Assessment of the Ear, Nose & Mouth - Unit 2 Flashcards
Assessment of the ears - what are some of the things we are looking for?
Color (same color, etc.), symmetry of size (small could be congenital abnormality of the kidney’s!), position, palpation, etc.
Macrotia - large ear. T/F?
True!
Microtia - def
small ear.
Abnormalities of the ears - low ears = ___, lesions, tenderness, otorrhea (what is it?)
Downs.
Discharge from the ear!
Presbycusis - generalized ____ ___ - especially _ __.
Generalized hearing loss, especially high pitch.
What are some signs of hearing loss?
Lip reading, posturing of head to catch sounds, acts irritable when your voice is raised, person’s speech sounds garbled, etc.
What is some subjective data for the ear?
Earaches, infections, discharge, hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, self care, etc.
Ears - some changes with aging?
Less earwax and drier earwax, hair growth on helix, anithelix, and tragus. Pinnca increase in length, etc.
Conductive hearing loss - def
problem with transmission of soundwaves through outter/middle years.
Senseuroneural hearing loss - def
inner ear damage.
Mixed Hearing loss - what is it?
A mix between senseroneural hair loss/conductive hearing loss.
Assessment of the Nose - looking for what?
Shape, size, color, flaring (nostrils), discharge, etc.
Epistaxis - def
Bloody Drainage/Nose.
Rhinorrhea - what kind of drainage?
Thing/watery drainage!
Nasal Cavities - inspection for…
Color, texture, moisture, lesions, discharge, etc.
