Assessment of the Ear and Hearing (5)

Question 1

ototoxic drugs

GAMFAIC

Answer 1

gentamycin
amikacin
metronidazole
furosemide
aspirin
ibuprofen
cisplatin

Question 2

test placing fork in middle of head

Answer 2

weber

Question 3

test comparing air conduction to bone conduction (should hear hair much longer than bone)

Answer 3

rinne

Question 4

measures high and low tones in hertz

Answer 4

frequency

Question 5

measures how loud tones are in decibels

Answer 5

intensity

Question 6

measures lowest intensity which pure tones and speech are heard by only 50% of the time

Answer 6

threshold

Question 7

tympanic membrane should look like?

light reflexes for each ear?

Answer 7

pearly gray and intact
right ear 5 oclock
left ear 7 oclock

Question 8

electrodes placed around ear and movement is recorded by filling ear with cool water or air

Answer 8

electronystagmography

Question 9

contraindications for ENG (6)

Answer 9

no caffeine
no pacemakers
NPO for several hours prior
no alcohol
no sedatives
no antihistamines

Question 10

components of external ear

Answer 10

pinna 
mastoid process (behind ear)

Question 11

components of external process

Answer 11

cerumen
intact eardrum
light reflex

Question 12

age related changes

PHHHTC

Answer 12

pinna elongated
hair coarser
hearing acuity decreases
high freq sounds lost first
tympanic membrane loses elasticity
cerumen drier can cause impaction

Question 13

3 components of sensorineal hearing loss

Answer 13

defect in:
cochlear
CN VIII
brain (temporal lobe)