Sensory (ear)

Question 1

Hearing Loss

Answer 1

● Conductive hearing loss
● Sensorineural hearing loss
● Deafness
● Noise-induced hearing loss

Question 2

Gerontologic Considerations:

Answer 2

● Cerumen
● Presbycusis
● Supplemental devices
● Communication barriers

Question 3

Acute Otitis Media:

Answer 3

● Bacterial or viral
● Early broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy
● Rare permanent hearing loss or
meningitis
● Myringotomy / Tympanotomy

Question 4

Motion Sickness:

Answer 4

● Disturbance of equilibrium
● OTC treatments
● Anticholinergics

Question 5

Meniere’s
Disease Risk Factors:

Answer 5

● Unknown
● Associated with aging
● Middle-ear infection

Question 6

What are the signs and symptoms of
Meniere’s Disease?

Answer 6

● Sudden episodes of vertigo
● Buzzing tinnitus
● Nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis
● Nystagmus
● Brief loss of consciousness

Question 7

Meniere diagnostics:

Answer 7

Diagnostics:
● Audiometric testing reveals
sensorineural hearing loss