BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Otoscope, Weber Test
31 Jul 2020
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14 - the special senses (eyes and ears) xi. Collection of clear fluid in the middle ear that may follow acute otitis media. Or due to an obstruction of the eustachian tube. Purulent collection of fluid in the middle ear. Person may experience pain (possibly severe), an elevation in temperature, dizziness, decreased hearing, vertigo, and tinnitus. Condition in which the footplate of the stapes becomes immobile and secured to the oval window. May be due to severe middle ear infection or direct/indirect trauma to ear. Diagnostic technique, treatments, and procedures of the ear. Process of measuring how well an individual hears various frequencies of sound waves. Visualization of the inside of the nose and sinuses using a flexible, fiber optic tube with a telescopic lens. Use of an otoscope to view and examine the tympanic membrane and various parts of the outer ear. Examination that compares bone conduction and air conduction.
