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| outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum |
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| congeitnal absence or closure of ear canal |
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| yellow, waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal |
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| inner ear structure that contains the central hearing apparatus |
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| connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air |
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| superior posterior free rim of the pinna |
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| "anvil" middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear |
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| "hammer" first of the 3 ossicles in the middle ear |
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| bony prominence of the skull behind the ear |
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| inflmmation of the outer ear and ear canal |
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| inflammation of the middle ear and the tympanic membrane |
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| small, slack, superior section of the tympanic membrane |
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| thick taut, central/inferior section of the tympanic membrane |
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| "stirrup" inner of the 3 ossicles in the middle ear |
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| "eardrum" thin, transluuscnet, oval membrane that stretches across the ear canal and separates the middle ear from the outer |
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| knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic membrane |
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| spinning, twirling sensation |
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1) conducts sound vibrations from the outer ear to the central hearing apparatus and the inner
2) protects the inner by reducing amplitude of sounds
3) The eustachian tube allows equalization of air pressure on each side of the tympanic membrane so the membrane doesn't rupture |
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1) air conduction (normal pathway) and is the most sufficient
2) Bone conduction (alternate conduction)- the bones of the skull vibrate and are transmitted directly to the inner ear and cranial nerve VIII
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involves mechanical dysfunction of the external or middle ear and is a partial loss because the person is able to hear if the sound amplitude is increased enough to reach normal nerve elements in the inner ear
EX: impacted cerumen, foreign bodies, perforated tympanic membrane, pus or serum in the middle ear, and ostosclerosis |
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| this signifies pathology of the inner ear, cranial nerve vIII, or the auditory areas of the cerebral cortex. This can be caused by presbycusis, ototoxic drugs that affect the hair cells in the cochlea |
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| combination or conductive and sensorineural hearing loss |
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| shorter and wider than adults |
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| infant eustachian tube is much |
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| the slope of the child's ear is _____from adults |
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| common conductive hearing loss from ages 20 to 40 years old |
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| subjective data of hearing loss |
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-earaches
-infections
-dscharge
-hearing loss
-environment noise
-tinnitus
-vertigo
-self-care behaviors |
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| external otisis discharge |
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| sanguineous (watery discharge) |
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| Acute otitis media with perforation |
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| dirty, yellow/gray discharge with foul odor |
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| marked loss when speech is at low intensitr, but sound eventually become painful when speaker repeats in a loud voice |
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| a first episode of an ear infection in children that occurs with three months of life increases a risk for |
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| warmed solution of mineral oil and hydrogen peroxide |
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| to clean the ear with cerum use a |
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| ears smallers than 4 cm vertically |
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| small painless nodule at the helix |
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| pain in the mastoid process |
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| this happens to the drum when ther is increased pressure |
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| if the person say they have difficulty hearing perform or refer the |
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| if person says they dont have trouble hearing perform the |
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| these ears are found with trisomy 13,18,21 |
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| whiter and more opaque (duller), and thickened |
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| the aging adult's eardrum may appear |
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