Hearing and Vision Exam
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Dual Functions - ANSWER - Hearing and Balance
The outer ear ends at the? - ANSWER - tympanic membrane
Anterior to the external auditory canal is the? - ANSWER - temporomandibular joint
External ear - ANSWER - auricle (pinna), external auditory canal (ends at the
tympanic membrane)
Middle ear - ANSWER - tympanic membrane, ossicles, and Eustachian tube
Inner ear - ANSWER - cochlea, semicircular canals, cranial nerves 7 & 8 ( facial and
vestibular cochlear)
Serum is aka? - ANSWER - ear wax
cochlea is for - ANSWER - hearing
semicircular canals are for - ANSWER - balance
Hearing is conducted over pathways - ANSWER - air and bone
The tympanic membrane (ear drum) is? - ANSWER - clear and translucent
, Why is a respiratory infection significant for ears? - ANSWER - infection can go into
you ears by traveling through the roof of a person's mouth
Which is conduction is more efficient, air or bone? - ANSWER - air
External otitis (swimmer's ear, outer ear infection) - ANSWER - inflammation
(swelling, discharge, hearing loss), therapy to reduce discomfort (edema, treating
the infection), wick for med administration, malignant external otitis (rare,
progressive infection)
Treatment of otitis media (middle ear infeciton) treatment - ANSWER - antibiotics,
antipyretics, tubes
S/S of middle ear infection (otitis media) - ANSWER - pulling ears, purulent drainage,
decreased appetite, fever of 104 degrees
Defects in the tympanic membrane or ossicles disrupts normal _________, which
results in conductive hearing loss. - ANSWER - air conduction
Anything that effects your neuropathways effects your? - ANSWER - balance ex.)
diabetes
Always assess this first! - ANSWER - the patient's preferred method of
communication
The Weber test tests? - ANSWER - bone conductivity (top of head)
The Rinne test tests? - ANSWER - Bone/Air conductivity (on mastoid, behind ear)
Hearing loss affects more than? - ANSWER - 28 million people in the U.S.
Conductive hearing loss - ANSWER - external or middle ear problems
Questions and Answers 100%
Correct
Dual Functions - ANSWER - Hearing and Balance
The outer ear ends at the? - ANSWER - tympanic membrane
Anterior to the external auditory canal is the? - ANSWER - temporomandibular joint
External ear - ANSWER - auricle (pinna), external auditory canal (ends at the
tympanic membrane)
Middle ear - ANSWER - tympanic membrane, ossicles, and Eustachian tube
Inner ear - ANSWER - cochlea, semicircular canals, cranial nerves 7 & 8 ( facial and
vestibular cochlear)
Serum is aka? - ANSWER - ear wax
cochlea is for - ANSWER - hearing
semicircular canals are for - ANSWER - balance
Hearing is conducted over pathways - ANSWER - air and bone
The tympanic membrane (ear drum) is? - ANSWER - clear and translucent
, Why is a respiratory infection significant for ears? - ANSWER - infection can go into
you ears by traveling through the roof of a person's mouth
Which is conduction is more efficient, air or bone? - ANSWER - air
External otitis (swimmer's ear, outer ear infection) - ANSWER - inflammation
(swelling, discharge, hearing loss), therapy to reduce discomfort (edema, treating
the infection), wick for med administration, malignant external otitis (rare,
progressive infection)
Treatment of otitis media (middle ear infeciton) treatment - ANSWER - antibiotics,
antipyretics, tubes
S/S of middle ear infection (otitis media) - ANSWER - pulling ears, purulent drainage,
decreased appetite, fever of 104 degrees
Defects in the tympanic membrane or ossicles disrupts normal _________, which
results in conductive hearing loss. - ANSWER - air conduction
Anything that effects your neuropathways effects your? - ANSWER - balance ex.)
diabetes
Always assess this first! - ANSWER - the patient's preferred method of
communication
The Weber test tests? - ANSWER - bone conductivity (top of head)
The Rinne test tests? - ANSWER - Bone/Air conductivity (on mastoid, behind ear)
Hearing loss affects more than? - ANSWER - 28 million people in the U.S.
Conductive hearing loss - ANSWER - external or middle ear problems
