Otitis Externa — Flashcards

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

_____ remains the most effective single treatment for treatment of diffuse otitis externa following a trauma

Furunculosis of ear is treated by I&D or 10% _____ wicks and antibiotics

_____ is a fungal infection of the ear canal that often occurs due to Aspergillus niger (most common), A. fumigatus or Candida albicans.

Otomycosis can occur secondarily to a bacterial otitis externa treated with _____

Exostosis is also known as _____

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

Menieres Disease presents with a _____lateral sensorineural type of hearing loss

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