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1. Monomeric Spots looks somewhat like a hole. The
membrane of the eardrum is one layer in thick-
ness after
a hole has healed.
2. Cholesteatoma is an abnormal, noncancerous skin growth that
can develop in the middle section of your ear,
behind the eardrum. It may be a birth defect, but
it's most commonly caused by repeated middle
ear infections
3. Tympanosclerosis is the medical term for scarring of the ear drum.
Scarring occurs after the ear drum is injured
or after surgery. Commonly a small white area
can be seen after a person has had middle ear
ventilation tubes.
4. middle ear provides the mechanical link with 3 small bones
and 2 muscles. acts as transducer
5. middle ear bones hammer (malleus) anvil (incus) stirrup (stapes)
6. otitis media infection in middle ear. may be caused from cold
or respiratory infection. Eustachian tube doesn't
drain properly. TM may appears to be bright red
1/5
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7. Middle Ear Effusion buildup of fluid behind the eardrum. may see
visible bubbles
8. barotrauma extreme pressure change in middle ear during
flying or diving. may see fluid line or bubbles
9. otosclerosis disease that causes spongy bone growth around
the stapes and oval window. as a results the foot-
plate of stapes become fixed and cause hearing
loss with tinnitus. higher in WOMEN over 35 in
Caucasians. tends to run in families and preg-
nancy's can trigger onset of otosclerosis.
10. otosclerosis treatment -stapedectomy and insert prosthesis (stapedoto-
my)
-hearing aid
11. ossicular discontinuity
2/5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_by70fk
1. Monomeric Spots looks somewhat like a hole. The
membrane of the eardrum is one layer in thick-
ness after
a hole has healed.
2. Cholesteatoma is an abnormal, noncancerous skin growth that
can develop in the middle section of your ear,
behind the eardrum. It may be a birth defect, but
it's most commonly caused by repeated middle
ear infections
3. Tympanosclerosis is the medical term for scarring of the ear drum.
Scarring occurs after the ear drum is injured
or after surgery. Commonly a small white area
can be seen after a person has had middle ear
ventilation tubes.
4. middle ear provides the mechanical link with 3 small bones
and 2 muscles. acts as transducer
5. middle ear bones hammer (malleus) anvil (incus) stirrup (stapes)
6. otitis media infection in middle ear. may be caused from cold
or respiratory infection. Eustachian tube doesn't
drain properly. TM may appears to be bright red
1/5
, NBC-HIS
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_by70fk
7. Middle Ear Effusion buildup of fluid behind the eardrum. may see
visible bubbles
8. barotrauma extreme pressure change in middle ear during
flying or diving. may see fluid line or bubbles
9. otosclerosis disease that causes spongy bone growth around
the stapes and oval window. as a results the foot-
plate of stapes become fixed and cause hearing
loss with tinnitus. higher in WOMEN over 35 in
Caucasians. tends to run in families and preg-
nancy's can trigger onset of otosclerosis.
10. otosclerosis treatment -stapedectomy and insert prosthesis (stapedoto-
my)
-hearing aid
11. ossicular discontinuity
2/5
