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Normal pathway for Hearing?
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Air conduction
Bone Conduction |
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| Otosclerosis, Presbycusis, Otitis media |
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| is common cause of hearing loss in ages 20 - 40. Gradual hardening that casue the foot plate of the stapes to become fixed in the oval window |
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| Sensorineural damage to cochlea or inner ear, can also effect ability to speak clearly, hearing loss is normally permanent, occurs with aging |
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| Obstruction of the eustachian tube or passage of nasopharyngeal secretions. Most common in children |
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| blueish and swelling of outer ear, ear necrosis my ensue |
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| swollen, painful to touch, hot to touch, swimmers ear |
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| small nodules, whitish, hard, nontender sign of gout |
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| normally on superior rim of pinna, crusty ulcerated nodule |
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| Painful reddened infected hair folicle, on tragus or pinna |
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| in canal, redder than surrounding skin, bleeds easily, foul purulent discharge |
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| Bulging tympanic membrane |
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| scar tissue after tear, develops overgrowth of epithelial tissue |
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