CH 13 Ear Disease/surgical/complementary

acoustic neuroma

benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve

cholesteatoma

cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear; may be associated with chronic otitis media

Meniere disease

chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by a sensation of spinning motion (vertigo), ringing in the ear (tinnitus), aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss; symptoms are related to a change in volume or composition of fluid within the labyrinth

otitis externa (OE)

inflammation of the outer ear

otitis media (OM)

inflammation of the middle ear

ototoxicity

adverse pharmacological reaction causing damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve

presbycusis

hearing impairment occuring with age

tinnitus

ringing in the ears

vertigo

sense that either ones own body or the environment is revolving

otopyorrhea

discharge of pus from the ear

cochlear implant

pertaining to the cochlea implant (surgically inserted electronic device that converts sound into electrical impulses. The impulses stimulate the auditory nerve to carry the signal to the brain which learns to interpret the signal as sound)

electrocochleaography

process of recording electrical activity of the cochlea

otolaryngology

study of the ear, nose, and throat

otolaryngologist (ENT)

someone who specializs in ear nose and throat disorders

aural

pertaining to the ear

vestibulocochlear

pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea

AOM

acute otitis media

OE

otidis externa

OM

otitis media

BPPV

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

ENT

ear nose and throat

HOH

hard of hearing

cerumen

earwax