Otic care/Testing Devices

Question 1

What is the Pinna?

Answer 1

This describes the anatomy of the external ear

Question 2

What is the Tragus?

Answer 2

This is the small protective cartilage in front of the canal

Question 3

As earwax moves closer to the outerpart of your ear canal the ear wax gets what?

Answer 3

It starts to get drier and stickier

Question 4

What is earwax buildup lead to?

Answer 4

conductive hearing loss

Question 5

What is the most common cause of impactions of the ear?

Answer 5

The use of Q-tips

Question 6

What is an ear syringe?

Answer 6

Use to drain the ear and it should be filled with warm water

Question 7

What are some ear wax softeners?

Answer 7

Mineral Oil, Oils, pure glycerin

Question 8

What is the direction of usage for softening earwax?

Answer 8

few drops BID 2-3 days

Question 9

What are the products of your choice for ear wax removal?

Answer 9

Cerumol or Murine Ear wax system, Contains oils that do most of the ear wax softening

Question 10

What is carbamide peroxide?

Answer 10

It is a bit more of a dissolving ear wax removal, Applied drop wise

Question 11

What is Salinex?

Answer 11

It is a device that claims to get behind the earwax to shoot it back out

Question 12

What is Earigate??

Answer 12

Ear saline doesnt have ear wax softening properties though

Question 13

When should Ear wax be referred?

Answer 13

Foreign body in the ear
Pain
Dizziness
Tinnitus
Treatment failure

Question 14

What is Tinnitus?

Answer 14

Ear ringing

Could be caused by ear wax resting on the eardrum

Question 15

What is vertigo?

Answer 15

Inner ear issues due to a viral or bacterial infection

Question 16

What are some treatments for Vertigo?

Answer 16

Antihistamines possible H3.

Question 17

What are ear tubes?

Answer 17

They are surgically inserted to allow fluid to drain out of the middle ear.

Question 18

How long do ear tubes last?

Answer 18

8-18 months and fall out on there own

Question 19

What is Otitis externa?

Answer 19

Where the pulling of the tragus causes pain in a physical examination

Question 20

What are some of the symptoms of Otitis externa?

Answer 20

Usually occur in summer, Movement of the tragus painful and the ear canal is swollen and itchy

Question 21

What are some of the symptoms of Otitis media?

Answer 21

Eardrum is perforate or bulging, and is usually caused by an infection. Hearing is decreased

Question 22

What are the bacterial causes of Swimmers ear?

Answer 22

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and fungus Candida Albicans

Question 23

What does chlorine do the inner ear?

Answer 23

Causes the ear to change from acidic to alkaline making the ear canal more susceptible to hosts

Question 24

What are the MD only treatments of otitis externa?

Answer 24

Ciprofloxacen, flumethasone

Question 25

What are acidifying agents?

Answer 25

These can be as effective for the treatment of otitis externa as compared to antibiotics

Question 26

What are some none OTC remedies we can use for the treatment of Swimmers ears?

Answer 26

Half rubbing alcohol and half vinegar or mix vinegar with warm water Better in3 days

Question 27

What are Auro-Dri drops?

Answer 27

These relieve water clogged ears after swimming, applied after swimming Mostly alcohol and glycerin

Question 28

What is effective for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the ear?

Answer 28

Selenium, Zinc pyrithione, ketoconazole. ***Anti fungal nothing else

Question 29

What is Ciclopirox Olamine cream?

Answer 29

This is an antifungal used for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the ear

Question 30

What is the Valsalva maneuvre?

Answer 30

Plugging nose/mouth

Question 31

What is the toynbee maneurve?

Answer 31

Hard swallowing

Question 32

What is the Valsalva and toynbee maneurve used for?

Answer 32

flying

Question 33

What is recomended for flying?

Answer 33

Oral decongestants (Pseudophedrine) Nasal sprays, but not as good as placebo

Question 34

How long does an eardrum take to heal?

Answer 34

6-8 weeks

Question 35

What are the most common causes of ear pain?

Answer 35

Ear infection Air pressure change Earwax buildup

Question 36

What protein does the placenta produce?

Answer 36

hCG

Question 37

What medication can cause false positives in pregnancy testing?

Answer 37

Profasi

Question 38

What does LH levels help us predict?

Answer 38

When there is a rise then a sudden dip this is a womens most fertile days

Question 39

How does one track ovulation

Answer 39

LH production predicters

Question 40

In which arm is blood pressure slightly higher?

Answer 40

dominant arm by about 10mm hg

Question 41

What are fecal tests for?

Answer 41

Can help with the diagnoses of Colon cancer or other issues with our digestive GI