Implantable Hearing Devices — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____lateral conductive type of hearing loss is seen in otosclerosis

Answer: Bi

Flashcard 2: Hearing loss is of _____ type and slowly progressive in glomus tumor

Answer: conductive

Flashcard 3: Removal of disease from the middle ear and reconstruction of hearing with or without _____ is referred to as Tympanoplasty

Answer: Myringoplasty

Flashcard 4: Otoacoustic emissions are absent in _____ lesions

Answer: cochlear

Extra: Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are generated by the Outer Hair Cells (OHCs). - **Cochlear pathology:** OAEs are absent. - **Retrocochlear pathology:** OAEs are present (e.g., Vestibular Schwannoma, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder).

Flashcard 5: The following instrument is: _____

Answer: Myringotome

Flashcard 6: _____ retractor is used for endaural approach for ear surgery

Answer: Lempert's endaural

Flashcard 7: The following instrument is: _____

Answer: Jansen's self retaining mastoid retractor

Flashcard 8: _____ is used for removal of bony septa and granulations in mastoid surgery.

Answer: Lempert’s curette (scoop)

Flashcard 9: The following instrument is: _____

Answer: Mollison's mastoid retractor

Flashcard 10: Levenson criteria (for congenital cholesteatoma):A white mass behind the normal tympanic membraneNormal pars tensa and pars flaccidaNo prior history of _____No prior history of otological procedure

Answer: otorrhoea