Module 4 Part 2: Ear, Head, Neck, Nose, & Throat Flashcards
1
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General screening for hearing loss includes
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- Whispered word
- Finger rub
2
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Whispered Word (General screening) STEPS
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- Ask patient to occlude one ear while provider stands on the opposite side
- Ask patient to repeat a word
- Whisper at a distance of approximately 24 in from their ear
- If patient doesn’t correctly identify the word, repeat at consecutively closer distances until they get it
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Finger Rub (General screening) STEPS
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- Ask patient to close their eyes
- Rub thumb against index and middle fingers approximately 3-4 in away from patient’s ear
- Alternate between ears and ask patient to identify which ear they hear the rubbing in
4
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Tympanic membrane (TM)
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- Membrane within the ear that separates the external ear from the middle ear
- Collecting sound waves and transmitting them to the ossicles in the process of hearing
5
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Conductive Hearing Loss
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Hearing loss caused by disruption of the transmission of sound waves through any component of passages from external auditory canal, through the tympanic membrane and through the ossicles
6
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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Hearing loss due to a deficiency within the cochlea, involving nerve impulse transmission to the brain
7
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Mixed hearing loss occurs when…
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There is a combination of conductive and sensorineural loss
8
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Weber Test
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- Hearing test performed with a 265 Hz vibratory tuning fork
- Used in conjunction with Rinne test to help distinguish between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
9
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Rinne Test
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- A hearing test commonly performed with a 528 Hz tuning fork
- Used to determine how the conduction of sound through the air compares to the conduction of sound through bone
10
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Otoscopy
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Examination of the ear using an otoscope, a medical device that provides amplification
11
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Otitis
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- Inflammation of the ear
- Referred to as otitis externa for inflammation of the external ear
- Referred to as otitis media for inflammation of the middle ear
