Obscure Auditory Disorders/ENT Diseases

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. recognise the general pathology changes in inflammation and abscess formation in the outer and middle ear; 2. explain the process of degeneration in the inner ear; 3. describe the mechanism of development of oedema in both outer and the inner ear; 4. apply knowledge gleaned from the course to identify pathology of the vestibular system; 5. differentiate organic from non-organic hearing loss; 6. counsel patient and make appropriate recommendation; and 7. list out different obscure (non-organic) hearing disorder tests.

Introduction to general pathology- both organic and non-organic, Changes in inflammation; Suppuration; Abscess formation - effects on tissue; Repair of tissues; Factors upon which rate of repair depends; Degeneration in relation to structures in the ear; Effect of changes in circulation of hearing; Anaemia and hyperaemia; Oedema; formation and drainage of tissue fluid. Mechanism of development of oedema in the inner ear. Spurious, feigned or malingering hearing loss.