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Ear Disorders
Speech disorders
Eye Disorders
Care Measures
Miscellaneous
100
This infection occurs in the middle ear.
What is otitis media?
100
The person with this disorder is unable to use the muscles of speech to produce understandable language.
What is apraxia (of speech)?
100
This disorder causes loss of central vision.
What is Age Related Macular Degeneration?
100
Care for a person with this problem involves identifying yourself, NOT moving furniture around, and having the person hold onto your arm when ambulating.
What is blindness or low vision?
100
Your first action if a hearing aid is not working.
What is making sure it is turned on?
200
This disorder involves fluid build-up in the inner ear.
What is Meniere's Disease?
200
Difficult or poor speech caused by damage to the nervous system.
What is dysarthria?
200
This disorder causes loss of peripheral vision.
What is Glaucoma?
200
These diseases put a person at risk for low vision. Name 3.
What is Cataracts, Glaucoma and Age Related Macular Degeneration?
200
Location that eyeglasses and hearing aids are stored.
What is in their case in the top drawer of the bedside table?
300
Medical term for earwax.
What is cerumen?
300
The goal of speech rehab.
What is to improve the person's ability to communicate?
300
This disorder causes cloudy, blurred vision.
What is cataracts?
300
Care measures for people with hearing loss. Name 3.
What are gain the person's attention; face the person; stand or sit in good light; speak in a normal tone of voice; stand on the side of the better ear; keep conversations short; position yourself at the person's level; repeat and rephrase statements as necessary, etc.
300
Colors seem faded in this disease.
What is cataracts?
400
Speaking too loudly, leaning forward to hear, turning and cupping the better ear toward the speaker.
What are signs and symptoms of hearing loss?
400
Difficulty understanding language.
What is Receptive Aphasia?
400
This disorder is caused by damage to tiny blood vessels in the retina.
What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
400
Provide lighting as the person prefers; adjust blinds and shades to prevent glare; keep drawers fully closed.
What is care for blind and visually impaired persons.
400
Otitis media is always acute. True or false.
What is false?
500
Proper care of a hearing aid.
What is always follow the manufacturer's instructions.
500
Anther name for Expressive Aphasia.
What is Broca's Aphasia?
500
Eyesight that cannot be corrected by glasses, contacts, medications or surgery.
What is low vision?
500
Ways to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration. Name 3
What is eating a healthy diet, regular eye exams; not smoking; maintaining normal BP and weight; exercising?
500
Difficult or poor speech caused by nervous system damage.
What is dysarthria?