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When examining the right tympanic membrane of a 15-year-old patient with a history of chronic ear infections, the nurse sees dense white patches. What should the nurse do?
When examining the right tympanic membrane of a 15-year-old patient with a history of chronic ear infections, the nurse sees dense white patches. What should the nurse do?
- Be concerned about the ability to hear because of this abnormality on the tympanic membrane.
- Consider that these findings may represent the presence of blood in the middle ear.
- Refer the patient for the possibility of a fungal infection.
- Know that these are scars caused from frequent ear infections. (correct)
When preparing to do an otoscopic examination on a 2-year-old child, what is the correct procedure for pulling the pinna?
When preparing to do an otoscopic examination on a 2-year-old child, what is the correct procedure for pulling the pinna?
- Pulling the pinna down (correct)
- Pulling the pinna up and back
- Instructing the child to touch his chin to his chest
- Slightly tilting the child's head toward the examiner
Which type of infection do black or white dots on the tympanic membrane suggest?
Which type of infection do black or white dots on the tympanic membrane suggest?
- Bacterial infection
- Yeast or fungal infection (correct)
- Parasitic infection
- Viral infection
What can prevent otitis externa (swimmers ear) after swimming?
What can prevent otitis externa (swimmers ear) after swimming?
What is tinnitus?
What is tinnitus?
What distinguishes objective vertigo from subjective vertigo?
What distinguishes objective vertigo from subjective vertigo?
When should sudden loss of hearing in one or both ears be reported to the healthcare provider?
When should sudden loss of hearing in one or both ears be reported to the healthcare provider?
At what age does presbycusis, a type of hearing loss that occurs with aging, typically start?
At what age does presbycusis, a type of hearing loss that occurs with aging, typically start?
What type of hearing loss is presbycusis?
What type of hearing loss is presbycusis?
Which type of sound is first noticed to be lost in presbycusis?
Which type of sound is first noticed to be lost in presbycusis?
What makes words sound garbled in presbycusis?
What makes words sound garbled in presbycusis?
What is impaired in presbycusis?
What is impaired in presbycusis?
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Ear Health Nursing Summary
- Passive cigarette smoke is a risk factor for ear infections in infants and children.
- Black or white dots on the tympanic membrane suggest a yeast or fungal infection.
- Rubbing alcohol or 2% acetic acid eardrops can prevent otitis externa (swimmers ear) after swimming.
- Tinnitus is a sound that comes from within a person, accompanying some hearing or ear disorders.
- Objective vertigo makes the patient feel like the room is spinning, while subjective vertigo makes the patient feel like they are spinning.
- Sudden loss of hearing in one or both ears not associated with an upper respiratory infection needs immediate reporting to the healthcare provider.
- Presbycusis, a type of hearing loss that occurs with aging, starts in the mid-40s and progresses slowly.
- Sounds may be garbled and difficult to localize in presbycusis.
- Presbycusis is a gradual sensorineural loss caused by nerve degeneration in the inner ear or auditory nerve.
- The person first notices a high-frequency tone loss in presbycusis.
- It is harder to hear consonants than vowels in presbycusis, making words sound garbled.
- The ability to localize sound is impaired in presbycusis.
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