MS 52 Ear & Hearing + ***
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26 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cerumen | waxy secretion in the external auditory canal; earwax |
| dizziness | feeling of unsteadiness |
| equilibrium | state of balance needed for walking, standing and sitting |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| otic | pertaining to the ear |
| ototoxicity (ototoxic) | capable of injuring the eighth cranial nerve (acoustic) or other structures involved in hearing and balance |
| presbycusis | the term for hearing loss associated with old age |
| tinnitus | ringing, buzzing or roaring noise in the ears |
| tympanic membrane | eardrum; the membrane tht separates the external and middle portions of ear |
| vertigo | sensation that one's body or one's surroundings are rotating |
| rinne test | - |
| weber test | - |
| conductive (hearing loss) | - |
| sensorineural (hearing loss) | - |
| mixed (hearing loss) | - |
| central (hearing loss) | - |
| external otitis (swimmer's ear) | - |
| furuncle | - |
| acute otitis media | - |
| chronic otitis media | - |
| mastoiditis | - |
| cholesteatoma | - |
| otosclerosis | - |
| stapedectomy | - |
| labyrinthitis | - |
| meniere's disease | - |
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