Chapter 13 Ear MT

Which hearing loss is progressive and associated with aging?

• noise-induced

• presbycusis

• presbyopia

Which term means a surgical incision into the eardrum to create an opening for the placement of ear tubes?

• myringectomy

• myringotomy

• tympanoplasty

Inflammation of the middle ear

• otomycosis
• otopyorrhea
• otitis media
• otosclerosis

whirling, dizziness, and the loss of balance

• periorbital edema
• vertigo
• presbycusis
• tinnitus

also known as an earache

• otitis
• otalgia
• otorrhagia
• mastoiditis

Myringoplasty

• chronic inner ear disease with vertigo and tinnitus
• Dizziness upon standing
• Repair of the kneecap
• surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Mastoidectomy

• incision of the mastoid
• excision of the mastoid
• removal of the eardrum
• Otorrhea

Otomycosis

• ear infection
• ear pain
• fungus of the ear
• fungus in the eye

Audiogram

• ear recordings
• a record of sound
• machine that records hearing ability 
• a record of hearing

Which term means inflammation of the tympanic membrane?

• eustachitis

• mastoiditis

• myringitis