| Eponyms in category: Ear and hearing |
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| Alport's syndrome |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Amalric’s syndrome. (Diallinas-Amalric syndrome) |
| A syndrome of partial deafness (50-60 %); minor troubles of vision with normal visual fields, dark vision, and color vision. |
| Arias' syndrome (Sergio Arias Cazorla) |
| A hereditary syndrome, marked by impairment of hearing, hypoplasia of the radius, external ophthalmoplegia, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytosis. |
| Arnold's ganglion |
| The otic or auricular ganglion.
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| Arslan's ultrasonic operation |
| Destruction of the semi-circular canals of the inner ear with the aid of ultrasonic waves, retaining the function of the cochlea.
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| Arslan's ultrasonic operation (Arslan's ultrasonic operation) |
| Destruction of the semi-circular canals of the inner ear with the aid of ultrasonic waves, retaining the function of the cochlea.
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| Bárány's alarm apparatus |
| A noise-producing apparatus that is placed in one ear to eliminate hearing in this ear while the other ear is being investigated. |
| Bárány's law |
| A law concerning nystagmus. |
| Bárány's pointing test |
| Objective, clinical test for demonstrating the existence of disturbances of the vestibular apparatus and its paths in the brain. |
| Bárány's syndrome |
| A syndrome of unilateral headache in back of the head with ipsilateral recurrent deafness, vertigo, tinnitus and abnormal pointing test and reduced irritability in Bárány's test. |
| Bárány's test |
| A caloric test for labyrinthine function. |
| Bárány's theory of endolymph flow |
| Shifting of the endolymph in the semi-circular canals of the ear. |
| Bezold's test |
| A method for examining deafness using a tuning fork. |
| Bezold's triad |
| A symptom picture in otosclerosis. |
| Bezold-Edelmann continuous scale |
| A series of tuning forks and closed pipes as well as Galton's whistle or monochord, with which all perceptible notes can be heard in continuous sequence. |
| Cotunnius' aquaduct |
| The aqueduct of the inner ear. |
| Cotunnius' columns |
| The columns in the osseous spiral lamina of the cochlea.
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| Czermak's mirror test |
| A diagnostic test in patent nostrils. |
| Diallinas-Amalric syndrome |
| A syndrome of partial deafness (50-60 %); minor troubles of vision with normal visual fields, dark vision, and color vision. |
| Dickinson's hereditary deafness nephropathy (Alport's syndrome) |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Dickinson’s syndrome (Alport's syndrome) |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Eustachian catheter |
| A catheter devised by Jean Marie Gaspard Itard, French physician, 1774-1838.
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| Eustachian cushion |
| A swelling at the entrance of the auditory tube into the naso-pharynx.
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| Eustachian tube |
| This 3-4 cm tubular structure connecting the nose with the middle ear permits communication between the inner ear and the external atmosphere so that equal pressure is maintained on either side of the eardrum. |
| Eustachianography |
| Radiologic examination of the eustachian tube and middle ear after the introduction of a contrast agent. |
| Gudden-Wanner sign |
| Shortening of the bone conduction of the sound of a tuning fork over bony cranial scars. |
| Helweg-Larsen's syndrome |
| A familial syndrome marked by anhidrosis present from birth, ectodermal dysplasia, and neurolabyrinthian deafness developing in the fourth or fifth decade. |
| Hunter's disease (Hunter's syndrome (Charles A. Hunter)) |
| Rare hereditary disorder characterised by dwarfism, a coarse facies, hepatosplenomegaly, digital contractures and mental retardation and deafness. |
| Hunter's syndrome (Charles A. Hunter) |
| Rare hereditary disorder characterised by dwarfism, a coarse facies, hepatosplenomegaly, digital contractures and mental retardation and deafness. |
| Itard's catheter |
| Eustachian catheter.
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| Itard's catheter. (Eustachian catheter) |
| A catheter devised by Jean Marie Gaspard Itard, French physician, 1774-1838.
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| Itard-Cholewa symptom |
| Numbness of the tympanic membrane in otosclerosis. |
| Itard-Cholewa syndrome (Itard-Cholewa symptom) |
| Numbness of the tympanic membrane in otosclerosis. |
| Kehrer’s reflex (Kisch's reflex) |
| Closure of an eye resulting from heat stimulation or some tactile irritant of the skin at the depth of the external auditory meatus. |
| Kisch's reflex |
| Closure of an eye resulting from heat stimulation or some tactile irritant of the skin at the depth of the external auditory meatus. |
| Klein-Waardenburg syndrome |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Klein’s syndrome (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Konigsmark-Hollander-Berlin syndrome |
| Non-progrediating impairment of hearing in the inner ear in combination with atopic dermatitis. |
| Lermoyez vertigo (Lermoyez's syndrome) |
| A variant of Méničre’s syndrome characterised by attacks of tinnitus and diminished hearing/deafness followed by vertigo after which hearing improves. Vomiting and nausea usually occur. |
| Lermoyez's syndrome |
| A variant of Méničre’s syndrome characterised by attacks of tinnitus and diminished hearing/deafness followed by vertigo after which hearing improves. Vomiting and nausea usually occur. |
| Lermoyez-Anfall (German) (Lermoyez's syndrome) |
| A variant of Méničre’s syndrome characterised by attacks of tinnitus and diminished hearing/deafness followed by vertigo after which hearing improves. Vomiting and nausea usually occur. |
| Lermoyez’ symptom complex (Lermoyez's syndrome) |
| A variant of Méničre’s syndrome characterised by attacks of tinnitus and diminished hearing/deafness followed by vertigo after which hearing improves. Vomiting and nausea usually occur. |
| Mende's syndrome II (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Mengel-Konigsmark-Berlin-McKusick syndrome |
| A syndrome of conductive hearing loss and malformed low-set ears. |
| Méničre's disease |
| Aural or auditory vertigo. |
| Méničre's syndrome (Méničre's disease) |
| Aural or auditory vertigo. |
| Michel's deformity |
| Complete congenital absence of the inner ear. It represents an early failure in development correlating to the third week of gestation. It is extremely rare.
