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What are some common facial features of FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)

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  1. Short palpebral fissures
  2. Thin vermilion border (upper lip)
  3. Smooth filtrum
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Common Trisomy 21 features?

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  1. Epicanthal folds
  2. Macroglossia
  3. Small ears & mouth
  4. Brushfield spots
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What are Brushfield spots?

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White spots on Iris

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What connective tissue is Marfan’s Syndrome a disorder of?

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Fibrillin

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Common features of Marfan’s Syndrome?

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  1. Tall
  2. Loose joints
  3. Crowded Teeth
  4. Valvular & Aortic abnormalities
  5. Pectus Caravatum
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What defines the outer ear?

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Visible ear & external auditory canal

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What are the contents of the middle ear?

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  1. Tympanic Membrane
  2. Malleus, Incus, Stapes
  3. Eustachian Tube
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What defines the inner ear?

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Semicircular canals & Cochlea

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In a Weber test, where is the tuning fork placed?

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Top of head or general midline structure

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In a Rinne test, where is the tuning for placed?

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1st on the mastoid bone & then beside the ear

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What is the Weber test supposed to detect?

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Unilateral hearing loss

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If you have Conductive hearing loss, which side will be louder in a Weber test?

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Impaired ear

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If you have Sensorineural hearing loss, which side will be louder in a Rinne test?

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Unaffected ear

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If you start with a Rinne test and AC > BC but not 2:1, which type of hearing loss is it?

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Sensory

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If you start with a Rinne test and AC < BC, which type of hearing loss is it?

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Conductive (Negative rinne test)

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If the Rinne test shows AC < BC & Weber test is louder in the left ear, what is the diagnosis?

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Conductive hearing loss in left ear

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If the Rinne test shows AC > BC & Weber test is louder in the left ear, what is the diagnosis?

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Sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear

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Conductive hearing loss is found in which sections of the ear?

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External & middle

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What are the 4 mechanisms of Conductive hearing loss?

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  1. Obstruction in EAC
  2. Mass-loading (effusion)
  3. Stiffness effect
  4. Discontinuity
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Is it easy or difficult to differentiate between sensory & neural hearing loss?

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difficult

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What does a ‘deterioration of the cochlea’ imply?

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loss of hair cells from organ of Corti

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Most common form of Sensory hearing loss?

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Presbyacusis

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What is presbyacusis?

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progressive hearing loss due to advanced age?

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What frequency is lost first in presbyacusis?

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high frequency

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Contributing factors of presbyacusis

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  1. Excessive noise exposure
  2. Head trauma
  3. Systemic diseases
  4. Smoking
  5. Ototoxicity
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Lesions of the 8th cranial nerve involve what type of hearing loss?

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Neural

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Neural hearing loss involves lesions on…

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  1. CN VIII
  2. Auditory nuclei
  3. Ascending tracts
  4. Auditory cortex
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Causes of Neural hearing loss lesions

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  1. Acoustic Neuroma
  2. MS
  3. Auditory Neuropathy
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Treatments for sensorineural hearing loss?

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  1. Prevention (ear plugs)
  2. Hearing aids
  3. Cochlear implants
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30
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Common term for Traumatic auricular hematoma?

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Cauliflower ear

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Why do you have to quickly treat Cauliflower ear?

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prevent cosmetic deformity

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Why do you have to quickly treat cellulitis of the auricle?

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prevent perichondritis

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Function of Cerumen?

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Protects ear by trapping dust, bacteria, etc

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Where is Cerumen produced?

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ear canal in outer 3rd cartilaginous portion

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Cerumen is made of…

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Mixture of…

  1. Viscous secretions from sebaceous glands
  2. Less viscous secretions from modified apocrine sweat glands
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What is the most common cause of hearing loss?

