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Otoscopy and Middle Ear Test Battery Flashcards

1
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visual inspection of the pinna

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check for abnormalities and/or drainage

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abnormalities of the pinna

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  • occur when we were in development
  • indicator of another syndrome or anomaly
  • pre-auricular pit- indicator of hearing loss
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3
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otoscope information

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  • rechargeable
  • specula
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specula

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  • tips at the end
  • disposable/non-disposable
  • smaller opening designed for children
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5
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only pick the smaller specula if you’re working with…

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a younger child or someone with a smaller ear canal

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otoscopy procedure

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  • first thing to look for is the cone of light
  • pulling back the pinna will help straighten the ear canal
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otoscopy: ear infection

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redness or dull cone of light

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otoscopy: ear tubs in kids

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  • different types of ear tubes
  • some work there way out
  • airplane tubes are very temporary
  • permanent ear tubes
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otoscopy: perforation in the eardrum

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can be from tubes or quetips

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otoscopy: common abnormal findings

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  • dark ear wax
  • ear canal occlusion
  • middle ear pathology
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dark ear wax

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the darker the ear wax, the harder it is

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ear canal occlusion

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cerumen, foreign object

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middle ear pathology

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if drainage is present, you are done

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tympanometer

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  • an objective, physiological measure of acoustic admittance of the middle ear by use of air pressure
  • screening and diagnostic
  • varying pressure from positive to negative and comparing it to the atmospheric pressure
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what does the tympanometer test for?

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test of the middle ear function

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tympanogram

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graph representing middle ear functioning

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17
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vertical line of a tympanogram

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static compliance (ml)

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horizontal line of a tympanogram

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pressure (daPa)

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tympanometry is also known as…

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acoustic impedance, acoustic immittance

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tympanometry: probe stimulus

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  • 220-226 Hz
  • varying levels of pressure
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varying pressure above and below atmospheric pressure causes…

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tympanic membrane and ossicular chain to stiffen

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characteristics of a tympanogram

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  • ear canal volume
  • mobility
  • pressure
  • shape
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ear canal volume (ECV)

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  • not a part of the mountain, just a part of the test
  • measuring the length of the auditory canal from the opening of the ear canal to the end point which is typically the TM
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ECV tells us…

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  • obstruction
  • perforation
  • clinician error
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ECV normative data: adults

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  • 0.61-1.5 cc (up to 2.0)
  • males tend to be larger
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ECV normative data: children

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0.4-1.0 cc

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if ECV is abnormally large (greater than 2.0)…

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  • opening of the ear canal to the middle ear space
  • perforation
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if ECV is abnormally small (less than 0.3)…

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  • obstruction or clinician error
  • opening of the ear canal to the obstruction (cerumen, foreign object, ear canal wall)
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static compliance (mobility)

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the movement of the tympanic membrane back and forth due to pressure

30
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static compliance is the most efficient operate point in terms of…

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ear canal pressure is observed as a peak in the tympanogram

31
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static admittance

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  • peak height or amount of acoustic energy that flows into the middle ear system at its greatest
  • recorded as “peak height”
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normative values of static compliance: children

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normative values of static compliance: adults

34
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if static compliance is 0.2 or below…

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low mobility (stiff)

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if static compliance is 1.6 or higher…

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high mobility (flaccid) hyper-mobile

36
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what may cause a tympanic membrane to move stiffly?

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  • tumor
  • tympanosclerosis
37
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tympanosclerosis

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scar tissue

38
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what may cause a tympanic membrane to be hyper-mobile?

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  • ossicular discontinuity
  • can also just have a hyper-mobile eardrum (normal hearing)
39
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ossicular discontinuity

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break in the ossicle chain

40
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peak pressure

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  • +200 - -200 daPa varying pressure delivered to ear canal
  • peak should occur at or near atmospheric pressure ‘0’
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normative values of peak pressure: children and adults

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+/- 100 mm

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if a peak is occurring beyond -100…

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  • negative pressure
  • eustachian tube blocked
  • ear infection
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if a peak is occurring beyond +100…

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  • positive pressure
  • not very common
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if there is no peak…

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  • tympanic membrane is not moving at all
  • fluid
  • tumor
45
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shape of a tympanogram

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a way to reference the results of a tympanogram

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type A tympanogram

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  • normal
  • static compliance = WNL
  • pressure = WNL
  • ECV = WNL
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type B tympanogram

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  • flat
  • static compliance = none
  • pressure = none
  • ECV = WNL
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cause of type B

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fluid/otitis media

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type B: ECV is abnormally low, then…

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obstruction (cerumen/clinician error)

50
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type B: ECV is abnormally high, then…

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perforation/ear tube

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type C tympanogram

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  • negative pressure (behind eardrum)
  • static compliance = WNL
  • pressure = negative
  • ECV = WNL
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cause of type C

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blocked eustachian tube/ME infection/allergies

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type A (d) tympanogram

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  • hyper-mobile
  • static compliance = high
  • pressure = WNL
  • ECV = WNL
54
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cause of type A (d)

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ossicular discontinuity/flaccid TM

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type A (s) tympanogram

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  • shallow or stiff
  • static compliance = low
  • pressure = WNL
  • ECV = WNL
56
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cause of type A (s)

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tympanosclerosis/tumor

57
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acoustic reflex

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tensor tympani and stapedius muscles in your middle ear retract in response to an intense sound

58
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acoustic reflex is not a test of hearing but a…

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physiologic test of middle ear function

59
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reflex to an intense sound is…

60
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bilateral reflex to an intense sound: ipsilateral

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reflex occurs in the same ear that the stimulus is presented

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bilateral reflex to an intense sound: contralateral

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reflex occurs in the ear opposite to where stimulus is presented

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purpose of acoustic reflex testing

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  • to cross check behavioral testing
  • help with site of lesion
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methodology of acoustic reflex testing

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  • probe tip is inserted into both ear canals and a very intense, but brief tone is presented (up to 120 dB)
  • the audiologist looks for a response on the equipment
  • the patient does nothing to participate
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acoustic reflex testing: frequencies tested

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500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz

65
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acoustic reflex decay

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  • when stapedius muscle cannot sustain the contraction
  • presentation tone is 10 dB above AR threshold
  • presentation time is 10 seconds
66
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acoustic reflex decay confirms or rules out…

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retrocochlear pathology such as acoustic neuromas

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eustachian tube function (ET)

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  • equalizes the pressure of the middle ear space with the atmospheric pressure
  • it is a derivative of the tympanometry test
  • probe tip used for tympanometry is in place and patient is asked to swallow a drink of water after positive pressure is presented, then again after negative pressure is presented
  • there should be a notable change in pressure after each swallow due to the ET opening

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