Ear Crossword

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  1. 2. A polyethylene tube that is surgically placed through the tympanic membrane to allow continuous drainage of middle ear fluids in the patient with otitis media.
  2. 5. The highness or lowness of tones (expressed in hertz). The greater the number of vibrations per second, the higher the frequency (pitch) of the sound; the lower the number of vibrations per second, the lower the pitch.
  3. 6. The lowest level of intensity at which pure tones and speech are heard by a patient about 50% of the time.
  4. 7. The wax produced by glands within the external ear canal; helps protect and lubricate the ear canal.
  5. 9. Involuntary eye movements.
  6. 12. Hearing loss that results from any physical obstruction of sound wave transmission (e.g., a foreign body in the external canal, a retracted or bulging tympanic membrane, or fused bony ossicles).
  7. 13. A quality of sound expressed in decibels (dB).
  8. 14. A sense of whirling or turning in space.
  9. 16. Tinnitus, one-sided sensorineural hearing loss, and vertigo that is related to overproduction or decreased reabsorption of endolymphatic fluid, causing a distortion of the entire inner canal system.
  10. 17. An instrument used to examine the ear; consists of a light, a handle, a magnifying lens, and a pneumatic bulb for injecting air into the external canal to test eardrum mobility.
  11. 18. Hearing loss that results from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII).
  12. 20. The surgical creation of a hole in the eardrum; performed to drain middle ear fluids and relieve pain in the patient with otitis media (middle ear infection).
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  1. 1. Sensorineural hearing loss, especially for high-pitched sounds; occurs as a result of aging.
  2. 3. A painful irritation or infection of the skin of the external ear, with resulting allergic response or inflammation. When it occurs in patients who participate in water sports, external otitis is called swimmer’s ear.
  3. 4. Simple surgical reconstruction of the eardrum.
  4. 8. An acute or chronic infection of the mastoid air cells caused by progressive otitis media.
  5. 10. A continuous ringing or noise perception in the ear.
  6. 11. Surgical removal of the labyrinth.
  7. 15. Replacement of the ossicles within the middle ear.
  8. 19. Having a toxic effect on the inner ear structures.