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A barotrauma of the middle ear (aerotitis)
a causes severe pain in the sinuses
b is only caused by large pressure changes during climb
c is more likely, when the pilot is flying with a respiratory infection and duri
ng descent
d is to be expected during rapid decompressions, but an emergency descent immedi
ately following
the decompression will eliminate the problem
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id 415
Trapped intestinal gases can cause severe pain. When is this the case?
a At lower altitudes.
b More frequent when flying above 18 000 FT in a non-pressurized aircraft.
c Only in pressurized aircraft when flying at higher flight levels.
d During descent as well as during climb, when the cabin pressure altitude is ex
ceeding 2 000 FT
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id 416
Please mark the counter-measure a pilot can use against a barotrauma of the
middle ear (aerotitis).
a Stop chewing and swallowing movements ("Valsalva")
b Increase the rate of descent
c Stop descending, climb again and then descend with reduced sink rate
d Use drugs against a cold
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id 417
Barotrauma of the middle ear most likely will occur
a when descending rapidly
b during a long high altitude flight
c when climbing
d in sudden steep turns
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id 418
Barotrauma of the middle ear is usually accompanied by
a noises in the ear
b dizziness
c a reduction in hearing ability and the feeling of increasing pressure
d pain in the joints
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id 419
The risk of a barotrauma of the middle ear is more likely to occur
a with colds and slow ascents
b with colds and fast climbs
c with colds and rapid descents
d after a decompression
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id 421
Equalization of pressure is limited between the middle ear and the ambient, when
:
a barotrauma exists in the sinuses
b the nose is pinched
c you breath through the mouth
d the eustachian tube is blocked
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id 422
A barotrauma of the middle ear is

a a bacterial infection of the middle ear

b an acute or chronic trauma of the middle ear caused by a difference of pressur
e on either
side of the eardrum
c a dilatation of the eustachian tube
d an infection of the middle ear caused by rapid decompression
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id 462
The effect of hypoxia to vision
a can only be detected when smoking tobacco
b is usual stronger with the cones
c is stronger with the rods
d does not depend on the level of illumination
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id 467
When oxygen is beeing transferred from the blood into the tissues and carbon
dioxide from the body cells into the blood, it is called:
a ventilation
b external respiration
c internal respiration
d hyperventilation
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id 470
The eustachian tube is the passage way between the
a sinuses and the pharynx
b nose, pharynx and inner ear
c nose, pharynx and the external auditory canal
d nasopharynx and the middle ear
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id 473
Which part of the ear could be affected due to air pressure changes during climb
and/or descent?
a The cochlea
b The semicircular canals
c The eustachian tube and the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
d The sacculus and utriculus
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id 480
Through which part of the ear does the equalization of pressure take place, when
altitude is changed?
a Cochlea
b Eustachian tube