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| Mondini's deafness |
| Congenital deafness. |
| Mondini's deformity |
| A deformity of the inner ear. |
| Morel's ear |
| An ear deformity characterized by an abnormal development of the helix, anthelix, and scaphoid fossa. |
| Ostmann's fatty bodies (Ostmann's fatty pads) |
| Two small fat deposits medal and lateral in the membranous part of the Eustachian tube. |
| Ostmann's fatty pads |
| Two small fat deposits medal and lateral in the membranous part of the Eustachian tube. |
| Paracusis of Willis |
| The ability to hear better in noise. |
| Politzer's bag |
| A pear-shaped rubber bag with a rubber tip which is used to inflate the middle ear and increase the pressure in the nasopharynx by forcing air through the eustachian tube. |
| Politzer's ear perforator. |
| No description presently available. |
| Politzer's luminous cone |
| A triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane.
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| Politzer's method |
| Politzer's method of effecting permeability of the Eustachian tube. |
| Politzer's otoscope. |
| No description presently available. |
| Politzer's test |
| Qualitative test for function of the Eustachian tube. |
| Rimoin's syndrome (Rimoin-Mcalister syndrome) |
| A familial syndrome, characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, metaphyseal dysostosis, recurrent ear infections, conductive deafness, and mild mental retardation. |
| Rimoin-Mcalister syndrome |
| A familial syndrome, characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, metaphyseal dysostosis, recurrent ear infections, conductive deafness, and mild mental retardation. |
| Rinne's test |
| A hearing test using a tuning fork to compare the duration of bone conduction with that of air conduction. |
| Rivinus' notch |
| The tympanic notch in the upper part of the tympanic portion of the temporal bone. |
| Rivinus’ incisure (Rivinus' notch) |
| The tympanic notch in the upper part of the tympanic portion of the temporal bone. |
| Rivinus’ ligament (Shrapnell's membrane) |
| The flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane of the ear. |
| Schwabach's test |
| A hearing test using five tuning forks of different tones for compairing duration of bone conduction of the impaired ear with that of the normal. |
| Shrapnell's membrane |
| The flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane of the ear. |
| Small's disease (Small's syndrome) |
| A syndrome characterized by visual impairment and retinal changes ranging from tortuous vessels to exudative retinitis, neural deafness, muscle weakness, and mental retardation. |
| Small's syndrome |
| A syndrome characterized by visual impairment and retinal changes ranging from tortuous vessels to exudative retinitis, neural deafness, muscle weakness, and mental retardation. |
| Valsalva's ligaments |
| Ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head. |
| Valsalva's manoeuvre |
| 1: A method to test the patency of the Eustachian tube.
2: A technique to forcibly exhale against a closed glottis causing increased intrathoracic pressure and slowing of the pulse. |
| Valsalva's methods (Valsalva's manoeuvre) |
| 1: A method to test the patency of the Eustachian tube.
2: A technique to forcibly exhale against a closed glottis causing increased intrathoracic pressure and slowing of the pulse. |
| Valsalva's muscle |
| A band of vertical muscular fibres on the outer surface of the tragus of the ear, innervated by the temporal branch of the facial nerve.
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| Valsalva's test (Valsalva's manoeuvre) |
| 1: A method to test the patency of the Eustachian tube.
2: A technique to forcibly exhale against a closed glottis causing increased intrathoracic pressure and slowing of the pulse. |
| Van der Hoeve-Halbertsma-Gualdi syndrome (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| van der Hoeve-Halbertsma-Waardenburg syndrome (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| van der Hoeve-Waardenburg-Klein syndrome (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Vertige de Lermoyez (French) (Lermoyez's syndrome) |
| A variant of Méničre’s syndrome characterised by attacks of tinnitus and diminished hearing/deafness followed by vertigo after which hearing improves. Vomiting and nausea usually occur. |
| Vogt’s syndrome (Cécile Vogt) (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Waardenburg's syndrome II (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) |
| A hereditary congenital defect involving pigmentation, lateral displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal points, and deafness. |
| Wanner's symptom |
| Shortening of the bone conduction of sound. |
| Wildervanck's syndrome IV |
| A syndrome of congenital deafness and split hands and feet. |
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