Chamberlain NR 511 Week 2 Quiz Already Passed

Chamberlain NR 511 Week 2 Quiz Already Passed Otalgia * Ear Pain * Two types 1. Primary Otalgia 2. Referred Otalgia Primary Otalgia Typically caused by: * Otitis Externa * Otitis Media * Mastoiditis * Auricular Infections Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia * Otitis Externa * Otitis Media * Otitis Media with Effusion * Eustachion Tube dysfunction * Barotrauma * Cerumen Impaction * Dental Disease * TMJ Joint dysfunction * Perforated Tympanic Membrane * Sunus Disease * Cervical Lymphadenopathy Differential Diagnosis for Hearing Loss * Presbycusis * Noise Exposure * Eustachian tube dysfunction * Cerumen Impaction * Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion * Otosclerosis * Tympanosclerosis * Cholesteatoma * Trauma * Congenital disorders Tinnitus a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus * Otologic : Hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Acoustic Neuroma * Ototoxic medications or substances * Neurologic: Multiple sclerosis, head injury * Metabolic: thyrooid disorder, Hperlipidemia, vitamin b12 deficiency * Pychogenic: depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia Differential DX Mouth Sores * Food or Drug allergies * Chemical irritation * Dry Mouth * Mechanical or thermal injury * Infectious (Bacterial/Fungal) * Host Immunosuppression * Nutritional Deficiency Pharyngitis (Sore throat) inflammation or infection of the pharynx Differential Dx Pharyngitis * Streptococcal Infections * Tonsillitis * HSV Infection * Gonococcus * Candidiasis * Aphthous ulceration * Influenza * Rhino virus, Adenovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Coxasckievirus *Mycoplasma Infection inner ear Structure of the Ear Sensorineural Hearing Loss Caused by a lesion in the organ of corti or the central neural pathways of the ear, including CN VIII and auditory cortex Conductive Hearing Loss Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea Presbycusis * Age related hearing loss * Usually after age 50 when otic hair cells degenerate * High frequency