

Answer 7

ossicular chain dysfunction

Question 8

Ossicular chain dysfunction causes what type of hearing loss?

Answer 8

Moderate conductive hearing loss

Question 9

The 3 bones based on the impedance mismatch give a 30dB gain so when there is disruptance in the bones the job isn’t getting completed so you end up with a conductive hearing loss of _________dB

Answer 9

30

Question 10

_______ fixation of the stapes (extra deposit at the stapes)

Answer 10

otosclerosis

Question 11

otosclerosis causes a _______ HL

Answer 11

conductive

Question 12

Beginning stage of ________ on an audiogram is an air born gap in the LF

Answer 12

otosclerosis

Question 13

Otosclerosis causes a ___________

Answer 13

slight HL emerging in LF

Question 14

Advanced stage of otosclerosis causes what?

Answer 14

CHL across all frequencies

Question 15

________ is known as an infection of the middle ear

Answer 15

otitis media

Question 16

________ (AOM) rapid onset lasts 10 days. Symptoms include redness of TM pain and sometimes starts with a respiratory infection

Answer 16

acute otitis media

Question 17

_________ (COM) is a long and slow onset that takes 3 or more months for recovery.

Answer 17

chronic otitis media

Question 18

_________ in between acute and chronic

Answer 18

subacute

Question 19

__________ 3 or more times in 6 months or 4 or more times in 12 months

Answer 19

recurrent otitis media

Question 20

_________ starts from either a cold, allergies, smoke or anything else that can cause an obstruction of the eustachian tube.

Answer 20

otitis media

Question 21

Otitis media can either create a 5-10 db hearing loss or if serious a ______ mild to moderate HL

Answer 21

40-50 dB

Question 22

_______ infection of the middle ear. Fluid in the middle ear space or discharge

Answer 22

acute otitis media

Question 23

__________ is fluid in the middle ear space

Answer 23

effusion

Question 24

__________ is discharge

Answer 24

otorrhea

Question 25

__________ is commonly defined as middle ear effusion with TM inflammation with rapid onset of symptoms such as fever irritability or earache

Answer 25

acute otitis media

Question 26

__________ untreated COM causes CHL it is the expanding collection of TM debris errodes the ossicles leading to CHL

Answer 26

Cholesteatoma

Question 27

treatment of otosclerosis ______ removing the ossicle and putting in place a titanium piece

Answer 27

stapedectomy

Question 28

treatment of mastoiditis __________ removing part of the mastoid

Answer 28

mastoidectomy

Question 29

treatment of otitis media

Answer 29

antibiotics, myrintotomy, ventilation tubes, tympanoplasty, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.