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ENT Diagnostic Methods

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1. profound hearing loss
Mixed hearing loss
Breathe - speak
85+ db
Otosclerosis

2. decreased otoacoustic emissions indicate
Declining cochlear function
Addresses the neurological aspect of hearing by EEG
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
Doesn't allow for biopsy

3. the only conductive hearing loss you can't see - 'carhart notch'
Measures the response of the hair cells to sound.
Sensorineural hearing loss
Otosclerosis
Addresses the neurological aspect of hearing by EEG

4. advantage of mirror laryngoscopy

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5. Auditory brainstem response (ABR)
Addresses the neurological aspect of hearing by EEG
Otosclerosis
Indicates conductive hearing loss
Often symmetric due to irritation from the first

6. meniere's is...
Indicates conductive hearing loss
One sided
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
Declining cochlear function

7. vocal cords abduct to _______ and adduct to ______
Maxillary and frontal sinuses
Coronal (frontal) without contrast
Mixed hearing loss
Breathe - speak

8. An air/bone gap where both dip below 25 indicates...
Mixed hearing loss
Noise exposure hearing loss
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
Often seen in smokers - vocal cord edema

9. caldwell view
Frontal sinuses
85+ db
Indicates sensorineural hearing loss
Normal

10. Weber test goes away from bad ear
Indicates sensorineural hearing loss
An air bone gap (gap between brackets and XO)
The maxillary and ethmoid sinuses
Indicates conductive hearing loss

11. type A tympanogram
Coronal (frontal) without contrast
Perforation
High frequency loss (presbycusis)
Normal

12. 120 db

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13. conductive hearing loss has
Mixed hearing loss
Tumors - soft tissue abnormalities
An air bone gap (gap between brackets and XO)
Sensorineural hearing loss

14. The osteomeatal complex is between...
Addresses the neurological aspect of hearing by EEG
The maxillary and ethmoid sinuses
Perforation or fluid
Breathe - speak

15. vocal cord nodules
Mixed hearing loss
An air bone gap (gap between brackets and XO)
Often symmetric due to irritation from the first
Negative rinne test- conductive hearing loss

16. type c tympanogram
Otosclerosis
0-25 db
Measures the response of the hair cells to sound.
Eustachian tube destruction

17. Reinke's edema
Tumors - soft tissue abnormalities
Breathe - speak
One sided
Often seen in smokers - vocal cord edema

18. Weber test goes toward bad ear
85+ db
Indicates conductive hearing loss
0-25 db
The maxillary and ethmoid sinuses

19. normal speech discrimination is...
>88%
0-25 db
Mixed hearing loss
Perforation

20. U-shaped audiogram indicates...
High frequency loss (presbycusis)
Eustachian tube destruction
Indicates conductive hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss

21. ascending audiogram indicates...
Perforation
0-25 db
Neurological hearing
Low frequency hearing loss (menieres)

22. bone conduction is...
Negative rinne test- conductive hearing loss
Neurological hearing
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
One sided

23. advantages of direct laryngoscopy
Treatment and biopsy - palpate vocal cords
Doesn't require anesthesia
Perforation
Breathe - speak

24. a downward sloping audiogram indicates...
Doesn't require anesthesia
High frequency loss (presbycusis)
>88%
Noise exposure hearing loss

25. if bone conduction is greater than air conduction
Treatment and biopsy - palpate vocal cords
Doesn't require anesthesia
The maxillary and ethmoid sinuses
Negative rinne test- conductive hearing loss

26. waters view
Noise exposure hearing loss
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
Maxillary sinuses
Perforation or fluid

27. normal hearing loss
0-25 db
Neurological hearing
85+ db
Breathe - speak

28. a large ear canal volume (>2.5) indicates...
Super loud - if you can't hear it you're deaf
Perforation
Indicates sensorineural hearing loss
Measures the response of the hair cells to sound.

29. A sinus CT should be...
Noise exposure hearing loss
CT
Low frequency hearing loss (menieres)
Coronal (frontal) without contrast

30. vocal cords are attached

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31. study of choice for the sinuses
Sensorineural hearing loss
Breathe - speak
Maxillary and frontal sinuses
CT

32. small ear canal volume (<0.5) indicates...
One sided
Obstruction or stenosis
Perforation or fluid
Breathe - speak

33. xray is good for visualizing...
0-25 db
Often symmetric due to irritation from the first
High frequency loss (presbycusis)
Maxillary and frontal sinuses

34. notched audiogram indicates...
Noise exposure hearing loss
Negative rinne test- conductive hearing loss
Maxillary sinuses
One sided

35. type b tympanogram
Indicates sensorineural hearing loss
Perforation or fluid
Noise exposure hearing loss
Coronal (frontal) without contrast

36. if air conduction is greater than bone conduction
Neurological hearing
Positive rinne - either normal or snesorineural
Obstruction or stenosis
Maxillary and frontal sinuses

37. MRIs are good for...
Anteriorly 'point to the front'
85+ db
Noise exposure hearing loss
Tumors - soft tissue abnormalities

38. otoacoustic emissions (OAE)
Normal
Measures the response of the hair cells to sound.
Noise exposure hearing loss
The maxillary and ethmoid sinuses

39. disadvantage of fiberoptic laryngoscopy

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40. flat audiogram indicates...
Systemic disease
Obstruction or stenosis
Low frequency hearing loss (menieres)
Otosclerosis