Ear: Diseases And Disorders

Question 1

Otitis Externa

Answer 1

infection of the outer ear canal usually caused by water that remains in the ear after swimming, creating a moist environment that aids bacterial growth

(Swimmer’s Ear)

Question 2

Otitis Media

Answer 2

an ear infection (often a bacterial or viral infection) that affects the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear

Question 3

Otosclerosis

Answer 3

a disease of the bones of the middle wherein the bones (ossicles) become knit together into an immovable mass, and do not transmit sound as well as when they are more flexible

Question 4

Mastoiditis

Answer 4

infection of the mastoid bone of the skull that is located behind the ear; often caused by spread of infection from otitis media

Question 5

Tinnitus
Symptoms of which underlying conditions?

Answer 5

noise or ringing in the ears, a symptom of an underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder

Question 6

Vertigo
What are the causes?

Answer 6

vertigo is a specific kind of dizziness - a sense that you, or your environment, is moving or spinning, even though there is no movement; frequent causes are Meniere’s Disease, injury, vascular problems

Question 7

Meniere’s Disease

Answer 7

describes a set of episodic symptoms including vertigo (attacks of a spinning sensation), hearing loss, tinnitus (a roaring, buzzing, or ringing sound in the ear), and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear; the cause is unknown, but probably results from an abnormality in the volume of fluid in the inner ear.

Question 8

Ruptured Tympanic Membrane
What is it also called?

Answer 8

also called perforated eardrum most often caused by middle ear infection or injury to the ear

Trauma –