Week 5: Ear Disorders Flashcards
Ear divided into 3 parts: the _______, ____, and ____ ear.
External
Middle
Inner
External ear disorders have problems with the e___ ____ ___, p____ and ______ _____
External auditory canal
Pinna
Tympanic membranes
Middle ear disorders have issues with the ____ and ___ bones transmitting ____ and _____ from the ____ ____ to the ____ ____ of the ear
Malleus Stapes Vowels and Sounds Tympanic membrane Nerve center
The _____ ____ goes from the _____ ___ with the purpose of ____, equalizing the middle ear when there are ___ ____. Protect the middle ear from unwanted sounds and ___ that might go through the _______
Eustachian tube Middle ear Ventilation Pressure changes Secretions Nasopharynx
The ____ ear has _____ organs that are stimulated by ____ ____ for hearing or by ____ ____ at movement and that’s the ____ function of the ear
Inner Receptive Sound waves Head position Vestibular
Disorders of the external ear are _____, ____, and _____
Obstruction
Inflammation
Drainage
Obstruction from _____ or ____ is most commonly seen in ____ ___ and ___ ___. This is why you shouldn’t used ____, they push back the ___ into the _____ _____ causing hearing loss
Earwax Cerumen Older adults and Young children Q-tips Earwax Tympanic membrane
Inflammation is ____ ____ or swimmers ear. Water sits in the ___ ___ leading to growth of ____. The ___ ____ get infected. There can also be _____ that leads to inflammation
Ostitis externa Tympanic membrane Bacteria Hair follicles Eczema
Drainage or _____ causes _____ and _______
Otorrhea
Infection and
Inflammation
Disorders of the middle ear are _____,______, ______, ______, and _____ ___ ____
Baratrauma
Mastoiditis
Otosclerosis
Conductive hearing loss
______ is damage to the ______ ___ due to changes in pressure in that middle ear
Barotrauma
Tympanic membrane
Inflammation is ____ ____
Otitis media
_____ is when there is an infection of the _____ bone usually spread from ____ ear infection, there is typically ear ____, _____, s____ or ____ and _____
Mastoiditis
Mastoid
Inner
Pain, Fever swelling or redness and otorrhea
____ is when new spongy bone forms around the window of the ____ ____, leading to progressive _____. It does not allows the 3 bones to _____ sound appropriately to the ___ ear for us to hear. Once builds up, we can’t sense ____ necessary for us to hear sound.
Otosclerosis Middle ear Deafness Transmit Middle ear Vibrations
In ___ the pressure from the new spongy bone on the __ ___ may contribute to ____ which is ____ in the ears, or ____, Or _____ hearing loss (hearing loss based on the innovation of ear). Can lead to ___ hearing loss before it leads to _____ hearing loss later on
Otosclerosis Middle ear Tinnitus, ringing Vertigo Sensorineural Conductive Sensorineural
_____ hearing loss is when there are issues ____ sound from the ____ ear to the ____ ear. The ___ ___ are not produced through the ____ ____ and 3 bones of the ear
Conductive Transmitting External ear Middle Sound waves Tympanic membrane
The ____ ______ and ___ bones transmit sound from the ____ ____to the ____ ____ of the ear
Malleus Incus Stapes Typanic membrane Nerve center
The two forms of otitis media are ___ ____ ____ and ______ ___ with ____
Acute otitis media
Otitis media with effusion
____ is an infection going on the In the middle ear and is seen in patients that have ____ _____. _______ means that there is fluid in the middle ear, creating an optimal environment for _____. There is a lot of ___ due to the inflammatory process and _____
AOM Respiratory infections Effusion Pathogens Redness Bulging
____ ___ also has ____ but no ______. There is a trapping of fluid in the middle ear. No ____ process occurs so the signs and symptoms differ from ______. There will NOT be ___ but there may be bulging
OM with effusion Effusion Infection Inflammatory AOM Redness
Symptoms of both ____ _____and ____ include ___ ___, hearing ___ and a perforated ____ ____
OM with effusion AOM Acute pain Loss Tympanic membrane
symptoms of ____ ONLY are _____ _____ ____, _____ ____, _____. ____ can be recurrent in children (more than _ episodes in _ months or more than _ over 1 year), and sometimes might have a ___ inserted to prevent it
AOM Enlarged lymph nodes Runny nose Fever AOM 3, 6, 4 Tube
To diagnose ___ ___ or ____ get a ____ __ and look at the ____ ___.
OM with effusion
AOM
Health history
Tympanic membrane
Treatment of ___ ___ or ____ involves ____ if ___ is not getting better. In both there are treatments for ____ ___ like ____ ____ or relieving ___ or ___ ___. Make sure patient gets adequate ____, ___, ____ and ____
OM with effusion AOM Antibiotics AOM Symptom relief Pain management Fever or systemic manifestation Fluid, hydration, rest and nutrition
Problems with the inner ear are ____ dysfunction, ____ hearing loss, _____, ______ disruption, ____ disease, and inflammation
Neural Sensorineural Tinnitus Equilibrium Meniere's
Inflammation of the inner ear is ____
Labyrinthiti
_____ ___ is a disorder of imbalance and episodes of ___. It feels like the fluid is building up in the head. Can be caused by Trauma, ____, ____ disorders, hyperthyroidism and ___ if left untreated
Meniere disease Unbalance Ringing Infection Vascular Syphilis
Ear disorders involve changes in the ___ ____ and there are issues with ____ and ____
Sensory system
Hearing
Balance
______ ____ is a problem maintaining position. When a person is sitting down and everything is moving around them it is called _____-_____. when a person is in most ion but the room is still it is ____ ____. ______ _____ ____ vertigo is common among older adults and is when the head is moved quickly and causes dizziness
Equilibrium disruption
Vertigo- objective
Subjective vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
____ is a ringing in the ear. There is a problem in the ___ ____ and can be caused by some medication
Tinnitus
Inner ear
_____ ____ ____ is an issue with the nerve, not just transmitting sound waves
Sensorineural hearing loss
Neural dysfunction is mainly issues due to ___ and ____
Balance and equilibrium
