Hearing Aid Dispenser Written Exam
HEARING AID DISPENSER WRITTEN EXAM 1. db loss of a perforation of TM: 10-15db loss 2. procedure done to fix perforation: tympanoplasty or myringoplasty 3. monomeric spots: looks like a hole in TM, but reflects light like a mirror. holes that have healed. aka "mirror membranes" 4. average dimentions of an adult eardrum: 2.3-2.9cm in length, .7cm in diame- ters 5. pars tensa: lower 4/5 of TM and tight 6. pars flaccida: upper 1/5 of TM and flaccid 7. otis externa: "swimmers ear" - inflammation of the walls of the EAM. will not cause loss unless swelling blocks canal. treat: warm salt water, drying it, topical antibiotics 8. polyps: masses of tissue that grow outward from a surface 9. cholesteatoma: non-cancerous tumor in the middle ear. oderous discharge.
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