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Cerumen impaction

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Symptoms of Cerumen Impaction

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  1. Earache
  2. Fullness Sensation
  3. Tinnitus
  4. Partial conductive hearing loss
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Treatment for Cerumen Impaction

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  1. Baby oil/mineral oil
  2. Drops - Debrox a.k.a glycerine
  3. Sodium Bicarb + H20
  4. H202 + H20
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39
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Complications of cerumen impaction removal?

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  1. Otitis Externa
  2. Bleeding
  3. Retained water in ear
  4. TM perforation
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What are overgrowths of bone in the ear canal called?

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Exostoses/Osteomas

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When do you NOT irrigate for a foreign body in an ear?

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if the FB is organic (beans, insects)…they might swell

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What is one of the biggest emergencies when it comes to foreign bodies in the ear?

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batteries

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What is Pruritis?

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Itchy ear

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How do you get Pruritus

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Excoriation or by overly zealous ear cleaning

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Treatment for Pruritis

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  1. Stop using Q-Tips
  2. Mineral oil
  3. Topical corticosteroids
  4. Antihistamines
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Characteristics of Otitis Externa?

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  1. Erythema & edema of ear canal skin
  2. purulent exudate
  3. Pain when touching auricle
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What is a dangerous complication of OE?

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osteomyelitis in the skull base (malignant external otitis)

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Common causes of Otitis Media?

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  1. Moisture
  2. Dirty Water
  3. High temp & humidity
  4. Removing Cerumen
  5. FB (foreign bodies)
  6. trauma
  7. Dermatologic diseases
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Treatments for OE

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Antibiotic drops (Aminoglycoside/fluoroquinolone) or antifungals

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Prevention for OE

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Alcohol drops

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What is another name for Necrotizing Otitis Externa?

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Malignant Otitis Externa

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Where does NOE/MOE spread to?

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temporal bone

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What is the most common pathogen in NOE/MOE?

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Pseudomonas

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How dangerous is NOE/MOE?

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fatal if not treated

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How does NOE/MOE present?

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  1. Persistent foul aural discharge
  2. Granulations in ear canal
  3. Deep otalgia
  4. Progressive CN palsies (6,7,9,10,11,12)
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How is NOE/MOE diagnosed?

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CT scan w/bone

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Treament of NOE/MOE

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  1. Daily Debridement of EAC
  2. Glucose control
  3. Antipseudomonal drugs (Quinolones)
  4. Surgery
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Most common neoplasm of ear canal?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Mortality rate for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ear Canal?

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5-year (very high)

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Treatment for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ear Canal?

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Surgical resection & radiation therapy

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What does Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) cause?

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unequal air pressure on either side of eardrum

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Symptoms of ETD

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  1. Aural fullness
  2. Fluctuating hearing
  3. “Popping” in ears
  4. Discomfort with pressure changes
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What is someone with ETD at risk for?

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Serous Otitis Media

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64
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Does ETD result in positive or negative pressure in the middle ear

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negative

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Most common cause of ETD?

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Viral URI & allergies

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Treatment of ETD

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Systemic & intranasal decongestants

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What causes Serous Otitis Media?

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Blocked Eustachian tube for a long time

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What age group most commonly gets SOM?

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children

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How do adults get SOM?

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  1. Post URI
  2. Barotrauma
  3. Chronic allergic rhinitis
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What is the most important thing to exclude with persistent SOM?

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nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Treatment for SOM

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Controversial
1. short course of oral corticosteroids (prednisone)
2. Oral antibiotics
(amoxicillin)

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What is Barotrauma?

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Poor Eustachian tube function – unable to equalize pressure in Eustachian tubes

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Symptoms of Barotrauma

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  1. Ear discomfort/pain
  2. Slight hearing loss (usually)
  3. dizziness
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Treatment of Barotrauma

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Chew gum, yawn, anything that opens the Eustachain tube.

