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 |