Ear Assessment Flashcards
1
Q
Inspection
A
Skin condition, size, swelling, redness, discharge, cerumen, lesions, foreign body
2
Q
Otoscope
A
Ear canal, tympanic membrane
3
Q
Hearing acuity
A
Whisper test
Rinnie test
Weber test
4
Q
External Ear
A
Passes waves to middle ear
5
Q
Middle Ear
A
Protects inner ear from damaging sounds
- 3 bones (malleus, incus, stapes)
- conduct sound waves to inner ear
6
Q
Inner Ear
A
Main organ of balance
Translate sound waves to auditory nerve which transfers to brain stem
7
Q
Function of Ear
A
Hearing and equilibrium