Also antihistamines, decongestants, steroids, analgesics

75
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What might you see in severe cases of barotrauma

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hemotympanum

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Signs/Symptoms of Acute Otitis Media (AOM)

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  • Fever
  • Decreased eardrum mobility
  • Cloudy/red/bulging TM
  • Otorrhea (if perforated TM)
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Risk Factors for AOM

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  • Bottle feeding
  • sleeping w/bottle
  • Pacifier use
  • Passive smoking
  • M > F
  • Family History
78
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If AOM in an adult is unilateral and recurrent, what must we worry about?

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nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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What 3 bacteria cause AOM?

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  • Steptococcus pneumoniae
  • H. influenzae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
80
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Treatment of AOM

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  • 80% resolve w/o clinical intervention
  • ***Amoxicillin 80-90mg/kg/d
  • Auralgan
81
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What is Auralgan?

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pain killer drops

82
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T/F…at 2 weeks, 50% will still have fluid

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True

83
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T/F…at 10 weeks, 10% will still have fluid

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True

84
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With AOM, how long should adults wait before ENT referral?

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~8 weeks

85
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What is an issue with using antibiotic prophylaxis to treat Chronic OM?

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increasing antibiotic resistance

86
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What usually must happen first to place PE tubes in COM?

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  • 3 distinct episodes of AOM in 6 months
    OR
  • 4 episodes in a year
87
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What is the only type of water allowed around the ears in someone with PE tubes?

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chlorinated water (such as in a pool)

88
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What can you do for occluded PE tubes?

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  • Abx gtts (Antibiotic drops)
  • H202
  • ENT cleaning
89
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How do PE tubes usually come out?

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90% spontaneously

90
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Some complications of OM?

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  • Hearing loss
  • TM perforation
  • Facial Paralysis
  • Tympanosclerosis
  • Cholesteatoma
91
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How do you treat a perforated TM?

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  • Abx gtts & Oral Abx
  • H20 precautions
  • Most heal in a month
92
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What is a Cholesteatoma?

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Skin cyst in the middle ear & skull bone

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Symptoms of a Cholesteatoma?

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  • Hearing Loss
  • Recurrent ear drainage
  • Foul/unpleasant odor
  • Vertigo
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Complications of Cholesteatoma?

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  • Erosion of bony structures
  • Necrosis of Incus
  • Facial nerve Palsy
  • Meningitis
  • Brain Abscess
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Diagnosis of Cholesteatoma?

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  • history & clinical findings
  • Ear discharge
  • crust/keratin in the attic, pars flaccida or pars tensa
  • with or w/out perforation of TM
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Treatment of Cholesteatoma

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Surgery. May need to repair ossicles

97
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What is Acute Suppurative Mastoiditis?

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Infection of the mastoid bone of the skull

98
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What is Acute Suppurative Mastoiditis caused by?

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Middle ear infection spreading to mastoid bone

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In Acute Suppurative Mastoiditis, what does the mastoid bone fill with?

A

pus

100
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Who is affected most by Acute Suppurative Mastoiditis?

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Children

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Symptoms of Mastoiditis?

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  • Ear pain/discharge
  • Fever
  • headache
  • hearing loss
  • Erythema of the ear/behind the ear
  • post auricular edema
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Diagnosis of Mastoiditis

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  • CT at level of middle ear
  • Head CT
  • skull x-ray
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Treatment of Mastoiditis?

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  • Cefazolin & myringotomy

- Mastoidectomy

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Complications of Mastoiditis

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  • Destruction of Mastoid bone
  • Vertigo
  • Epidural abscess
  • facial paralysis
  • meningitis
  • partial/complete hearing loss
  • partial/complete spread of infection to brain/body
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What is Petrous Apicitis?

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Medial portion of petrous bone becomes site of persistent infection b/c of drainage of pneumatic cell tracts

106
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What does Petrous Apicitis cause?

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  • foul discharge
  • deep otalgia
  • 6th nerve palsy (Gradenigo syndrome)
107
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What is Facial Paralysis associated with?

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Acute/Chonic Otitis Media

108
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What anatomically causes Facial Paralysis?

