Miscellaneous Flashcards
Growth of a nasal polyps
Bilateral (unilateral is cancer red flag)
Nasal polyps Mx
- polypectomy
- Sx
BPPV is caused by the detachment and movement of what crystals
Calcium carbonate (otoconia)
BPPV Mx
Epley manoeuvre
Presbycusis is
Sensorineuroal hearing loss due to age
What is reduced in presbycusis
- hair cells (in cochlea)
- neurones (in cochlea)
- endolymphatic potential
Character of hearing loss from height pitch ==> low pitch seen in presbycusis
- gradual
- insidious
Presbycusis Mx
- hearing aids
- cochlear implants
Autosomal dominant condition that causes remodelling of middle ear bones
Otosclerosis
Type of hearing loss in otosclerosis
Conductive
Pitch affected in otosclerosis
Low pitch
Rinne’s test findings in otosclerosis
+ve for conductive hearing loss
Other tests used for otosclerosis
- audio entry
- tympanometry
Surgical option for osteosclerosis
Stapedectomy
Non-invasive option for osteosclerosis
Hearing aid