Persistent ear drainage (otorrhea):This may be seen in some children where the underlying disorder is that the Eustachian tube is "too open" or patulous. Children with Down's syndrome, cleft palates, orcerebral palsyare more prone to this complication but other children may show the same prob...
(a) What type of fluid is inside in the vestibular duct? (b) Cochlear duct? (c) Tympanic duct? Parts of the Ear: There are three main parts to the human ear. The outermost portion is the outer ear, the next deepest is the middle ear which contains the...
Which of the following terms means to flow or discharge from the ear? a. salpingorrhaphy b. dacryopyorrhea c. otorrhea d. iridorrhexis Define the term afferent. Define bone marking. a. What is the meaning of the word part caud-? b. Define a term that uses this word part. What do ...
Bilateral myringotomy with tube insertion (BMT) is the most common surgery performed in the pediatric population. Many common complications after surgery have been widely discussed in the literature and include otorrhea, early extrusion of the tube, retained myringotomy tube, granuloma formation and ...
OBJECTIVES:Long-term transtympanic tube insertions for chronic middle ear disease are associated with high rates of complications. The objective of this study was to examine the clinical outcomes achieved with an alternate technique, the subannular tube insertion, by determining mean tube lifespan, cu...
Twelve of the children (52%) made multiple visits for this problem. Chronic otorrhea is usually due to chronic suppurative otitis media, granulation tissue on the middle ear mucosa, or immune deficiency Unless treated adequately, chronic otorrhea may lead to hearing loss. The usual treatment f...
Risk factors for infantile recurrent otitis media: atopy but not type of feeding. Pediatr Res. 1988;23:509–12. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Etzel RA, Pattishall EN, Haley NJ, Fletcher RH, Henderson FW. Passive smoking and middle ear effusion among children in day care. Pediatrics. 1992;90...
Bilateral myringotomy with tube insertion (BMT) is the most common surgery performed in the pediatric population. Many common complications after surgery have been widely discussed in the literature and include otorrhea, early extrusion of the tube, retained myringotomy tube, granuloma formation and ...
Hearing is one of the five senses that can be performed by a person. The other four are sight, smell, touch and taste. The mechanism of these senses involves receptors on the skin.Answer and Explanation: The term "impedance matching" refers to force generated in the ear. Specifically, it...
Sense of Hearing Lesson for Kids from Chapter 3 / Lesson 46 31K Hearing is processed through ears in humans but can also be processed by other body parts in other animals. Learn about hearing and discover the parts of the ear, the importance of vibrations, and a condition that aff...