Acute Otitis Media — Flashcards

_____ is the most common cause of hearing loss in children

Otitis externa hemorrhagica can also be caused by both _____ and mycoplasma, in addition to S. pneumo

Recurrent OM is pyogenic inflammation of middle ear cleft if e_____ episodes within 6 months or e4 episodes within 12 months are seen.

Characteristic features of Tuberculous otitis media include:_____ in pars tensa of the tympanic membrane and pale granulations in middle ear cleft

What is the treatment of suppuration phase of ASOM?_____

Acute otitis externa, also called as swimmer's ear occurs due to disruption of _____ barrier

In _____, the fluid is clear hence one can see the structures of the middle ear quite clearly.

_____ used in mastoid surgery to explore the air cells with one end and to curette the intervening septa and granulations with the other.

Hint: Instrument

SOM/OME presents as _____lateral, painless, fluctuating, and conductive hearing loss not more than 40 dB.

Menieres Disease presents with a _____lateral sensorineural type of hearing loss