ET, Otosclerosis, syndromes

What is another term for otosclerosis?

• Otoacoustic

• Otology

• Osteogenesis imperfecta

• Otospongiosis

What is true regarding the etiology of otosclerosis?

• Age of onset is usually >30 years

• Autosomal recessive

• common among pregnant women

• more common in males

What is Schwartz sign?

• Reddish reflection of incus

• reddish reflection of promontory

• reddish tympanic membrane

• Vascularised TM

What is a characteristic feature in audiogram of a person with otosclerosis?

• AC notch at 2kHz

• BC notch at 2 kHz

• Conductive HL

• Sloping HL

What is not a ET function test?

• Stenger

• Toynbee

• Tympanometry

• Valsalva

What does not cause ET obstruction?

• Cleft palate

• Lower respiratory tract infection

• nasopharyngeal tumors

• sinusitis

What condition may cause barotrauma?

• scuba diving

• sinusitis

• snorkeling

• snoring

What is patulous ET?

• abnormally blocked ET

• abnormally open ET

• swollen ET

• thin ET

What syndrome has an autosomal recessive type of inheritance?

• Apert's

• Down's

• Klipel-Feil

• Treacher-Collins

What syndrome results from a chromosomal abnormality?

• Apert's

• Down's

• Klipel-Feil

• Treacher-Collins