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A&P Ear Disorders

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Define Tinnitus   Ringing in the ears  
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Term for dizziness   Vertigo  
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Define Anacusis   Lack of hearing  
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Age related lose of hearing acuity is known as   Prebycusis  
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What is Otosclerosis   Stapes hardening over time  
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Removal of the stapes is known as   Stapedectomy  
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What is the procudure for a Stapedectomy or removal of the stapes   Soft plastic implant is put in place of the spongy covered bone of the stapes  
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What is Meniere's Syndrome   Infammation of the inner ear  
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Can infalammation of the inner ear known as Meniere's Syndrome be recurrent   Yes  
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Symptoms of Meniere's   Explosive attacks of vertigo, Nausea and Vomiting, Intermitent hearing loss, Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), Otalgia (ear ache).  
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What is used to Treat Meniere's   Steroids  
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What is Auditory Agnosia   A lack of understanding sounds  
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How does Auditory Agnosia happen   Caused by a stroke or tumor  
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When Auditory Agnosia happens what does it do to a person   there is damage to Broca's Area - A person hears but it makes no sense  
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What is used to Treat Auditory Agnosia   Antibiotics-Amoxicillin  
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What is Otitis media   Middle ear infection  
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Middle ear infection known as Otitis media usually happens to   The young  
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Color of infected tympanic membrane (eardrum).   Pink or Red  
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How does the eardrum look with fluid behind it   Dull  
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What is the medical term for earache   Otalgia  
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What happens when a Tympanotomy is done   tubes are put in the ear to drain  
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What is Otorrhea   Drainage of the ear  
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What is Myringotomy   Surgical incision of the tympanic membrane.  
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The vestibular nerve leads to the brain from where?   Semi circular canals  
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Decibals = Frequency =   Volume pitch  
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