| A | B |
|---|
| otolaryngologist | dr-ear,nose, and throat |
| audiologist | specialists for hearing test, hearing methods |
| otoscopic exam | look directly into ear |
| tuning fork | exams conductive/sensorineural loss |
| conductive hearing loss | interference of sound to inner ear |
| sensorineural hearing loss | nerve impairment in cochlea |
| audiometry | wears headset, indicates which ear hears from |
| caloric stim test | H2O/air in ear, obs for nystagmus |
| electronystagmyography | machine for caloric stim stest |
| otitis media | inflam/infection of middle ear |
| otosclerosis | bone overgrowth of stapes |
| cause of otosclerosis | unknown |
| myringoplasty | repair of tympanic membrane |
| serous otitis media | fluid behind tympanic membrane |
| purulent otitis media | fld w/pus from eustachian tubes |
| tx of otosclerosis | stapedectomy, hearing aid |
| Meniere's disease | s/s from fluid imbalance in inner ear |
| s/s of Meniere's disease | vertigo,tinnitis,hearing loss |
| tx for Meniere's disease | low Na diet,antivert,phenergan |
