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Hearing loss Screenshot_20200412-161129 (Causes (Aging, Acoustic neuroma,…
Hearing loss
Definition
Partial or total inability to hear
Causes
Aging
Acoustic neuroma
Infections
Obesity
Meningitis
Noise exposure
Head trauma
Symptoms
Difficulty in hearing women and children's voices
Difficulty in understanding everyday conversations
Asking others to repeat often
Having to turn up volume
Avoiding social situations that were enjoyable
Hearing ringing in your ear
Feel like others are mumbling
Pathophysiology
Damage to the outer, inner and middle ear
Cause wear and tear on the hairs
Or nerve cells in tge cochlea
That send sound signals to the brain
Electrical signals cannot be transmitted
Symptoms starts to appear
Nursing management
Encourage bed rest
Administer oral steroids as prescribed
Order low salt diet
Administer diuretics as prescribed
Provide carbogen inhalation
Vasodilation
Health education
Avoid loud or noisy places
Limit your time exposure to loud sounds
Use hearing protective gears
Avoid medications like aspirin
Give your ear time to recover
Treatment
Pharmacology
Prednisone
Penicillin
Furosemide
Steroids
Bumetanide
Surgical procedures
Spadectomy
Hearing aids
Tympanoplasty
Cochlear implant
Removal of canal obstruction
Diagnostic procedures
Otoscope
Pure tone audiometry
Tympanometry
Audiometry
Word recognition
Bone conduction
Weber's test
