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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 E- tube)?
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”?