cochlear implant

Cochlear Implant Cochlear implant is an electronic device placed inside ear help to improve hearing who is profoundly deaf or hard to hearing. Cochl…

types of hearing aids

Hearing Aids Hearing aids is electroacoustic device design to amplify and modulate sound. Types of Hearing Aids 1. Behind the Ear 2. In the Ear 3. I…

Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic Neuroma Acoustic neuroma is also known as vestibular schwannoma. Acoustic neuroma is benign tumor of myelin forming cells of vestibulocochl…

hearing loss or deafness

Hearing loss/Deafness Deafness is partial or complete hearing loss.  Hearing loss is "hard to hearing". Only able to hear some of speech a…

ototoxicity

Meniere's Disease

Meniere's Disease Meniere's disease is disorder of inner ear, affect auditory (hearing) system and vestibular (balance) system. Characterized…

Labyrinthitis

Labyrinthitis Labyrinthitis is inflammation and infection of inner ear.  Labyrinths houses vestibular system. Labyrinthitis condition disturb the ba…

Mastoiditis

Mastoiditis Mastoiditis is inflammation of mastoid process. Mastoid process is posterior process of temporal bone of skull behind the ear contains o…

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) CSOM is chronic inflammation and tissue damage of middle ear. It also cause inflammation in mastoid. CSOM De…

Otitis Media with Effusion

Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)/ Secretory Otitis Media (SOM) Accumulation of fluid into middle ear cavity (spaces) that alter the function of eust…

otitis media

Otitis Media Otitis media refers "inflammation of middle ear". Otitis (inflammation of ear), media (middle ear). Types of Otitis Media 1. A…

acute otitis media

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) AOM is called acute suppurative otitis media or purulent otitis media. Acute otitis media is acute inflammation and infectio…

Otitis Externa

Otitis Externa Otitis externa is called swimmer's ear. Otitis externa is inflammation of skin lining of external auditory canal. Types of Otitis…

tympanic membrane perforation

Perforated Eardrum  Tympanic membrane is referred as eardrum. Perforated eardrum is repture or perforation (hole) of eardrum. Tympanic membrane func…

Otalgia

Otalgia Otalgia term refers ear pain or earache. Type of Otalgia 1. Primary otalgia; pain original inside ear 2. Secondary otalgia; Referred otalgia…

Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis Otosclerosis refers "hardening of the ear".  Otosclerosis result from formation of abnormal sponge like bone growth. In middl…

cerumen impaction

Cerumen Impaction Cerumen is known as Ear wax. It is mixture of secretions of ceruminous gland and sebaceous glands.  Ceruminous gland produce earwa…

removal of foreign object from ear

Removal of Foreign Object from Ear 1. Mechanical Extraction Through the alligator forceps or bayonet forceps through otoscope lense. 2. Irrigation E…

diseases of ear pinna

Pinna Abnormalities Pinna is outer ear visible part of ear, also called auricle. The function of pinna is to collect the sound.  It is funnel shaped…

surgery for hearing loss

Surgical Management 1. Stapedectomy 2. Stapedectomy 3. Tympanoplasty 4. Myringoplasty 5. Ossiculoplasty 5. Tympanocentesis 6. Myringotomy 7. Otitis …