Outer Ear Disorders

Question 1

Name 2 outer ear disorders that can cause a conductive loss?

Answer 1

Wax
Atresia - congenital, absent or narrow meatus, surgical reconstruction, conductive loss

Question 2

What is Anotia / Microtia?

Answer 2

C - genetic and congenital, usually bilateral, likely to effect EAM
O - Malformed (microtia) or no Pinna (Anotia)
A - conductive loss
T - prosthesis, surgical reconstruction,

Question 3

What is Bat Ears?

Answer 3

C - Absent anti helical fold, hereditary
O - Eats prominently pointed forwarded
A - little to no effect
T - surgical correction, has an effect on fitting HA

Question 4

What are Pre Auriclar Tags?

Answer 4

C - congenital, harmless cosmetic
O - small tags of collagen tissue
A - higher risk of problems
T - burnt off or frozen off

Question 5

What are pre auricular pits?

Answer 5

C - congenital, hereditary
O - small dimples front of helix
A - higher risk of ear infections
T - leave alone surgery may be offered

Question 6

What are lacerations out ear?

Answer 6

C - aquired
O - Cut to the pinna
A - no effect
T - stitch together

Question 7

What is perichondritis?

Answer 7

C - acquired, bacterial, infection of tissue that covers cartilage
O - redness pain and swelling possible fever
A - can be destructive and long lasting
T - drain fluid

Question 8

What is a haematoma?

Answer 8

C - acquired, tissue injury due to blunt trauma
O - Bruise, blood outside the blood vessels
A - pinna swollen at point of blunt trauma
T - rest, ice, elecation, drainage

Question 9

Describe cauliflower ear?

Answer 9

C - acquired, a not treated haemotoma
O - multiple haemotoma’s
A - no hearing loss
T - none