Exam 11: Outer, Middle, and Inner Ear Disorders

List a few risk factors that contribute to hearing loss in aging presbycusis).

Provide two examples of craniofacial abnormalities.

Non-syndromic hearing loss accounts for about 70% of all forms of inherited hearing loss.

State three different medications that can cause hearing loss.

Sensorineural hearing loss never fluctuates in severity.

Why is it important for audiologists to refer patients with ear disease to physicians like otolaryngologists?

Medical problems causing a reduction of necessary amounts of oxygen and blood to the ear and brain are referred to as ___________ and ___________ events.

Describe the effects on excessive noise exposure on the inner ear.

A common factor in the development of middle ear disorders in children is _________________ tube dysfunction.

Certain chemicals called _____________________ can protect the ear against the damaging effects of free radicals in noise-induced hearing loss.

The drug furosemide or Lasix is known as a loop ____________________.

Explain briefly how Eustachian tube dysfunction can lead to hearing loss.

Which of the following diseases is associated with dual sensory impairment? a.Usher's syndrome b.Otitis media c.Eustachian tube dysfunction d.Meniere's disease

Acute and chronic otitis media are equally serious disease processes.

Occupational exposure to high-intensity noise accounts for about 10% of all adults with moderate hearing loss.

Two general categories of genetically determined hearing loss are autosomal __________________ and autosomal ____________________ .

TTS and PTS stand for ________ and __________,respectively.

A perforation in the tympanic membrane in an otherwise normal ear produces a severe-to-profound hearing loss.

What is otosclerosis and what are the treatment options for it?

There are more than 600 syndromes with hearing loss as a feature.