Otology Flashcards

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what are Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss

A
Otitis media
TM  perforation
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis
Congenital aural atresia
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what are the Causes of Sensory Hearing Loss?

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Hair cell loss due to:
Presbycusis
Noise trauma
Ototoxicity
Genetic factors
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3
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what endolymphatic hydrops?

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pathologic condition characterized by expansion of the endolymphatic compartment of the inner ear.

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4
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Endolymphatic hydrops is associated with recurrent episodes of ____, ______,______ and aural fullness that is refered to as Meneire’s disease

A

vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus

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5
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what are 3 Causes of Neural Hearing Loss?

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8th nerve tumors
Auditory neuropathy
Multiple Sclerosis

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what are the “Neural” patterns of Hearing loss on an audiogram.

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asymmetry of hearing between the two ear and reduced speech perception scores

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what are the causes of congenital hearing loss?

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Idiopathic (25%)
Environmental (25%)
Genetic (50%)

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The most common cause of non-syndromic hearing loss is ________ hearing loss

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connexion 26

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