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Q: Why are mastoid air cells important from the standpoint of infection?
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What does opacification of mastoid air cells mean?

Opacification of the mastoid air cells means there is an infection in the nasal cavity. This is when there is a mastoid inflammation or infection and involves the mastoid air cells.


What does it mean if you have fluid in the mastoid air cells?

It is normally an fluid infection you get after numerous ear infections or an untreated ear infection. 1st step in treatment is antibiotics and if unsuccessful, surgery to drain the infection may be required.


What is sclerosis left mastoid air cells?

what is sclerosis of the left mastoid


What is a simple case of mastoiditis?

In a simple case of mastoiditis some fluid escapes into the mastoid air cells during a middle ear infection.


What is the surgical removal of mastoid cells?

mastoidectomy


When treated for an inflammation of mastoid cells is called?

Mastoiditis


What is the purpose of a mastoidectomy?

Mastoidectomy is performed to remove infected air cells within the mastoid bone caused by mastoiditis, ear infection, or an inflammatory disease of the middle ear (cholesteatoma).


What is the term there is haziness of the left middle ear cavity and mastoid antrum with sclerosed mastoid air cells due to chronic oto-mastoiditis?

conduction deafness


What cells are removed during a mastoidectomy?

The cells are open spaces containing air that are located throughout the mastoid bone.


What is inside white blood cells?

The white blood cells are important to keeping you healthy when an infection comes. They contain the material to kill off the infection.


What is the temporal part of the bone that can be seen and felt as a prominent lump just posterior to the ear?

This part is called as mastoid process. Besides it lies a styloid process. There are air cells inside the mastoid process.


What type of blood cell increases to fight infection?

In the most basic form; white blood cells increase. White blood cells fight infection. However, white blood cells are a group of cells that fight infection. The most important infection-fighting white blood cell is a T-cell. These are the most destructive, attacking white blood cells. Your body actually has to deactivate them to keep them from attacking everything. T-cells is the answer.