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external ear, middle ear, inner ear
What is peripheral structures of ear
colds or allergies
what are causes of otitis media
nrsg care for cerumen and foreign bodies
what is irrigation of the ear
techniques/devices to help hearing loss
what is hearing aids, lip reading, sign language, cochlear implant, listening devices
objective assessment data of the ear
what is physical exam, focused assessment, and diagnostic studies
equalize atmospheric air pressure and move and transmit sound waves
what is function of middle ear
auricle, auditory canal
what are external ear structures
ear diagnostic test
what is otoscope, tuning fork test, audiometry
tympanum red, bulging & painful, decreased hearing
what are s&s of otitis media
administering ear drops in adult
what is pull the ear back and up
fullness of the ear, a “plugged” feeling or popping sensation & decreased hearing
what is s&s of otitis media with effusion
s&s external otitis
what is pain, chewing discomfort, and muffled hearing
tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles, eustachian tube
what are the structures of the middle ear
produces pure tones at varying intensity
what is audiometry test
nrsg care for acute otitis media
what is medication, surgery
nrsg care for external otitis
what is otoscopic exam, c&s of discharge, moist heat, medication
s&s of otosclerosis
what is conductive hearing loss
presbycusis
what is loss of peripheral auditory sensitivity & word recognition ability, difficulty to hear high frequency sounds
tympanoplasty
what is reconstruction of the tympanic membrane, ossicles, or both
Weber's test
what is client asked where sound is best heard when vibrating tuning fork is placed on head
common inner ear symptoms
what is vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus
Rinne's test
what is compares hearing by bone conduction and air conduction
nrsg care otosclerosis
what is hearing aids, drug therapy, surgery
sudden, severe attacks of vertigo with n&v, sweating & pallor
what are s&s of meniere's
nausea, dizziness, hearing loss
what are s&s of mastoiditis