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• Odynophagia is painful swallowing, in the mouth (oropharynx) or esophagus. It can occur with or without dysphagia, or difficult swallowing.
• Otalgia is ear pain or an earache. Primary otalgia is from pain that originates inside the ear. Referred otalgia is from pain that originates from outside the ear.
• Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound(s).
• Auditory brainstem response (ABR) audiometry is a neurologic test of auditory brainstem function in response to auditory (click) stimuli.
• Adhesive Otitis Media : Rare late sequelae of untreated serous otitis;Fibrous organization of chronic sterile effusion.
• Xerostomia is dry mouth.
• Lhermitte's sign, so called the Barber Chair phenomenon, is an electrical sensation that runs down the back and into the limbs, and is produced by bending the neck forward. (due to Spinal cord injury)
• Somnolence syndrome is a type of hypersomnia associated with cranial radiation (due to Brain injury)
• Tonsillitis (沒超過tonsillar capsule)==> Peritonsillitis (超過tonsillar capsule) ==> Peritonsillar abcess (超過tonsillar capsule更多)
• Reasons for Tonsillectomy
• Torus palatinus is a bony growth on the palate, is a clinical finding with no treatment necessary. Picture
• Tornwaldt (Thornwaldt Cysts) are benign developmental lesions in the nasopharynx.
• Indications of Tracheostomy
• Cricoid cartilage : most narrow part of upper airway, to prevent sbuglottic stenosis.
• Prebycusis: hearing loss in both ears (Sensorineural Loss). Progressive hearing loss in elderly.