PBL 2 Flashcards
what additional symptoms can hearing loss cause?
balance issues
headache
tinnitus
what additional symptoms can hearing loss cause?
balance issues
headache
tinnitus
how can we diagnose causes of hearing loss?
otoscopy whisper test finger rub test weber test rinne test audiogram
what is a normal rinne test result?
air conduction > bone conduction
what does it mean if a person has hearing loss but the rinne test seems normal?
that the hearing loss is sensorineural
what does it mean in the conductive hearing loss if bone conduction is > air conduction?
conductive hearing loss
whats a normal weber test result?
hearing the same sound in both ears
what does it mean if a person hears the tuning fork loudest in the diseased ear during the weber test?
there is conductive hearing loss
what does it mean if a person hears the tuning fork loudest in he normal ear during the weber test?
sensorineural hearing loss
what is conductive hearing loss
when sound cannot get through the outer and middle ear so we get a decreased perception of sound, particularly low frequency
what are the main causes of conductive hearing loss?
boyn outgrowths cerumen impaction congenital causes eustachian tube dysfunction otitis externa otitis media osteosclerosis trauma tumours of the middle ear tympanic membrane perforation
what are the 2 types of bony outgrowths in the ear that can cause conductive hearing loss?
exostoses and osteomas
what is an exostosis?
a benign outgrowth of cartilagenous tissue on the bone, associated with repeated cold water exposure
what are osteomas?
neoplasms of the temporal bone
who is cerumen impaction most likely in?
elderly
what is microtia?
malformation or absence of the auricle
what is external auditory canal atresia?
absence of the external auditory meatus
what can cause eustachian tube dysfunction?
colds, flus, sinus infections, allergies
what are some problems with eustachian tube dysfunction?
difficulty equalizing pressure
chemical and bacteria can get into the middle ear
cilia in the tube are unable to clear out middle ear cerumen - stagmant secretions can get infected leading to secondary problems
what is otitis external?
inflammation of the external ear canal, usually caused by swimming
whats the bacteria that most commonly causes otitis external?
pseudomonas aeruginosa
what is otitis media?
infection of the middle ear which leads to effusion which causes poor transmittance of sound waves
whos most likely to get otitis media?
6-18 month olds as risk factors are daycare and bottle feeding
what are some bacteria that commonly cause otitis media?
staphylococcas pneumonia
haemophilus influenza
moraxella catarrhalis
what is osteosclerosis in the ear?
abnormal bone growth in the ear, commonly a bony outgrowth of the stapes to the oval window so we get decreased vibration and conduction of sound waves
what is the cholesteatoma?
a sac of fluid, air or skin cells that form behind the ear drum
what is glomus tympanicum paraganglioma?
a common tumour of the middle ear that affects the tympanic nerve
how do we treat cerumen impaction?
cerumenolytics or irrigation or manual removal
how do we treat otitis external?
topical acidifying agent, glucocorticoids
how do we treat eustachian tube dysfunction?
surgery e.g. tympanostomy tube