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disorders, anatomy & physiology of hearing

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professional doctorate in audiology   Au. D.  
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AAA stands for   American Academy of Audiology  
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tuning fork test of laterization   Weber  
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interaural attenuation   the energy lost as sound travels from one ear to another  
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false positive response   patient signals that they hear a tone when no tone presented  
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dimensions of an audiogram should be   1 octave by 20 dB  
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false negative response   patient does not respond to a near-threshold tone that s/he responded to earlier  
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equation for cross-hearing   AC (test ear - IA greater than or = to BC (non-test ear)  
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cerumen produced in the   cartilagenous external auditory canal  
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complete absence of the pinna   anotia  
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concha   middle-most, bowl shaped portion of pinna, which opens into the external auditory canal  
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point of maximum retraction of the TM   umbo  
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largest surface area of TM   pars tensa  
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general term for surgical repair of damage to middle-ear structures to restore function   tympanoplasty  
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pinna most efficient in funneling what frequencies to the TM   high  
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TM is held in position at the end of the external auditory canal by the   tympanic annulus  
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hearing testing with supra-aural earphones may cause the appearance of a conductive loss due to   collapse of the cartilaginous external auditory canal  
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fungal infections of the external auditory canal   otomycosis  
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when examining the outer & middle ear of adult the pinna should be pulled   up and back to straighten canal  
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when examining the outer & middle ear of child the pinna should be pulled   down and back to straighten canal  
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congenital closure of a normally open orifice   atresia  
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any plastic surgery performed on the external ear   otoplasty  
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narrowing of external auditory canals   stenosis  
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tympanic membrane composed of how many layers?   3  
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pars flaccida AKA?   Shrapnell's membrane  
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surgical repair of damage to middle-ear structures   tympanoplasty  
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Pressure equalization tubes function as artificial   eustachian tubes  
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when eustachian tube chronically open, known as   patulous  
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physical volume test is designed to determine presence of   a tympanic membrane perforation  
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during gestation the middle-ear space is filled with   mesenchyme  
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middle-ear muscle which contracts in order to reduce the amplitude of sound vibration; innervated by a branch of VII facial cranial nerve   stapedius muscle  
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artifact of bone conduction most evident at 2000-2500 Hz; one of the first clinical manifestations of otosclerosis   carhart notch  
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blue sclera, Schwartze sign, & paracusis willisi are usually symptoms of   otosclerosis  
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thickening of the tympanic membrane secondary to otitis media   tympanosclerosis  
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the fluid line that it may be possible to see during a case of serous effusion   meniscus  
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the space in the middle-ear cavity above the tympanic membrane   epitympanic recess  
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the stapes sits in the   oval window  
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otosclerosis is most prevalent in   women  
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the tensor tympani muscle is innervated by the   trigeminal nerve  
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a reddish glow observed through the tympanic membranes of some patients with otosclerosis   the Schwartze sign  
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a pseudo-tumor in the middle ear composed of skin and fatty tissue   cholesteatoma  
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as frequency is decreased, the occlusion effect   increases  
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otosclerosis patients report that they hear better in places that are   noisy  
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when loudness grows so rapidly that a tone may be as loud in an impaired ear as in a normal ear at the same SPL   recruitment  
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rapid rocking movement of the eyes   nystagmus  
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a device used to measure oscillatory movement of the eyes in response to caloric stimulation   electronystagmograph  
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the end organ of the semicircular canals is the   crista  
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the type of acceleration the utriculosaccular mechanism is responsible for interpreting is   linear  
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the type of acceleration the semicircular canals are responsible for interpreting is   angular  
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the tips of the outer hair cells are embedded in the   tectorial membrane  
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the fluid that surrounds the membranous labyrinth is   perilymph  
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carries blood, supports hair cells & produces endolymph   stria vascularis  
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the stria vascularis does not produce a   DC potential  
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extends the entire length of the cochlea ans supports the organ of corti   basilar membrane  
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when the ear is stimulated by sound, the oval and round windows move   in an out of phase relationship  
