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| benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve (cranial nerve VIII, vestibulocochlear nerve); may cause hearing loss and may damage structures of the cerebellum as it grows |
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| tumor of a gland that secretes earwax |
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| cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear; may be associated with chronic otitis media |
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| chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness and fluctuating hearing loss; symptoms are related to a change in volume or composition of fluid within the labyrinth |
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| inflammation of the outer ear |
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| inflammation of the middle ear (aka tympanitis) |
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| hearing impairment occurring with age |
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| sense that either one's own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment (objective vertigo) is revolving; may indicate inner ear disease |
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