The document defines various medical abbreviations and terms related to the special senses of the eye and ear. It provides descriptions of terms like PE tube, EENT, BC, AU, OM, EM, XT, OS, EOM, and VA. PE tube refers to a pressure equalizing tube placed in a child's eardrum. EENT is an abbreviation for eyes, ears, nose and throat. BC refers to bone conduction of sound through the skull. AU abbreviates both ears. OM describes otitis media, or middle ear inflammation. EM, XT, OS, and VA define eye and vision related terms like emmetropia, exotropia, the left eye, and visual acuity

1. Special Senses
THE EYE AND EAR

2. The Ear

3. PE Tube
Pressure Equalizing tube
The tube is placed in a child’s eardrum to assist
in drainage when fluid is trapped and to equalize the
pressure between the middle ear cavity and
atmosphere.

4. EENT
Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
 Abbreviation used for eyes, ears, nose and throat.
 The eyes, ears, nose and throat are interconnected
organs.

5. BC
Bone Conduction
 Bone Conduction is used to conduce sound to the
inner ears through the bones skull.
 It is used for people who have a normal hearing to
hearing impairment.
 “bone headphones” are better than headphones
because it transmits sound directly to the innermost
part of the ear that sends
signals to the brain whilst
bypassing portions of the ear.

6. AU
Both Ears
 Abbreviation used by medical professionals for both
ears.
 Auris Utraque, which is latin for both ears.

7. OM- Otitis Media
 OM is inflammation of the middle ear, mostly seen in
children.
 Common after an upper respiratory infection, which
is moved from the pharynx to the middle ear
 Fluid accumulates
in the middle ear.

8. EM
Emmetropia
 Term refers to normal state of
vision
Emmetr/o = correct, proper
-opia = vision condition

9. XT
Exotropia
 It is the outward turning of the
eye.
 Due to muscle weakness of the
eye.
exo = outward
-tropia = turned condition

10. OS
left eye
 Oculus sinister, which is latin for left eye.

11. EOM
Extarocular movement
 Movement of the eyes in various directions
 In order for a doctor to check the patient is asked to
look at objects in different directions.

12. VA
Visual Acuity
 Visual acuity is the sharpness of the patients vision.
 Usually measured my an optometrist with
a chart of letters in different sizes
from a distance.

13. Works cited
”How Bone-conducting headphones work.”HowStuffWorks. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013
Fremgen, Bonnie F., and Suzanne S. Frucht. Medical Terminology:
A Living Language. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentica Hall, 2005.
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