Hearing Loss David advantage

Which purpose would a speech discrimination threshold test serve -it helps to diagnosis the type of hearin loss -the results are plotted on a sudiogram to quanify hearing loss -the test will indicate if there is an obstruction in the middle ear -the patient will be able to fine-tune the quality of their hearing aid during the test

- it helps to diagnosis the type of hearing loss

A nurse is teaching about hearing devices such as cochlear implants. Which statement would indicate that the patient understands teaching? Select all that apply. -"Cochlear implants are small electronic devices that provide a sense of sound." -"Cochlear implants are prescribed for patients with slight hearing loss." -"Cochlear implants include microphone, speech processor, transmitter and receiver stimulator, and electrode array." -"Cochlear implants can help in restoring the normal hearing of the patient." -"Cochlear implants do not require surgical procedures."

-"Cochlear implants are small electronic devices that provide a sense of sound." -"Cochlear implants include microphone, speech processor, transmitter and receiver stimulator, and electrode array."

The nurse is caring for a patient following a tympanoplasty. Which intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply. -Position the client in high-Fowler's following surgery. -Encourage frequent, forceful coughing to clear respiratory tract -Change the surgical dressing with a sterile technique -Educate the patient that new hearing loss may be temporary. -Administer ordered antibiotics.

-change the surgical dressing with sterile technique -educate the patient that new hearing loss may be temporary -administer ordered antibiotics

Which clue to hearing loss would be reported by familt and friends of patient? Select all that apply -changes in patients speech quality -missing social events -dominating conversation by talking loudly - listening to television at a high volume - asking others to repeat themselves

-changes in the patients speech quality - missing social events -listening to the televison at a high volume -asking others to repeat themselves

what is a cause for sensory hearing loss? -ear trauma -obstruction -genetic disorders -demyelinating disease

-genertic disorders

the nurse recognizes whch aspect of patient histiry would be a risk factor of hearing loss? select all that apply -smoked one pack per day for 20 years -work includes operating a jackhammer on a cionstruction site -elderly adult -history of rheumatoid arthritis -hobbies include tennis

-smoked one pack per day for 20 years -work includes operating a jackhammer -elderly adult -history of rheumatoid arthritis

A nurse is discussing the device in the image with the nursing students. Which statement made by a nursing student indicate and understanding of the device? Select all that apply -the device helpds provide a sense of sound -it is prescribed for patients with moderaate hearign loss -it includes a speech proccessor that selects and arranges sounds -it restores the normal hearign of the patient -the entire device is surgically implanted

-the device helps provide a sense of sound -it includes a speech processor that selects and arranges sounds

which patient would the nurse suspect is experiencing hearing loss due to presbycusis? -35 year old with unilateral hearing deficit and impacted ear wax -1 year old with the same type of hearing loss as one of the parent -75 year old who says hearing has gotten worse over the past few years -60 year old with hearign loss related to a neurological disorder

75 year old

After assessing a patient with hearing difficulty, the practitioner suspects a cerebellopontine angle lesion. Which test would the practitioner prescribe to confirm this finding? -CT scan -MRI scan -MRI angiography -MRI w/ gadolinium enchancement

MRI w/ gadolinium enhancement

The nurse is educating a patient about their medications. Which medication would the nurse identify as having ototoxic side effects such as hearing loss? -ibuprofen -scopolamine -dimenhydrinate -acetyllsalicylic acid

acetylsalicylic acid

Which diagnostic test associated with hearing loss notes a response of the stapedius muscle to the presence of loud sound? -pure tone threshold -tympanometry -acoustic reflex -speech-reception threshold

acoustic reflex

which understanding of congenital hearing loss by the nurse would be correct? -all congential hearing loss is inherited -congenital hearing loss is due to chronic ear infections - congential hearing loss can be passed down from parents to children -congential hearing loss is associated with brain cancer

congenital hearing loss can be passed down from parent to children

The nurse is preparing a patient with suspected hearing loss for an otoscopic examination. Which information would the nurse provide to the patient regarding the otoscopic examination? -it verifies the presence and patency of structures of the external ear only -it includes assessment for acute/ chronic infection as well as structural abnormalities - it determines the softest level at which a patient can recognize speech -it requires a patient to wear headphones over his/her ears to complete test

it includes assessment for acute/chronic infection as well as structeral abnormalitites

A patient has presented for their preoperative appointment in preparation for a tympanoplasty. Which finding would the preoperative nurse report immediately to the surgeon? - patient reports taking antibiotics for an ear infection - patients spouce states the patient is listening to television loudly - the patients hearing aids are in need of a battery -the patient reports a history of damage to the middle ear

patient reports taking antibiotics for an ear infection rationale: patients must be fre of ear infectio prior to undergoing a tympanoplasty

Which presentation would indicate neural hearing loss? -progressive bilateral hearing loss -unilateral hearing loss with occasional nerve deficits -fever, fluctuating hearing loss, pressure in ear -pain the ear, bloddy ear drainage on examination

unilateral hearing loss with occasional nerve defictis Rationale unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and nerve deficits occuring occasionally are consistent with a tumor of the cerebellopontine angle, which is a type of neural hearing loss