Pathology for the EAR

Question 1

Acoustic Neuroma

Answer 1

benign tumor that grows on auditory nerve; results in hearing loss, ringing in ear, and balance problems. Treated using radiation, slow growing tumor that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 2

Cholesteatoma

Answer 2

a cyst in middle ear constipating of skin cells and cerumen. Can damage ossicles without treatment, have to do surgery abnormal growth of skin cells

Question 3

Conductive deafness

Answer 3

due to ossicles not functioning properly, due to scarring joints, (overuse and abuse) infuses to one bone, uses hearing aid, sound waves do not properly pass through the outer and middle ear. odiologist

Question 4

Nerve deafness

Answer 4

from damage to cochlea or auditory nerve… or you are born with this type. Aka auditory sensorineural hearing lost, affects volume and clarity

Question 5

impacted cerumen

Answer 5

wax that gets so concentrated and stuck deep in canal - irrigation and ear drops

Question 6

Meniere’s Disease

Answer 6

backed up fluid in cochlea and canal producing vertigo - labyrinth can lead t progressive ear loss

Question 7

Tinnitus

Answer 7

ringing in ear all the time; hope it goes away just gives medicine for the dizziness

Question 8

Vertigo

Answer 8

dizziness - labyrinth is not okay, some have this but not meniere’s

Question 9

Otitis Media

Answer 9

ear infection - treatment is antibiotics or possibly “tubes” (myringotomy) more common in children, drainage, odoscope