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the structure btw the stapes and the inner ear is the   oval window  
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a child may be be born with a hearing loss if exposed prenatally to this virus   cytomegalovirus (CMV)  
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the basal end of the cochlea responds to these frequencies   highest  
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the apical end of the cochlea responds to these frequencies   lowest  
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contracting a viral infection during which trimester of pregnancy can be most damaging to a child's hearing mechanism?   first  
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deprivation of oxygen, which may cause damage to the cochlea, is called   anoxia  
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the central core around which the cochlea winds is called the   modiolus  
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the small opening allowing passage of perilymph from the scala vestibuli to the scala tympani   helicotrema  
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caloric testing measures   nystagmus  
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episodic, sensorineural hearing loss, sensation of fullness & low frequency tinnitus, poor hearing sensitivity with poor speech discrimination are symptoms of   Meniere disease  
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hearing thresholds that improve after initial impairment due to noise exposure   temporary threshold shifts  
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in case of noise induced hearing loss, hearing is generally poorest at around what frequency?   4000 Hz  
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hearing loss associated with aging is   presbycusis  
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phonemic regression is associated with this hearing disorder   presbycusis  
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oversecretion or underabsorption of endolymph is thought to be a probable cause of this disease   Meniere disease  
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noise induced hearing loss from impulsive sounds   acoustic trauma  
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inflammation of the external ear   otitis externa  
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appendage of external ear consisting of cartilage   auricle  
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surgery to repair the tympanic membrane   myringoplasty  
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ear pain   otalgia  
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failure of a portion of the anatomy to develop   agenesis  
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an operation to reverse hearing loss caused by otosclerosis (carried out by breaking the stapes footplate free)   stapes mobilization  
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sterile fluid accumulation in the middle ear   serous effusion  
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an operation to remove infection from the mastoid   mastoidectomy  
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a small muscle that can impede movement of the malleus   tensor tympani  
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inflammation of the mastoid   mastoiditis  
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an operation designed to improve hearing loss caused by otosclerosis (by removing the stapes and replacing it with a prosthesis   stapedectomy  
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the attic of the middle ear space   aditus ad antrum  
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moist lining of the middle ear space   mucous membrane  
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infection of the middle ear   otitis media  
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in anatomy, a leg, as of the stapes   crus  
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formation of spongy bone that may affect normal movement of the stapes   otosclerosis  
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incision into the tympanic membrane, usually to remove fluid   myringotomy  
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membrane separating the middle ear from the inner ear   round window  
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a channel connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx   eustachian tube  
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calcium formation btw layers of the tympanic membrane or in middle ear, caused by infection   tympanosclerosis  
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an older operation to correct hearing loss from otosclerosis   fenestration  
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a small muscle connected to the stapes   stapedius  
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the efferent portion of a neuron   axon  
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fluid contained in the vestibular & cochlear portions of the bony labyrinth that surrounds the membranous labyrinth   perilymph  
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the central portion of a nerve cell   cell body  
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a vascular strip along the outer wall of the scala media that supplies oxygen to the cochlea   stria vascularis  
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the cavity of the inner ear that contains the organs of equilibrium   vestibule  
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nerves that carry impulses from the periphery to the brain   afferent  
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three loops within the vestibule that monitor angular acceleration   semicircular canals  
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the cochlear duct containing the organ of corti   scala media  
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the widened ends of the semicircular canals that contain the cristae   ampullae  
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fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth   endolymph  
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the membrane separating the scala media from the scala tympani & supporting the organ of corti   basilar membrane  
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Reissner's membrane AKA   vestibular membrane  
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a membrane extending the entire length of the cochlea, separating the scala media from the scala vestibuli   vestibular membrane  
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the interconnecting canals in the temporal bone that contain perilymph, in which is found the membranous labyrinth   labyrinth  
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the branching portion of a neuron that carries impulses to the cell body   dendrite  
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the impression of increased loudness of a bone-conducted tone when the outer ear is tightly covered   occlusion effect  
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