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There are two type of hearing loss they are ? and ?
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conductive
sensorineural |
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With ? hearing loss sound waves do not pass to inner ear caused by infection, tumor, puncture.
With ? hearing loss there are damage auditory nerves or inner ear hair cells and cannot be fixed. |
Conductive
Sensorineural |
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Diagnostic test for hearing loss include the two tuning fork tests they are the ? where the tuning fork is placed on top of the head and ? where the fork is placed on the mastoid process and then moved next to the ear.
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Weber
Rhinne |
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equipment used to examine the ear includes the ?
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otoscope
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Hearing loss Nsg Dx include ?,?,?
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disturbed Sensory Perceptin: auditory
Impaired Verbal communication Deficient Knowledge Risk for injury |
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Devices that can be used to assist hearing impaired are ?,?,? and ? implants
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amplifiers
flashing lights hearing aid cochlear |
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Surgical intervention for hearing loss include ? which reconstructs the tympanic membrane and ? which removes the old stapes and replaces it with one from a cadaver.
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Tympanoplasty
Stapedectomy |
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With impaired verbal communication a nurse should ? communication by using ? devices reduce outside noise by turning of the ? in a pts room.
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facilitate
assistive TV |
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Prevention of hearing loss: Noise at levels greater than ? decibels causes gradual hearing loss. We should limit decibel levels > ? to 15 min. and levels > 110 can cause ? to hearing.
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85
100 damage |