Middle Ear Pathologies

Question 1

Otitis Media

Answer 1

• Infection of the middle ear
• common in children

Question 2

Middle ear infections

Answer 2

• serous
• mucoid
• suppurative
• adhesive
• acute
• recurrent
• chronic
• persistent

Question 3

serous

Answer 3

thin and clear fluid

Question 4

mucoid

Answer 4

thick and yellowish fluid

Question 5

suppurative

Answer 5

pus-filled

Question 6

adhesive

Answer 6

thickened eardrum and retracted inward

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

sudden onset, painful, red

Question 8

recurrent otitis media

Answer 8

more than 3 in 6 months

Question 9

chronic oitis media

Answer 9

lasts more than 8 weeks

Question 10

persistent oitis media

Answer 10

lasts more than 6 weeks despite treatment

Question 11

tympanic membrane perforation

Answer 11

hole in the eardrum caused by trauma, infection, barotrauma

Question 12

cholesteatoma

Answer 12

abnormal, benign growth of skin cells/debris in the middle ear

Question 13

mastoiditis

Answer 13

infection of the mastoid bone

Question 14

otosclerosis

Answer 14

abnormal bone growth that fixes ossicles
- common in women - 40
- genetic
- causes progressive hearing loss

Question 15

eustachian tube dysfunction

Answer 15

blockage from allergies, adenoids, or anatomical differences

Question 16

glomus tumor

Answer 16

slow-growing benign vascular tumor in middle ear