Disorders: ear

anacusis

total deafness

conductive hearing loss

hearing loss caused by interference with sound transmission in the external acoustic meatus, middle ear, or ossicles

deaf

unable to hear

labyrinthitis

inflammation of the labyrinth

mastoiditis

inflammation of any part of the mastoid are cells of the mastoid process of the temporal bone

Meniere’s syndrome

chronic disease of the internal ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and periodic hearing loss

myringitis

inflammation of the tympanic membrane

otalgia

pain in the ear

otitis

inflammation of the ear (__ externa, media, interna)

otodynia

earache

otopathy

any disease of the ear

otoplasty

surgical repair of the auricle of the ear

otorrhea

fluid discharge from the ear

otosclerosis

formation of spongy bone in the internal ear producing hearing loss

presbycusis

hearing loss that occurs with aging

sensorineural hearing loss

hearing loss caused by a neural condition

tinnitus

sensation of noises in the ear

vertigo

dizziness, caused by infection of disorder of the inner ear