Exam 2 Module 7: NUR 2356 /
NUR2356 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Common Hearing Problems (6)
Answer:
-Eardrum Pain
-Hearing Difficulty
-Hearing noises
-Vertigo
-itchy ears
-Otitis
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Question:
Types of hearing loss (3)
Answer:
Conductive (ex: fluid, foreign objects, allergies, rupture eardrum, earwax)
sensorineural (ex: Aging, Noise damage, Drug side effects)
mixed (genetic, infection, head trauma)
Question:
What is Conductive Hearing Loss?
Answer:
•Sound waves do not reach to inner ear nerve fibers because of external or middle ear disorders
•Inflammation or obstruction of the external or middle ear
•Changes in the ear drum
•Tumors, scar tissue, or overgrowth of the bony tissue in the ossicles
(tic-tac shaped)
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Question:
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Answer:
•Sensory nerve that leads to the brain is damaged •Exposure to loud noise •Ototoxic medications •Presbycusis is hearing loss related to age
Question:
What to Assess for hearing loss? (Medical History)
Answer:
•Length of time they have noticed a change in their hearing •Exposure to loud or continuous noises (concerts, machinery, music volume with headphones, explosions, etc.) •History of ear infections or perforated ear drum •Medications •Upper respiratory infections •Systemic diseases the cause peripheral neuropathy (e.g. diabetes) •Vertigo - sense of spinning •Pain Tinnitus - ringing in the ears
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