HEENT REVIEW QUESTIONS UPDATED 86QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

Review Questions HEENT (EARS, NOSE, THROAT) EARS Hearing Loss 1. Which cranial nerve is affected in sensorineural hearing loss? a. CN VIII 2. Hearing loss in measured according to hearing thresholds (the softest tone heard by patient at a given frequency). Normal hearing is measured at: ______ decibels (dB) a. 0-25 decibels 3. Mild hearing impairment is measured at: a. 26-40 dB 4. Moderate/severe hearing impairment is measured at: a. 41-70 dB 5. Profound hearing loss is measured at: a. 91 dB and above 6. What is the difference between AOM and otitis media with effusion (OME)? a. There are no signs of acute illness in OME 7. What are the risk factors for AOM? a. Risk factors: recent URI, cleft palate, smoking, family history, NA, Eskimo, Down’s syndrome, bottle feeding, day care, enlarged adenoids, eustachian tube dysfunction, low socioeconomic group, male gender, family history of AOM, use of pacifier, previous use of antibiotics 8. What devices are used to measure TM mobility? a. Pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry 9. What are additional origins of otalgia other than AOM? a. Otitis externa, referred from jaw/teeth, TMJ dysfunction, dental abscess, mastoiditis, ear canal furuncle, otic barotrauma, cholesteatoma, foreign body, head and neck tumor, sinus infection, temporal arteritis, trigeminal neuralgia, GERD 10. What are the requirements for a diagnosis of AOM? a. Bulging of the TM (looks like a donut or a bagel), new onset of otalgia, or n