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Parts of
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This disease is
diagnosed with the
use of a spinal tap.
What is
“meningitis”?
The name of this
disease means, “a
poisoning of the
ear”.
What is
“Ototoxicity”?
This disease
refers to the
slow decrease in
movement to the
stapes.
What is
“Otosclerosis”?
This disease is very
difficult to live with
and can often cause
its victims to seek
psychological help.
What is
“Meniere’s
Disease”?
This disease can affect
an unborn infant and cause
them to be deaf and/or
blind if their mother
comes in contact with
someone who has it.
What is “Usher’s
Syndrome”?
Loss of low
pitches, balance
problems, vertigo
What is
Meniere’s
Disease ?
Characterized by
auricles that are small
or low on the head,
eyes that are sunken
and droopy, and a
cleft palate
What is
Treacher
Collins ?
Severe pain in the
ear, irritability,
fever
What is Otitis
Media and
Ototoxicity ?
Red rash covers
the upper body,
fever, and
headaches
What is
German
Measles (or
Rubella)?
Severe tinnitus,
recurring auditory
memories, and
frequent vertigo
What is
Otosclerosis?
He lost his hearing as
a child to Otitis
Media. He is a
famous body builder
and actor.
Who is Lou
Ferrigno?
They struggled with
Meniere’s Disease.
Who is Alan
Shepherd and
Emily Dickinson
?
This actor of CSI:
Las Vegas has a
deaf mother and
Otosclerosis.
Who is
William
Peterson?
Ms. Cleveland
has this type
of hearing
loss.
What is
sensorineural
Hearing loss?
This disease can affect
children’s speech when it
occurs before they begin to
copy speech sounds, it causes a
permanent loss in the toddler
years, and it goes untreated
and permanent hearing loss
occurs.
What is
Otitis
Media?
It is another
name for the ear
drum.
What is
tympanic
membrane?
These are the
3 parts of the
ear.
What is
outer,
middle, and
inner ear?
These are the
3 tiny bones in
the middle ear.
What is
Stapes, incus,
Malleus ?
This part of
the ear acts as
a baseball
glove.
What is
the auricle?
This allows for
equalization of
pressure.
What is
Eustachian
Tube (or Etube)?
This disease is one
of the most common
childhood illnesses
that children are
brought to the
doctor for.
What is
“Rubella”?
Children with this disease
can be diagnosed from a
sonogram while they are
still in the womb because
of the graphic changes to
the face and head.
What is
“Treacher
Collin’s”?
This disease is very
isolating and many times
teens who have it are
not aware that there is
anyone else out there
suffering from the
same problems.
What is
“Otitis Media”?
The symptoms
include: Fever,
headaches, and
sometimes a
purplish rash.
What is
Meningitis”?
The symptoms
include: hearing
loss and a gradual
loss of vision
starting with the
peripheral vision.
What is
“Usher’s
syndrome”?