Ear Replacements & Disorders

Question 1

How does hearing loss happen?

Answer 1

Occurs with age and is accelerated with exposure to loud noise over 85dB

Question 2

What do hearing aids do?

Answer 2

Act as a microphone to amplify sound to the tympanic membrane

Question 3

What does a cochlear implant do?

Answer 3

Places a metal plate into the ear (requires surgery) and automatically processes environmental noise to send electrical currents to the auditory nerve

Question 4

What is ear barotrauma?

Answer 4

Pressure differences between outer and middle ear often caused by hiking

Question 5

What is sensorineural hearing loss?

Answer 5

Damage to cochlea

Question 6

What is otitis media?

Answer 6

Inflammation of the middle ear caused by sickness

Question 7

What is otitis externa?

Answer 7

Inflammation of the outer ear caused by bacterial infection

Question 8

What is otosclerosis?

Answer 8

Abnormal bone growth of the middle ear causing stapes to get stuck

Question 9

What is presbycusis?

Answer 9

Age-related damage to the inner ear caused by old age

Question 10

What is tinnitus?

Answer 10

Ringing in the ears caused by destruction of inner ear hair cells

Question 11

What is vertigo?

Answer 11

Distortion of the semicircular canals in the inner ear creating a feeling of dizzy motion while stationary

Question 12

Susan is a 98-year-old lady who lives in a nursing home but has recently reported ringing in her ears. What does she have?

Answer 12

Presbycusis

Question 13

A hiker experiences sudden pain and pressure in his ear after a mountain climb. What might he have?

Answer 13

Ear barotrauma

Question 14

A person reports difficulty hearing after a loud concert. What might be the cause?

Answer 14

Tinnitus

Question 15

A child has persistent ear infection causing discomfort and fluid buildup. What is the condition?

Answer 15

Otitis media

Question 16

A swimmer develops pain and swelling in her outer ear after swimming in a bacterial-infected pond. What is the diagnosis?

Answer 16

Otitis externa

Question 17

A person has difficulty hearing and a gradual loss of speech comprehension as they age. What is the condition?

Answer 17

Presbycusis

Question 18

A worker is exposed to loud machinery daily and starts experiencing ringing in the ears. What could be the issue?

Answer 18

Tinnitus

Question 19

A person experiences dizziness and imbalance after driving for hours. What might be causing this?

Answer 19

Vertigo

Question 20

A person reports a feeling of spinning and imbalance, especially when turning their head. What is likely?

Answer 20

Vertigo