Chapter 17 medical terms (ear)
suppurative otitis media
As bacteria invade the middle ear, pus formation occurs
Meniere disease
Disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals
serous otitis media
a noninfectious inflammation with accumulation of serous fluid
audiogram
a record of hearing loss for each frequency
audiometer
an electrical device that delivers acoustic stimuli of specific frequencies to determine a patient's hearing loss for each frequency
acoustic neuroma
benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve) in the brain
cholesteatoma
collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear
otosclerosis
hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
deafness
loss of the ability to hear
ear thermometry
measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum
vertigo
sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
tinnitus
sensation of noises (ringing, buzzes, whistling, booming) in the ears
cochlear implant
surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech
audiometry
testing the sense of hearing
otoscopy
visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope