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Hearing aid purpose: - ANSWER-Amplify sounds within the ear canal. Allows those who have hearing deficits to hear louder. Where does sensorineural hearing loss occur? - ANSWER-Occurs in the inner ear Causes of sensorineural hearing loss - ANSWER-Age Illness Noise What is sensorineura...

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Hearing aid purpose: - ANSWER-Amplify sounds within the ear canal.



Allows those who have hearing deficits to hear louder.



Where does sensorineural hearing loss occur? - ANSWER-Occurs in the inner ear



Causes of sensorineural hearing loss - ANSWER-Age

Illness

Noise



What is sensorineural hearing loss? - ANSWER-hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea's
receptor cells or to the auditory nerves; also called nerve deafness



Sensorineural hearing loss assessments: - ANSWER-Rinnes (vibrating tunning fork on mastoid
process)

Webers (stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline)



Why are kids more susceptible to otitis media than adults? - ANSWER-Children under 7:

Have SHORTER and more HORIZONTAL tubes.



What is the most common organism/cause of acute otitis media? - ANSWER-Streptococcus,
pneumonia, Haemophilus, influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis



What would you expect to see on exam if you suspect otitis media? - ANSWER-Infected fluid in the
middle ear



Most common medication given for managing Otis externa? - ANSWER-Amoxicillin (amox)

,ABX



Characteristics of Meniere's disease= - ANSWER-Intense vertigo

NV

Tinnitus

Pressure or fullness in ear

Hearing loss



What is eye pain with halos an indicator of? - ANSWER-Halos with eye pain

Blurred vision

Can be a SERIOUS DISORDER. (CLOSED-ANGLE GLAUCOMA)

Get checked.



Who should not receive Mannitol? - ANSWER-Patients with

-ANURIA d/t RENAL DISEASE

-Pulmonary edema

-Severe pulmonary congestion

-Active intracranial bleeding



Age-related macular degeneration: - ANSWER-Progressive and irreversible destruction of receptors
from any of a number of causes.



Age-macula degenerates- - ANSWER-distortion/loss of central vision



Dry macular degeneration - ANSWER-Blurry, wavy central vision, normal peripheral vision



Wet macular degeneration (more severe) - ANSWER-New blood vessels grow around macula.

Causes bleeding, scarring, and photoreceptor atrophy



Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration - ANSWER--Age

-Genetics

, -Smoking

-Caucasian

-Obesity

-Diet



Primary intention in wound healing: - ANSWER--Surgical closure of a wound.

-Regeneration

-Little granulation tissue

-Everything heals nicely

-Minimal scars



Risk factors for impaired wound healing: - ANSWER--immobility

-poor perfusion

-skin status; maceration

What is Meniere's disease? - ANSWER-It is called 'my ears disease'. An idiopathic chronic condition
associated with water in the ear.



What do artificial tears do? - ANSWER-Topical OTC medications designed to lubricate eye surface.
Prevent dry eyes!



Characteristics of cataracts: - ANSWER-Cloudy or opaque discoloration of the eye.



Most common cause of glaucoma: - ANSWER-Eye trauma

Diabetes

Inflammation

Hemorrhage

Cataracts

Tumor



Close angle glaucoma - ANSWER--Acute

-Unilateral

-Iris covers the drains

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