Ear and Eye problems

Question 1

Symptoms of ear disorders:

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Deafness, dizziness, earache tinnitus

Question 2

Outer ear: blockage

Answer 2

Ear wax or foreign bodies can cause deafness, relieved by a doctor syringing the ear with warm water and/or an agent that dissolves wax

Question 3

Outer ear: discharge from the ear

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Often due to otitis externa or fugus infection

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Otitis externa

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Infection, inflammation, and maybe earache due often to boils needing medical help

Question 5

Outer ear: fungus infection

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Irritation and discharge requiring antibiotic and antiseptic treatment

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Middle ear: perforated eardrum

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Caused by injury or infection and producing various problems incl. conduction deafness (helped by a hearing aid)

Question 7

Middle ear: otitis media

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Bacterial infection, maybe with pain and pus perforating the eardrum (treated with antibiotic drugs)

Question 8

Middle ear: Mastoiditis

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Painful inflammation of the mastoid bone, a potentially serious condition that can be treated by antibiotics or surgery

Question 9

Middle ear: otosclerosis

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Bone overgrowth in the oval window, stopping airborne sound vibrations reaching the inner ear (usually treatable by surgery)

Question 10

Inner ear: Perceptive (sensorineural) deafness

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Deafness due to inner ear or nerve damage. Often helped by a carefully chosen hearing aid

Question 11

Inner ear: Meniére’s disease

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Dizziness attacks, deafness, and head noises. Treatments include various drugs

Question 12

Common eye problems:

Answer 12

Small objects lodged in front of the eye, styes, and conjunctivitis

Question 13

Eye problems: small objects

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Usually removed by blinking, pulling the upper eyelid over the lower eyelid, or using the corner of a handkerchief

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Eye problems: stye

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An infected, inflamed sebaceous gland around the eyelash, usually treated by removing the eyelash and bathing the eye in hot water

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Eye problems: conjunctivitis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the conjunctiva due to infection or irritation . Treatment may involve antibiotics or removing the irritant

Question 16

Problems with focusing the eye causes:

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Short sightedness and long sightedness

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Treatment for short/long sightedness

Answer 17

Glasses/contact lenses

Question 18

Astigmatism

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A condition where the eye cannot focus both horizontally and vertically

Question 19

Myopia

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Short sightedness

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Hypermetropia

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Long sightedness

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How short sightedness works:

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Light rays from a distant object in front of the retina; a conclave lens corrects this

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How long sightedness works:

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Light rays from a nearby object focus behind the retina; a convex lens corrects this

Question 23

Blindness can be:

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Total or partial

Question 24

Blindness can be due to:

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A number of causes affecting different parts of the eye

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Result of keratitis and cataract:

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Makes the cornea and lens opaque

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Result of retinitis, retinopathy, retinal detachment and glaucoma:

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Affect sensory cells at the back of the eye

Question 27

Example of a form of blindness that can be prevented

Answer 27

Glaucoma

Question 28

Example of a form of blindness that can be treated

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Cataract