Diseases of the Ear — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: In retracted tympanic membrane, _____ of malleus appears foreshortened and lateral process becomes more prominent

Answer: handle

Flashcard 12: Characteristic features of Tuberculous otitis media include:_____ in pars tensa of the tympanic membrane and pale granulations in middle ear cleft

Answer: Multiple perforations

Flashcard 13: _____ is a tympanostomy or ventilation tube placed in the middle ear to aerate and drain the middle ear into the external ear as a substitute to the blocked Eustachian tube.

Answer: Grommet

Flashcard 14: In ASOM otitis media, a _____ incision is made in the posteroinferior quadrant of tympanic membrane.

Answer: curvilinear

Flashcard 15: A permanent perforation is seen in _____ and is lined by squamous epithelium

Answer: chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)

Flashcard 16: Where is the perforation seen in tubotympanic type of CSOM?_____ (AI quadrant)

Answer: Central

Flashcard 17: A thin paper (like cigarette foil) soaked in Vaseline is used to close a perforation in the _____ test; this is done for the tubotympanic type of CSOM.

Answer: Patch

Flashcard 18: In some cases of otosclerosis, there is a dip in the _____ conduction curve, called as Carhart's notch, maximally at 2000 Hz

Answer: bone

Flashcard 19: _____ sign is mastoid tenderness and edema, which is secondary to thrombophlebitis of the mastoid emissary vein.

Answer: Griesingers

Flashcard 20: Type _____ tympanogram with a flat graph indicates reduced compliance as seen in serous otitis media.

Answer: B

Extra: Jerger Classification of Tympanograms: - Type A: Normal (Peak at ±100 mm H2O) - Type As: Shallow/Stiff (e.g., Otosclerosis) - Type Ad: Deep/Disarticulated (e.g., Ossicular discontinuity) - Type B: Flat (e.g., Serous Otitis Media, Wax, Perforation) - Type C: Negative pressure (e.g., Eustachian tube dysfunction)