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Question 1

What is the earlobe called?

Answer 1

Auricle
Helix(top)
Tragus(bottom)

Question 2

What is earwax called?

Answer 2

Cerumen

Question 3

What are the 3 bones if the middle ear called in order of transmission of sound?

Answer 3

-Malleus(attached to temporal membrane)
-Incus
-Stapes(sits in oval window)

Question 4

Where does the middle ear drain to?

Answer 4

Auditory tube(aka eustachian tube) to nasopharynx

Question 5

Which part of the ear is called the labyrinth?

Answer 5

Inner ear.
Semicircular canals for equilibrium and cochlea for hearing.

Question 6

What frequency can we hear?when is the intensity too much?

Answer 6

500-5000hz
Speech=100-300hz

Uncomfortable=120dB
Pain=140dB

Wear earbuds rated 30dB

Question 7

What is static equilibrium? What is dynamic?

Answer 7

Static: Positional, acceleration & deceleration

Dynamic: Sudden rotational

Question 8

What condition is often secondary to a primary infection such as a respiratory infection or cold?

Answer 8

Acute Otitis Media: bulging & erythema or cloudy tympanic membrane, cloudy feel ‘fullness’
Rx: antibiotics

Question 9

What condition is also called swimmers ear?

Answer 9

Acute Otitis Externa: pruritis, pain, odorous discharge, erythema, edema
Rx: drops, antibiotics