Audiologists have several needed to be completed prior to a patient obtaining a hearing aid (Hearing Loss Communication Strategies for Family and Friends, 2012). The first step is the will be a complete health assessment to best determine whether medications or illness maybe the actual cause of hearing loss in the patient. Nurses know that certain medications such as aspirin in high doses have a side effect on tinnitus. Hearing tests such as the Weber and Rinne help determine the type of hearing loss to properly assist in determining the best hearing assistance required for better hearing.
The Weber and Rinne test are used to determine if hearing is normal or if conductive and sensorineural hearing loss are present.
The Rinne test compares …show more content…
Education will depend on whether the patient has been prescribed an external or internal device. The nurse will have the knowledge of hearing loss to complete this process efficiently in a manner in which the patient will understand more completely. After the education session time needs to be set aside for the patient to ask any answers that they may have or not understand. The patient must feel comfortable with the responses to the questions from the nurse that they have asked so they will be ready for the process of choosing and the knowledge required for safe usage of their new hearing …show more content…
In the ear: custom made, two types, one fills the bowl shaped area of your outer ear and one fills only the lower part (half shell), for mild to severe hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Behind the ear: hooks over top of ear and rests behind the ear, has a tube connecting to the hearing aid to a custom earpiece that fits into the ear canal, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Receiver in canal or ear: similar to behind the ear except has a speaker or receiver in the canal or ear, which is a tiny wire rather than tubing connecting the pieces, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Open fit: this is a variation of behind the ear hearing aid, helps keep the ear canal open wide to allow lox frequency sounds to enter the ear manually and for high frequency sound to be amplified through the hearing device, for all ages with mild to profound hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
The next type of hearing device to be addressed will be the internal (implants); Cochlear implants (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Camera, 2011) will require
The Weber and Rinne test are used to determine if hearing is normal or if conductive and sensorineural hearing loss are present.
The Rinne test compares …show more content…
Education will depend on whether the patient has been prescribed an external or internal device. The nurse will have the knowledge of hearing loss to complete this process efficiently in a manner in which the patient will understand more completely. After the education session time needs to be set aside for the patient to ask any answers that they may have or not understand. The patient must feel comfortable with the responses to the questions from the nurse that they have asked so they will be ready for the process of choosing and the knowledge required for safe usage of their new hearing …show more content…
In the ear: custom made, two types, one fills the bowl shaped area of your outer ear and one fills only the lower part (half shell), for mild to severe hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Behind the ear: hooks over top of ear and rests behind the ear, has a tube connecting to the hearing aid to a custom earpiece that fits into the ear canal, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Receiver in canal or ear: similar to behind the ear except has a speaker or receiver in the canal or ear, which is a tiny wire rather than tubing connecting the pieces, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Open fit: this is a variation of behind the ear hearing aid, helps keep the ear canal open wide to allow lox frequency sounds to enter the ear manually and for high frequency sound to be amplified through the hearing device, for all ages with mild to profound hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
The next type of hearing device to be addressed will be the internal (implants); Cochlear implants (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Camera, 2011) will require