FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2018

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
PAPER-I
ENT/J/18/28/I
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:

1. Describe mucosal folds and ventilatory pathways of middle ear
cleft.
5+5
2. Enumerate causes of peripheral vertigo.
Role of vestibular rehabilitation exercises in management of
such cases.
3+7
3. Describe anatomy of cerebellopontine angle and Internal
auditory meatus with suitable diagrams.
5+5
4. Definition, hypothesis and management of Bell's palsy.

5. Principle of Impedance Audiometry and its clinical applications.
5+5
6. What is a systematic review article? How do you collect the data
for such an article?
3+7
7. Discuss various waves of brain stem evoked response
audiometry. What are the indications of ASSR and Electrocochleography?

8. Etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of
Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.

9. Pathways of spread of complications secondary to chronic
otitis media.
Management of a case of a lateral sinus thrombophlebitis.
5+5
10. Various objectives of National Programme for Prevention and
Control of Deafness.
Component strategies adopted to meet the objectives of
the programme.
5+5