Week 2 Module 2 Chapter 60

Question 1

What are some ways to assess hearing and balance

Answer 1

• Inspection of external ear
• Otoscopic exam
• Gross auditory acuity
• Whisper test
• Weber test
• Rinne test

Question 2

What is prebycusis

Answer 2

hearing loss with age

Question 2

What is conductive hearing loss

Answer 2

caused by external of middle ear problem

Question 3

What is sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 3

caused by damage to the cochlea or vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 3

What is functional hearing loss

Answer 3

Caused by an emotional problem

Question 4

What might a person experience with hearing loss

Answer 4

Deterioration of speech, fatigue, indifference, social isolation or withdrawal

Question 5

What is external otitis

Answer 5

Inflammation caused by bacteria or fungal infections
- Manifestations: pain/tenderness, discharge, edema, redness, itchy, hearing loss, feeling of fullness

Question 6

What are some middle ear conditions

Answer 6

• Tympanic membrane perforation
• Acute otitis media
• Serious otitis media
• Chronic otitis media

Question 7

What is Acute otitis media

Answer 7

Bacterial or viral infection, comes with ear pain, fever, hearing loss
- treat with ATB therapy, myringotomy or tympanotomy

Question 8

What is serious otitis media

Answer 8

fluid in the middle ear without infection

Question 9

what is mastoidectomry

Answer 9

Removal of diseased bone

Question 10

What is chronic otitis media

Answer 10

recurrent acute otitis media
- chronic infection that damages the tympanic membrane, ossicles and mastoid

Question 11

What do you assess for a patient getting a mastoidectomy

Answer 11

• Health hx
• data related to the ears and hearing
• Duration, intensity and vertigo
• Any medications
• Erythema, edema, lesions, discharge, color, odor, review audiogram results

Question 12

What are some goals for mastoid surgery

Answer 12

• reduction of anxiety
• freedom from pain and discomfort
• prevention of infection
• improved hearing
• absence of vertigo

Question 13

Should you take a shower after mastoid surgery

Answer 13

no, take baths to avoid water contaminating the ears

Question 14

What are some medications for someone who had mastoid surgery

Answer 14

analgesic and anti vertigo

Question 15

What is mystagmus

Answer 15

Involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyes associated with vestibular dysfunction

Question 16

What is benign positional vertigo

Answer 16

common inner ear disorder causing brief, sudden, and intense episodes of vertigo—a spinning sensation—triggered by changes in head position

Question 17

What is acoustic neuroma

Answer 17

tumor on the VIII (vestibulocochlear) cranial nerve

Question 18

What medications can you use to treat menieres disease

Answer 18

meclizine (Antivert), antiemetics, Valium