Lesson 4

Question 1

A Cholesteatoma

Answer 1

occurs in the middle ear and may perforate the eardrum and is usually accompanied by a constant odorous discharge

Question 2

Changes in either stiffness or mass occur when the normal middle ear function is altered by disease or trauma causing

Answer 2

a feeling of stuffiness or a complaint of hearing in a barrel

Question 3

Otosclerosis

Answer 3

occurs more often in women then men, occurs more often in Caucasians than other races and appears to be inherited

Question 4

Most dysfunctions of the outer or middle ear cause is

Answer 4

conductive loss

Question 5

Otitis media may occur with

Answer 5

fluid in the middle ear

Question 6

A plastic or steel strut replaces the stapes during a

Answer 6

stapedectomy

Question 7

Treatment for chronic otitis media may include

Answer 7

antibiotics, inflation of the Eustachian tube, myringotomy

Question 8

A radical mastiodectomy includes removal of

Answer 8

ossicular chain, mastoid

Question 9

The ossicular chain is supported and suspended by

Answer 9

stapedius, tensor tympani and ligaments

Question 10

The ear, due to its physical characteristics, enhances which frequencies

Answer 10

2,000-5,000 Hz