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Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid bone of the skull. The mastoid is located just behind the outside ear.Mastoiditis is usually caused by a middle ear infection( acute otitis media).
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the air cells in the mastoid bone of the skull. Mastoiditis most commonly affects children.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is an infection of the spaces within the mastoid bone. It is almost always associated with otitis media, an infection of the middle ear.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dysphagia
Dysphagia is a disruption in the ability to move food or liquid from the mouth through the pharynx and esophagus into the stomach safely and efficiently. Swallowing disorders can occur at any point in the life span from infancy through old age.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hearing loss
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears.Decreased hearing; Deafness; Loss of hearing; Conductive hearing loss; Sensorineural hearing loss.Minor decreases in hearing are common after age 20.Hearing problems ...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound.Sound can be accurately measured. The term decibel(dB) refers to an amount of energy moving sound from its source to the ears of one or more listeners or to a microphone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.Sound can be measured accurately. The term decibel(dB) is a measure of loudness and refers to a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sound on a scale from zero, fo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.Sound can be measured accurately. The term decibel(dB) refers to an amount of energy moving sound from its source to our ears or to a microphone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cholesteatoma
Cholesteatoma is a type of skin cyst located in the middle ear.Cholesteatoma can be a birth defect(congenital), but it more commonly occurs as a complication of chronic ear infection.Poor function in the eustachian tube leads to negative pressure ...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 15, 2008
Hoarseness
Hoarseness is having difficulty producing sound when trying to speak, or a change in the pitch or quality of the voice. The voice may sound weak, very breathy, scratchy, or husky.Hoarseness is usually caused by a problem in the vocal cords.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Voice Disorders
A voice disorder is an abnormality of one or more of the three characteristics of voice: pitch, intensity(loudness), and quality(resonance).The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that approximately7.5 millio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Epidural abscess
An epidural abscess is collection of pus(infected material) between the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord and the bones of the skull or spine. The abscess causes swelling in the area.Epidural abscess is a rare disorder caused by infectio...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Facial paralysis
Facial paralysis is the total loss of voluntary muscle movement of one side of the face.About 75% of all adult facial paralysis cases are due to Bell''s palsy, a condition in which the facial nerve becomes inflamed.Stroke may cause facial paralysis...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 1, 2009
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