Ears Flashcards
Crusty discharge
Otitis externa, swimmers ear
Bulging tympanum
Otitis media or interna
Retracted tympanum
Serous (bubbly) and altitude
*blocking eustachian tube
Myringitis
Redness (acute infection)
Meningitis
Common complication
Black
Perforation
Pearly gray membrane
Normal
Chalky white eardrum
Otosclerosis
If Weber is hear better on one side:
Do Rhinne’s test
Rhinne’s test interpretation: air conduction time is twice as long as bone conduction
Normal hearing
Rhinne’s test interpretation: if the bone conduction is heard longer than the air
Conductive hearing loss
Rhinne’s test interpretation : air conduction is heard longer than bone conduction, but may not be twice as long.
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss
Presbycusis
Neuroma
Meniere’s
*cant hear in noisy environment
Conduction hearing loss
Infections
Cerium
Otosclerosis
*can hear better in noisy environment
What cranial nerve is responsible for hearing
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