IPC week 4 Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
Name the types of hearing loss
A
- Conductive hearing loss
-Sensorineural hearing loss
-Mixed hearing loss
2
Q
What is the cause of conductive hearing loss
A
- Obstruction or dysfunction in the outer / middle ear
3
Q
What is the cause of sensorineural hearing loss
A
Damage to the cochlea or auditory nerve
4
Q
What is the cause of mixed hearing loss
A
- Conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss
5
Q
What are the risk factors of getting hearin loss in children, adults
A
Children- otitis mdeia
Adults, aging and noiss exposure
6
Q
Name ways for hearing loss to be treated
A
- Remove impacted wax, corticosteroids for Sensorineural hearing loss, hearing aids
7
Q
What is the sympotms of Actute Otitis media
A
- Ear pain, hearing loss, fever
8
Q
What changes occurs to the ear in acute otitis media
A
- Bluging tympanic membrane
9
Q
What are the 3 symptoms of Meniers Disease ( classic triad)
A
- Episodic vertigo
-Tinnitus
fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss
10
Q
What is the cause of Menieres Disease ( pathiology)
A
- Excess endolymh in the inner ear causing pressure
11
Q
How is Menieres Disease treated
A
- Low sodium diet, intrtympanic steroids, antihistamines
12
Q
WHt is the cause- pahthiology of otosclerosis
A
- Abnormal bone remodelling at the stapes footplate , which leads to impaired sound transmission
13
Q
WHt are clinical features of Otosclerosis
A
- Progressive conductive hearing loss
- Tinnitus
- Paracusis Willisii
14
Q
What are treatments options of otosclerosis
A
Hearing Aids
-Surgical