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inflammation of the 7th nerve

109
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Prognosis for AOM paralysis?

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excellent. complete recovery usually

110
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Prognosis for Chronic OM paralysis?

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slower; less favorable

111
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What is the definition of Otosclerosis?

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  • Abnormal sponge-like bone growing in middle ear
112
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How does Otosclerosis inhibit hearing?

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Prevents the ear bones from vibrating

113
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What is the most common cause of middle ear hearing loss in young adults?

A

Otosclerosis

114
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Symptoms of Otosclerosis?

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  • Hearing loss
  • Tinnitus
  • Vertigo
115
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Is otosclerosis 1. Progressive/non-progressive & 2. familial/non-familial

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  1. Progressive

2. Familial

116
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Otosclerosis leads to lesions on which bone of the middle ear & what type of hearing loss is it?

A
  • Stapes

- Conductive

117
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Treatment of Otosclerosis

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  • Surgical - stapedectomy

- hearing aid

118
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Who is affected more by Otoclerosis, M or F?

A

Females

119
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With persistent TM perforations, what is one thing we might worry about?

A

secondary infections from exposure to water

120
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With diseases of the cochlea (loss of hairs), is hearing loss reversible or irreversible?

A

usually irreversible

121
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Are most cochlear diseases Bbilateral/unilateral hearing loss?

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Bilateral & symmetric

122
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What might unilateral/asymmetric hearing loss mean in a cochlear disease?

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lesion proximal to cochlea

123
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Primary management goal in cochlear diseases

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  • Prevention of further loss

- improvement w/amplification

124
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What are the first & second most common causes of sensory hearing loss?

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  1. Presbyacusis

2. Noise Trauma

125
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Name some irreversible ototoxic medications

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  • Aminoglycosides
  • Erythromycin
  • Vancomycin
  • Loop diuretics (Furosemide, Bumetanide)
126
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Name a reversible ototoxic medication

A

Salicylates such as aspirin

127
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What is the most common cause of sudden sensory hearing loss?

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idiopathic…perhaps viral infection or sudden vascular occlusion of internal auditory artery

128
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Treatment for sudden sensory hearing loss?

A

cortical steroids (oral prednisone)

129
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Hereditary hearing loss is often found in what type of disorders?

A

mitochondrial

130
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Hereditary hearing loss usually develops at what stage of life?

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adulthood

131
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Autoimmune hearing loss is associated with…?

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  • Systemic Lupus erythematosus
  • Wegener granulomatosis
  • Cogan syndrome
132
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Prognosis for autoimmune hearing loss?

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Progressive. Gradual evolution to permanent loss

133
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What types of things do we look for when we screen for autoimmune diseases?

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  • Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
  • Rheumatoid factor (RF)
  • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
134
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What is tinnitus?

A

perception of abnormal ear or head noises

135
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What does persistent tinnitis indicate?

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sensory hearing loss

136
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Treatment for tinnitis?

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  • avoid exposure to excessive noise & ototoxic agents

- transcranial magnetic stimulation of central auditory system

137
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What is Hyperacusis?

A

Excessive sensitivity to sound

138
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Does it occur with normal hearing or only with hearing loss?

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normal hearing

139
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What can cause hyperacusis?

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  • ear disease
  • noise trauma
  • psychological
140
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When talking about cochlear dysfunction, what does “recruitment” mean?

A

abnormal sensitivity to sounds despite reduced sensitivity to softer ones

141
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What is Vertigo?

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Sensation of motion w/o actual movement
OR
Exaggerated sense of motion

142
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Characteristics of Peripheral Vertigo

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  • Sudden onset
  • associated w/tinnitis & hearing loss
  • Horizontal nystagmus
143
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Characteristics of Central Vertigo

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  • Gradual onset
  • progressive
  • no auditory symptoms
  • Vertical nystagmus (when present)
144
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Triggers for Peripheral Vertigo

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  • Diet (high salt: Meniere’s disease)
  • stress/fatigue
  • bright lights
145
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What are Endolympathic Hydrops also known as?

