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Assessment EAR
Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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cerumen impaction | buildup of earwax blocking ear canal |
mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid |
otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
otomycosis | fungal ear condition |
aerotitis | inflammation of the ear cause by air |
conductive hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle/inner ear (due to blockages) |
myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
myringodermatitis | inflammation of the eardrum and surrounding skin |
myringomycosis | fungal condition of the eardrum |
otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
otosclerosis | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
rhinosalpingitis | inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes |
acoustic neuroma | tumor on the acoustic nerve |
cochleitis | inflammation of the cochlea |
labyrinthitis | inflammation of the labyrinth |
sensorineural hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain (due to problems with the sensory organs or nerves) |
vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve |
vestibulitis | inflammation of the vestibule |