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CHAPTER 17
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC
SURGERY




Tuning23Fork23-23answer--
A23small23two23pronged23metal23device23that23emits23a23clear23tone23of23a23fixed23pitch2
3when23tapped.23It23is23used23as23a23diagnostic23tool23to23perform23an23initial23assessm
ent23of23a23patient's23level23of23hearing.

Audiometry23-23answer--
A23more23sophisticated23method23of23testing23a23patient's23hearing.23It23is23a23machine2
3that23is23capable23of23emitting23a23tone23at23several23different23pitches23and23volumes.2
3The23patient23indicates23to23the23examiner23which23sounds23are23heard.


Audiogram23-23answer--
This23can23be23helpful23in23determining23the23amount23of23damage23to23the23sound23con
duction23system,23and23very23valuable23in23determining23the23type23of23hearing23aid23th
at23will23be23most23helpful23to23the23patient.

Otoscope23-23answer--
Handheld,23lighted23instrument23used23to23view23the23external23auditory23canal23and23m
any23conditions23of23the23middle23ear.

Computed23Tomography23(CT)23Scan23-23answer--
Very23accurate23in23defining23bony23structures.

MRI23-23answer--Very23accurate23in23defining23soft23tissues.

Tympanogram23-23answer--
Measures23the23vibrations23of23the23eardrum23by23placing23a23probe23against23the23tym
panic23membrane.

Electronystagmography23(ENG)23-23answer--
This23is23an23exam23that23tests23the23balance23mechanism23in23the23inner23ear.23Cool,23
then23warm23liquid23is23introduced23into23the23ear23canal;23the23sudden23temperature23c

, hanges23stimulate23rapid23eye23movements23that,23when23recorded,23indicate23the23fun
ctioning23of23the23balance23mechanism.

Argon23Laser23-23answer--
Especially23useful23in23the23middle23ear23for23stapedectomy23and23stapedectomy23proce
dures.

Nerve23Stimulator23-23answer--
Should23be23available23for23identification23of23the23facial23and23vestibulocochlear23nerve
s.

Ear23Speculum23-23answer--

Adson23Bayonet23Dressing23Forceps23-23answer--

Frazier-Ferguson23Suction23Tip23-23answer--

Barron23Suction23Tip23-23answer--

Alligator23Ear23Forceps23-23answer--

Ear23Curettes23-23answer--

Anesthesia23-23answer--
Is23usually23general23supplemented23with23a23local23anesthetic23with23epinephrine23for23
hemostasis23and23decrease23postoperative23pain.

Nitrous23Oxide23-23answer--
Causes23expansion23of23the23middle23war23and23can23cause23dislocation23of23the23tymp
anic23membrane23graft.23It23is23restricted23during23reconstructive23war23surgery.

Skin23prep23-23answer--
Extends23from23the23hairline23to23the23shoulders23and23from23the23midline23of23the23face
23to23well23behind23the23operative23ear.


autograft23-23answer--From23the23same23person

allograft23-23answer--From23the23same23species

xenograft23-23answer--From23animals

synthetic23graft23-23answer--Man23made

tympanic23membrane23-23answer--
this23is23the23separation23between23the23outer23and23middle23ear;23it23consists23of23thre
e23layers:23outer23epithelial23layer,23fibrous23connective23tissue,23and23the23mucous23me

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