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NURS 546 Aging Week 6 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Hearing in older/ aging adults - answer- sensory pieces begin to decline in older adults. - structure changes - frequency changes Why does hearing decline? - answerlifestyle heredity risk factors increased age, medications, predispos...

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NURS 546 Aging Week 6 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.


Hearing in older/ aging adults - answer✔- sensory pieces begin to decline in older adults.




- structure changes




- frequency changes


Why does hearing decline? - answer✔lifestyle




heredity




risk factors increased age, medications, predisposition, secondhand smoke, toxic chemicals/

environmental factors.


Ototoxic medications - answer✔Multiple antibiotics, gentamicin, amikacin,

metronidazole(flagyl), lasix, NSAIDs, chemotherapeutic agents

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EX: Aspirin causes a roaring sign in ears ;causes tinnitus .


Which is most prevalent risk factor for impaired hearing ? - answer✔exposure to noise


Types of hearing loss - answer✔conductive, sensorineural, mixed


Conductive hearing loss - answer✔- hearing impairment caused by interference with sound or

vibratory energy in the external canal, middle ear, or ossicles




- EX: Impacted Cerumen/ear wax




- hearing loss in which you cannot hear at low volume


sensorineural hearing loss - answer✔- hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor

cells or to the auditory nerves; also called nerve deafness




- there has been aging decline in inner ear and/ or noise induced, HIGH PITCH SOUNDS


mixed hearing loss - answer✔combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss

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