Test 3

Question 1

pendred syndrome

Answer 1

genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes creates problems with balance.

Question 2

meningitis

Answer 2

bacterial infection

There is now a vaccine that can be administered to prevent most forms of bacterial meningitis and is 85% effective

Question 3

ototoxic meds

Answer 3

aminoglycosides
loop diuretics
cancer medication

Question 4

aminoglycosides

Answer 4

antibiotics used to treat infection

affect outer hair cel function and can produce high frequency hearing loss

Question 5

Loop diuretics

Answer 5

medication used to help reduce fluid

affect the outer hair cell function and disrupts function of stria vascularis

Question 6

cancer medication

Answer 6

patients treated with platin drugs have a high likelihood of high frequency hearing loss due to outer and or inner hair cell damage

Question 7

microtia

Answer 7

small ear

not fully formed; associated with conductive hearing loss

Question 8

risk indicators for congenital hearing loss

Answer 8

autosomal dominant: hearing loss passed from parent with hearing loss - 50%

autosomal recessive: both parents carry gene- 25%

x-linked: when x chromosome on male is defective, the child is more likely to have hearing loss. when the mother has a defective chromosome, the normal x chromosome can counteract

Question 9

otitis media

Answer 9

middle ear infection typically treated with anibiotics or PE tubes

rick factors: children under age 2 that are bottle fed, secondhand smoke exposure, daycare, craniofacial abnormalities, eustachian tube dysfunction

Question 10

screening protocol in newborns

Question 11

% genetic hearing loss in children

Answer 11

60% of congenital hearing loss is due to genetics

Question 12

why is early identification of hearing loss important?

Answer 12

hearing loss is the most common birth condition, undetected loss can result in delayed speech, language and social and academic development

Question 13

Usher syndrome

Answer 13

causes vision loss, hearing loss, and balance issues

Question 14

Trisomy 21

Answer 14

down syndrome

50-80% have hearing loss- conductive and sensorineural

many have speech and language difficulties and delays

Question 15

CHARGE

Answer 15

C- coloboma (tissue missing from eye) and cranial nerve abnormalities
H- heart defects
A- atresia of choanea
R- restriction of growth/development
G- genital abnormalities
E- ear abnormalities

50% have profound hearing loss