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| another name for sensorineural hearing loss |
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| results from impairment of the cochlea or auditory nerve |
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| results from impairment of the middle ear ossicles and membranes transmitting sound waves into the cochlea |
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| disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals |
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| inflammation of the middle ear |
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| bacteria invades the middle ear, causing pus formation |
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| noninfectious inflammation with accumulation of serous fluid, resulting from a dysfunctional or obstructed auditory tube |
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| hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear |
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| sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears |
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| sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects |
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| testing the sense of hearing |
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| cochlear implant procedure |
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| surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech |
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| measurement of the temperture of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum |
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| visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope |
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| test of ear conduction using a vibration source |
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| tuning fork test where te examiner places the base of the vibrating fork against the patient's mastoid process and in front of the auditory meatus |
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| tuning fork test where the tuning fork is placed on the center of the forehead |
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| What is the abbreviation for left ear? |
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| What does EENT stand for? |
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| a test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements |
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| eustachian tube dysfunction |
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| What does PE tube stand for? |
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| a polythylene ventilating tube placed in the eardrum to treat recurent episodes of acute otitis media |
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