suspected hearing impairment 10yrs hb75

Question 1

hx

Answer 1

is there a family hx of deafness
maternal infections/problems
perinatal problems - during after birth
general development
respond to soun, name, televsion

Question 2

explanation

Answer 2

-hearing loss common preschoolers -middle ear effusionn
-SNHL uncommon bu imp to detect early
-distraction test -only screening tool
-often parents recognise, but childhealth nurse is a professional and should be followed up
-if problem earlier diagnosis better

Question 3

advice

Answer 3

-refer child paediatric audiologist>full hearing assessment
-r/v with audiogram
-if normal r/v 3/12
-abnormal refer to specialist