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The Ear

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show Audiometry  
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show Audiometer  
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What is the record of hearing measurement called?   show
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What do you call the person who specializes in the study of hearing impairments?   show
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show Deafness  
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What do you call hearing impairment caused by interference with sound or vibratory energy in the external canal, middle ear, or ossicles?   show
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show Sensorineural hearing loss  
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What is a combination of sensorineaural and conductive hearing loss?   show
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show Presbyacusis or Prebycusis  
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auricle(little ear) projuctied part of the external ear   show
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external passage for sounds collected from the pinna to the tympanum   show
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show cerumen  
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show tympanic membrane (TM)  
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show malleus  
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anvil; middle of the tree auditory ossicles of the middle ear   show
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show stapes  
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tube connectig the middle ear to the pharynx (throat)   show
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show mastoid process  
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show oval window  
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structures and liquids that relay sound waves to the auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation of sound   show
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show labyrinth  
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coiled tubular structure of the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti   show
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show perilymph  
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fluid within the cochlear duct of the inner ear (labyrinth)   show
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show organ of Corti  
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middle part of the inner ear in front of the semicircular canals and behind the cochlea that contains the ultricle and saccule   show
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show saccule  
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show semicircular canals  
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earche   show
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bleeding from the ear   show
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purulent drainage from the ear   show
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show tinnitus  
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a tuning round; dizziness   show
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show otitis externa  
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show cerumen impaction  
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show myringitis or tympanitis  
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show otiis media  
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inflammation of the middle ear from changes in atmospheric pressure; often occurs in frequent air travel   show
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hardening of the bony tissue in the ear   show
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show mastoiditis  
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blockage of the eustachian tube usually as a result of infection, as in otitis media   show
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benign tumor on the auditory nerve that causes vertigo, tinnitus,and hearing loss   show
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show aplasia  
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show labyrinthitis  
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disorder of teh inner ear due to an excessive buildup of endolymphatic fluid causing episodes of veritigo, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting and hearingloss; one or both ears can be affected, and attacks vary in frequency and intensity   show
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