| A | B |
|---|
| anotia | born without a pinna |
| microtia | pinna incompletely formed |
| endogenous | genetic |
| non-genetic | exogenous |
| congenital | present at birth |
| conductive hearing loss | outer/middle ear dysfunction |
| sensorineural hearing loss | inner ear, auditory nerve, CANS dysfunction |
| risk factors for impacted cerumen | use of earplugs, hearing aids, q-tips |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear space |
| serous fluid | thin, clear, non-infected |
| tympanosclerosis | calcium deposits on TM/ossicles |
| external otitis | inflammation of the external auditory canal |
| suppurative fluid | thick, opaque, infected |
| otosclerosis prevalence | greatest in Anglo women |
| cholesteatoma | benign 'pseudo tumor' from skin cells trapped behind the TM |
| ventilation tubes | one treatment for otitis media |
| mastoiditis, ossicular erosion | potential complications of otitis media |
| Treacher-Collins Syndrome | autosomal dominant inheritance; typically conductive HL |
| ossicular disarticulation | separation of the ossicular chain from trauma or disease |
| myringoplasty | surgical repair of TM perforation |
