Anatomy and Physiology
What is the cochlea?
This type of hearing loss involves a blockage in the outer or middle ear.
What is conductive hearing loss?
This simple test involves whispering behind a patient's ear.
What is the whisper test?
A device that amplifies sound for people with mild hearing loss.
What is a hearing aid?
This lifestyle habit is associated with increased hearing loss risk
What is smoking?
The auditory nerve is also known as this cranial nerve?
What is cranial nerve VIII
This type results from damage to hair cells or the auditory nerve.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
This test compares air and bone conduction using a tuning fork.
What is the Rinne test?
A surgical device for profound sensorineural loss.
What is a cochlear implant?
This condition involves hearing a ringing sound without an external source.
What is tinnitus?
These 3 small bones transmit sound in the middle ear.
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes?
A combination of conductive and sensorineural issues is called this.
What is mixed hearing loss?
This test determines lateralization of sound.
What is the Weber test?
A common nursing diagnosis for a patient who can't hear instructions.
What is impaired verbal communication?
This common cause results from loud environments?
What is noise induced hearing loss?
This membrane vibrates when struck by sound waves.
What is the tympanic membrane (eardrum)?
What is age related sensorineural hearing loss?
This test uses electrodes to measure how sound travels to the brainstem.
What is auditory brainstem response (ABR)?
Nurses should educate patients about these two common ototoxic drug types.
What are ahminoglycosides and loop diuretics?
These two chronic conditions can reduce inner ear blood flow.
What are cardiovascular disease and diabetes?
This lobe of the brain interprets sound.
What is the temporal lobe?
In the Weber test, this type of loss causes sound to lateralize to the unaffected ear.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
What is tympanometry?
This therapy can help patients post-op improve verbal communication.
What is speech therapy?
These drugs used for cancer or severe infection can damage hearing.
What are chemotherapy agents and aminoglycosides?