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Acoustic

Pertaining to hearing
Otorrhea

Discharge from ear
Myringoplasty

Surgical repair/reconstruction of eardrum
Aerotitis

Inflammation of the ear caused by air/gas (pressure)
Ototoxic

Pertaining to poisoning (damaging) the ear
Ceruminolysis

Breakdown/dissolution of wax
Salpingoscope

Instrument for examining eustachian tube
Hyperacusis

Hearing condition of being overly sensitive to certain sound frequencies
Audiometry

Process of measuring hearing
Tympanocentesis

Puncturing eardrum of aspiration
Otodynia

Ear pain
Auricle

Small ear
Myringotomy

Incision in eardrum
Ceruminosis

Condition/increase of wax
Audiology

Study of hearing
Otosclerosis

Condition of hardening of bony tissue of ear
Otoscope Instrument used to view the ear canal and tympanum
Meniere disease

Disorder of inner ear due to excessive buildup of endolymphatic fluid
Acoustic neuroma

Tumor of auditory nerve affecting hearing
Myring/o

Eardrum
Audi/o

Hearing
Cerumin/o

Wax
Salping/o

Eustachian tube
Ot/o

Ear
Aer/o

Air
Bone condition

Conductive hearing loss
Audiologist

One who studies hearing impairments
Otorrhagia

Bleeding from the ear
Deafness

Partial or complete hearing loss
Nerve Conduction

Sensorineural hearing loss
Presbyacusis

Hearing impairment from old age
Cochlear implant

Auditory prosthetic
Otalgia

Earache
Aplasia

Absence of inner ear structures
Labyrinthitis

Inflammation of labyrinth
Vertigo

Dizziness
Tinnitus

Ringing in ear
Stapedectomy

Excision of stapes to correct otosclerosis
Cerumen impaction

Excessive buildup of earwax
(Ear) instillation

Introduction of medical solution into external ear canal
(Ear) lavage

Irrigation of the external ear
Cerumen

Earwax
Antihistamine

Drug that neutralizes or inhibits effects of histamine
Eustachian

Tube that links nasopharynx to middle ear

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