Otolaryngology (100% Accurate)

Which is bilateral hearing loss due to aging? correct answers Presbyacusis Which is a structure in the middle ear that can be partially visualized during otoscopy? correct answers malleus An example of a URI is: correct answers common cold Which best describes the path sound travels? correct answers external ear, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, middle ear, inner ear Hearing loss associated with old age is known as: correct answers presbycusis Surgery to insert PE ventilating tubes to drain the middle ear is known as: correct answers tympanic membrane Epistaxis is the medical word for: correct answers nosebleed The patient had removal of the bony prominence just behind his ear. This procedure is a: correct answers mastoidectomy To examine the nose, the physician uses a nasal ____________ and shines a penlight to light up into the area. correct answers speculum Which drugs constrict blood vessels and decrease swelling of the mucous membranes of the nose and sinuses due to colds and allergies? correct answers decongestants vertigo is: correct answers dizziness Rinne and Weber are eponyms for: correct answers Tests to assess hearing capability Anacusis is: correct answers deafness A benign tumor of the auditory nerve is a/an: correct answers acoustic neuroma Abnormal formation of bone in the inner ear, particularly between the stapes and the oval window is called: correct answers otosclerosis The abbreviation T & A means: correct answers tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy During a radical neck dissection, all of the following may be performed EXCEPT: correct answers myringotomy John is a six year old with chronic serous otitis media. Treatment for his condition would be: correct answers tympanostomy tube insertion.