Ears

Question 1

Common causes of hearing loss?

Answer 1

Injury, disease, aging

Question 2

What is the difference in Conductive and Sensosrineural hearing loss?

Answer 2

Conductive means sound waves are blocked before they get to middle ear. Sensosrineural is an alteration in the 8th cranial nerve or cochlear damage

Question 3

Name a common ototoxic antibiotic?

Answer 3

Gentamicin

Question 4

Causes of conductive hearing loss?

Answer 4

Ototoxic medications, history of middle ear infections, obstruction in middle ear(ear wax), abnormal tympanic membrane

Question 5

You should check the hearing for a pt on ototoxic medications if they take it for how many days?

Answer 5

5 days or more

Question 6

What is Meniere’s syndrome?

Answer 6

An excess of endolymphatic fluid

Question 7

Meniere’s syndrome causes?

Answer 7

vertigo, tinnitus, one-sided hearing loss

Question 8

Nutrition do’s and don’ts for Meniere’s syndrome?

Answer 8

Avoid high salt content, Adequate amounts of fluids, avoid caffeine, limit alcohol, avoid MSG

Question 9

A pt that speaks loudly and has poor hearing in noisy environments has what type of hearing loss?

Answer 9

Sensorineural

Question 10

A pt that speaks softly and has better hearing in noisy environments has what type of hearing loss?

Answer 10

Conductive

Question 11

A UAP and yourself enters a pt’s room that has hearing loss and the UAP starts talking to the pt. The pt tells her that he heard nothing so far that she has said. He didn’t even know she was talking. What should you teach the UAP?

Answer 11

Get pt’s attention before speaking to a pt with hearing loss, Face pt, decrease distractions