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Test1_Chapter 59
Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders Chp 59
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute otitis media: | inflammation in the middle ear lasting less than 6 weeks |
| cholesteatoma: | tumor of the middle ear or mastoid, or both, that can destroy structures of the temporal bone |
| chronic otitis media: | repeated episodes of acute otitis media causing irreversible tissue damage and persistent tympanic membrane perforation |
| conductive hearing loss: | loss of hearing in which efficient sound transmission to the inner ear is interrupted by some obstruction or disease process |
| deafness: | partial or complete loss of the ability to hear |
| dizziness: | altered sensation of orientation in space |
| endolymphatic hydrops: | dilation of the endolymphatic space of the inner ear; the pathologic correlate of Ménière’s disease |
| exostoses: | small, hard, bony protrusions in the lower posterior bony portion of the ear canal |
| labyrinthitis: | inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear |
| Ménière’s disease: | condition of the inner ear characterized by a triad of symptoms: |
| middle ear effusion: | fluid in the middle ear without evidence of infection |
| myringotomy (ie, tympanotomy): | incision in the tympanic membrane |
| nystagmus: | involuntary rhythmic eye movement |
| ossiculoplasty: | surgical reconstruction of the middle ear bones to restore hearing |
| otalgia: | sensation of fullness or pain in the ear |
| otitis externa (ie, external otitis): | inflammation of the external auditory canal |
| otorrhea: | drainage from the ear |
| otosclerosis: | a condition characterized by abnormal spongy bone formation around the stapes |
| presbycusis: | progressive hearing loss associated with aging |
| rhinorrhea: | drainage from the nose |
| sensorineural hearing loss: | loss of hearing related to damage of the end organ for hearing or cranial nerve VIII, or both |
| tinnitus: | subjective perception of sound with internal origin; unwanted noises in the head or ear |
| tympanoplasty: | surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
| vertigo: | illusion of movement in which the individual or the surroundings are sensed as moving |
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