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What is Meniere's disease?
A buildup of fluid in the labyrinth section of the ear which distorts the information being sent to the brain.
Vertigo
Otalgia
Earache
What are the symptoms of Meniere's Disease?
Vertigo
Earache
loss of hearing in the affected ear
Headaches
ringing in the ear
What is the treatment for Meniere's Disease?
Antibiotics
Sedatives and dietary changes
milk
Antihistamines
What is the full name for SCDS?
Superior Semicircular Dehiscence Syndrome
Sickle-cell disease
Source Control Data Set
What is Superior Semicircular Dehiscence Syndrome?
A hole in the ear drum
A hole in the skill that is created/inherited genetic mutation disturbs the inner ear.
Cut off ear
A type of surgery
What are some of the Symptoms for SCDS?
Vertigo
Hearing loss
Blocked sensation of the ear
Sensitivity from loud noises
What is a possible treatment for SCDS?
Ear Surgery to repair the holes in the skull
Surgery in the eardrum
Antibiotics
Antihistamines
What is Cauliflower Ear?
A physiological ear disease caused by head trauma, mostly affects athletes from high physical contact
Earache
headache
holes in the skull
What are some symptoms of Cauliflower Ear?
Numbness
ringing
hearing loss
deafness
What are some treatments of Cauliflower Ear?
Ice
Antibiotics
Stitching
bandage application
none of the above
What is Vertigo?
It is a dizziness sensation-but is not a disease
It is a disease that causes dizziness
Caused by other diseases
Astronomy?
What are some diseases that causes it?
Meniere's disease
Labyrinthitis
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Otalgia
What are some of the symptoms of Vertigo?
Dizziness
Swaying
Tilting
Spinning sensation
Nausea
What is a possible treatment of Vertigo?
fixes itself
Vestibular Rehabilitation: a therapy that uses head movements to strengthen the vestibular system.
Surgery to force the brain look for balance
Antibiotics
What is Atretia?
holes in the eardrum
An infection in the ear
A hole in the ear
When there is no opening in the ear
What is Surfer's Ear Disease?
Bone growth on the top and bottom of the ear canal causing it to close up
Jaw pain
What is the cause of Surfer's Ear?
Exposure to fire
Exposure to water
Prolonged exposure to cold water and cold wind which simulates bone growth.
What are some of the symptoms of Surfer's ear?
hearing loss
prone to infections
inflammation
headaches
What is a possible cure?
Antibiotics
Ibuprofen
Surgery to cut the ear
Surgery to shave off the excess bone.
What is Congenital Hearing loss?
Hearing loss in teenage years
Hearing loss since birth
deafness
pain
What could be some symptoms of Congenital Hearing loss?
No response to food
No response to loud noise
No reactions to familiar voices
What is a known cure to Congenital hearing loss?
Surgery
hearing aids
medications
therapy
What is Osteoma?
Ear cancer
infection
A non cancerous tumor made up of bone
tumor
What are symptoms of osteoma?
headaches
sinus infections
hearing/vision loss
nothing
Cure to Osteoma?
Surgery
Pain relivers (aspirin)
No cure needed sometimes
Vestibular therapy
What is Tympanic Membrane Perforation?
infected ear canal
Raptured ear drum
ear pain
infected ear drum
What are some symptoms of Tympanic Membrane Perforation?
Ear pain
Ringing in ears
Nausea
Hearing loss
What is a possible treatment/cure for Tympanic Membrane Perforation?
NO specific treatments
Anitbiotics/ear drops
eardrum patch
Surgery
What is tympanosclerosis?
Scarring of the ear drum (typmpanic membrane)
Tympanosclerosis is a scarring or accumulation of calcium deposits on the tympanic membrane (ear drum) or in the middle ear.
infection in the ear canal
pain in the ears
What are some symptoms of Tympanosclerosis include?
hearing loss
Otorrhoea
Ear ache
Ear blockage
Vertigo
What is Presbycusis?
Presbycusis is an age-related hearing loss. Presbycusis affects the ability to hear high-pitched noises.
The ability to hear low-pitched noises is usually not affected.
Infection of ear drum
Infection of ear canal
What are some symptoms of Presbycusis?
Having trouble understanding conversations when there is background noise
Other people’s speech sounds muffled or slurred
Trouble hearing high-pitched sounds
Ringing sound in both ears.
What are some treatments of Presbycusis?
Surgery
hearing aids
No treatments
None of the above
What is Mastoiditis?
It is an ear virus
It is a bacterial ear infection of the mastoid air cells and develops as a result of an unresolved ear infection
ear inflammation
ear cancer
What are some symptoms of Mastoiditis?
ringing
drainage from the ear
dripping blood
swelling of ear lobe
Cure for Mastoiditis?
Surgery
antibiotics
antihistamines
ibuprofen
What is Vestibular Neuritis?
ear canal infection
cancer
tumor
Inflammation of the Vestibulocochlear nerve caused by a viral infection in the ear, or in surrounding areas.
What are some symptoms of Vestibular Neuritis?
Dizziness
Vertigo
Nausea
What is a possible treatment for vestibular neuritis?
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy
surgery
aspirin
ibuprofen
What is bilateral vestibulopathy?
ear infection
ear blockage
is the extensive damage done to the inner ear
tumor
What are some symptoms of Bilateral vestibulopathy?
Dizziness
Visual or auditory malfunctions
balance issues
headaches
What are some treatments of bilateral vestibulopathy?
Rotation vr headset spin boy
Surgery
medications
No known treatments
What is Hyperacusis?
Exaggeration of vibration in the brain
it is normal hearing
cancer
pain
Symptoms of Hyperacusis?
loss of balance
loss of hearing
pain
infection
Cure/treatments for hyperacusis?
Sound desensitization
No cure
surgery
therapy
What is Labyrinthitis?
bacterial infection
cancer/tumor
absolute pain
It is an ear viral infection where the labyrinth becomes inflamed as a result of exposure to a cold or flu
what is a possible treatment for labyrinthitis
Antivert
nothing
Some of the symptoms for labyrinthitis?
respiratory illnesses
nausea
headaches
bronchitis
What is another name for earache?
Otalgia
otitis externa
otitis media
otitis interna
Some of the symptoms for otalgia?
dizziness
crying
pain nearby the ear
headaches