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Méniére’s Syndrome

146
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What is the classic triad associated with EH/Meniere’s syndrome?

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  • tinnitis
  • transient hearing loss
  • vertigo
147
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Cause of EH/Meniere’s syndrome

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  • Mostly unknown
  • syphilis
  • head trauma
148
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How long does EH/Meniere’s syndrome last

A
  • several hours
149
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What happens anatomically in EH/Meniere’s syndrome?

A

Distention of endolymphatic compartment of inner ear

150
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Fist line of treatment for EH/Meniere’s Syndrome?

A
  • Low salt diet (<1500mg per day)

- Oral diuretic therapy

151
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Characteristics of Labrynthitis

A
  • acute onset
  • lasts several days to a week
  • hearing loss and tinnitis
152
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What is labrynthitis caused by?

A
  • Mostly viral infection (usually follows an URI)

- bacterial infection, allergy

153
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Prognosis for hearing with labrynthitis

A
  • hearing may return to normal or remain permanently impaired
154
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Treatment for labrynthitis

A

-antibiotics if febrile/have bacterial infection

155
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Define Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Vertigo (BPPV)

A
  • Recurrent episode of vertigo lasting under several minutes per episode
156
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Name 1 way BPPV is different than other types of vertigo

A
  • actual movement is what causes the problem
157
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Name the anatomical cause of BPPV

A

Otoconia (a.k.a otoliths) - calcium carbonate crystals in semi-circular canals

158
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What do the Calcium Carbonate Crystals in BPPV do?

A

move endolymph and stimulate sensation of movement

159
Q

Define Vestibular Neuronitis

A

single attack of vertigo that lasts for several days to a week

160
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A key distinguishing feature of Vestibular Neuronitis

A

No accompanying hearing loss

161
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Name two other distinguishing features of Vestibular Neuronitis that occur in the Acute phase

A
  • Nystagmus

- absent responses to caloric stimulation

162
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Treatment of Vestibular Neuronitis

A

Supportive Care & diazepam/meclizine in acute phase only

163
Q

What is the most common cause of vertigo following a head injury?

A

Traumatic vertigo

164
Q

Treatment of Traumatic Vertigo

A

Supportive care & diazepam/meclizine

165
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What is a Perilymphatic fistula?

A
  • leakage of perilymphatic fluid from inner ear into tympanic cavity
166
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Causes of Perilymphatic fistula

A
  • physical injury

- extreme barotrauma

167
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Treatment of Perilymphatic fistula

A
  • middle ear exploration and window sealing
168
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Causes of Cervical Vertigo

A
  • after neck injury (esp. hyperextension)

- Degenerative cervical spine disease

169
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Management of Cervical Vertigo

A
  • Neck movement exercises (PT)
170
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What is a Vestibular Schwannoma (a.k.a Acoustic Neuroma)?

A

Benign tumor on 8th CN

171
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Characteristics of Acoustic Neuroma

A
  • slow growing
  • unilateral hearing loss
  • tinnitus
172
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Which gender is more prone to acoustic neuromas?

A

females

173
Q

How do you diagnose an acoustic neuroma?

A

MRI

174
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Treatment of Acoustic Neuroma?

A
  • surgical

- radiation

175
Q

What is a common cause of vertigo in the elderly?

A

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI)

176
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What is VBI triggered by?

A

changes in posture or extension of neck

177
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Diagnosis of VBI?

A
  • Rule out other causes

- Reduced flow demonstrated magnetic resonance angiography

178
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What does Protean mean?

A

variable, not specific

179
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In those with AIDS, what is the most common middle ear manifestation?

A

Serous Otitis Media due to ETD

180
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What are some complications of SOM in those with AIDS?

A

Progressive hearing loss (caused by cryptococcal meningitis & syphilis)

Acute facial paralysis (caused by herpes zoster infection-Ramsay Hunt Syndrome)

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