Diseases of the Ear — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: Collection of a pearly white mass of desquamated epithelial cells in the deep meatus is called _____.

Answer: keratosis obturans

Flashcard 62: Symptoms are _____ severe compared to signs in furunculosis of ear

Answer: more (less/more)

Flashcard 63: Tubotympanic type of CSOM primarily involves the ____-tympanum

Answer: Meso (Mesotympanum)

Extra: CSOM Classification: 1. **Tubotympanic (Safe):** Involves the anteroinferior part of the middle ear (Eustachian tube, protympanum, mesotympanum, and hypotympanum). It is often referred to as **mesotympanic** disease. 2. **Atticoantral (Unsafe):** Involves the postero-superior part (Attic/Epitympanum, Antrum, and Mastoid). It is often referred to as **epitympanic** disease.

Flashcard 64: CHL improvement is seen in the stage of _____ of ASOM

Answer: resolution

Flashcard 65: Otomycosis can occur secondarily to a bacterial otitis externa treated with _____

Answer: antibiotics

Flashcard 66: What are the contraindications of Valsalva?_____

Answer: URTI and atrophic TM

Flashcard 67: What is the most common complication of tuberculous otitis media?_____

Answer: Facial Nerve Palsy

Flashcard 68: Squamosal variant of CSOM is also called the _____ type

Answer: attico-antral

Flashcard 69: What type of CSOM is considered the safe type?_____*why

Answer: Tubotympanic type

Flashcard 70: Treatment is always surgical for _____ type of CSOM

Answer: attico-antral