Dr Chin’s Introduction to Inner Ear Disorders
The human ear can be divided into 3 distinct parts. The inner, middle, and outer ear. Among these, the inner ear is the deepest part….
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The human ear can be divided into 3 distinct parts. The inner, middle, and outer ear. Among these, the inner ear is the deepest part….
Effusion is when fluids in the middle ear are without signs or symptoms of an acute ear infection.
Inflammation of the middle ear cavity is known as acute otitis media. Its risk factors include young age, daycare, tobacco smoke, down syndrome, bottle feeding when supine, and family history.
Acute otitis media is the inflammation of the middle ear space. It’s most common in infants and young children. Around 70% to 80% of infants had at least one episode of AOM by age 3.
Following a hearing loss, bone-anchored hearing aids can also significantly enhance hearing ability.
There are several ways to improve hearing surgically. Several procedures can help you achieve your goal. An ossicular chain reconstruction or stapes surgery helps the transmission of vibration through a thickened stapes bone.
Tinnitus is the impression of sound when there is no external stimulus present. The sound can often be described as a buzzing or ringing in the ears. It can either be continuous or intermittent, non-pulsatile or pulsatile.
Nystagmus is the uncontrollable, rapid movement of the eyes.
While vertigo is essentially dizziness, feelings can mean different things to different people. There are a few things you can ask the patient to differentiate and clarify the common divisions of dizziness.
Acoustic Neuroma is a non-cancerous inner ear tumor. This essentially affects your hearing and balance. It constitutes the bulk of cerebellopontine angle tumors. And the majority of the tumors are unilateral.
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