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| WHat does Otoscopy assess? |
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| External ear canal and tympanic membrane |
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| Otoscopy is made up of what parts? |
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| light source, magnifier, speculum. |
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| What are the normal landmarks of Otoscopy? |
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| cone of light, umbo, manubrium of malleus and typically semi-transparent. |
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| What would you see in otoscope if patient had conductive hearing loss? |
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| impacted cerumen, inflammation of auditory canal, drainage, growth, foreign bodies, fungus, retraction. |
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| What would you see in otoscope if patient had sensiorneural hearing loss? |
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| What would you see in otoscope if patient had retrocochlear hearing loss? |
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| Tympanometry is the ____________ measure of the ___________ |
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| objective, middle ear function |
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| in tympanometry, a ______ hz probe tone is introduced into the ear canal at a ________ decibel level. |
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| t/f in tympanometry, measurement of sound pressure level in ear canal are taken as pressure changes and are plotted on a graph called tympanogram. |
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| opposition to the flow of energy |
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| ease which energy flows through a system. |
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| What are the four basic components of the typanometry? |
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1. probe with loud speaker
2. microphone to monitor the sound pressure
3. air pump to introduce air pressure
4. manometer to monitor air pressure |
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| In tympanometry, at ____________ , TM and middle ear stiffen reflecting much of acoustic energy back into ear canal. |
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| pressure extremes (-/+200) |
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| In tympanometry, as pressure gets closer to ________more acoustic stimuli is admitted through the TM to the middle ear. |
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| the pressure at which the peak of the tympanogram occurs |
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| measurement of maximum energy flow(sound not reflected back) through the middle ear |
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| estimate of volume between the probe tip and the TM |
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