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Hearing loss - Coggle Diagram
Hearing loss
Nursing
Careplan
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Nursing Intervention
Assess the how much the patient can hear
Refer the patient to the audiologist for tests and proper hearing aids
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Defination
Is the inability to hear
It can be acquired or congenital depending on the part of the ear affected and the cause
Risk factors
Ear infection
Prolonged exposure to noise
Poor ear hygeine in cerumen impact
Ototoxin medication
Tumor
Foreign bodies
Pathophysiology
Conductive hearing loss occurs secondary to lesions in the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane (TM), or middle ear. These lesions prevent sound from being effectively conducted to the inner ear. , is superimposed on a sensorineural hearing loss.
Signs and symptoms
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Difficulty understanding words, especially against background noise or in a crowd.
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Frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly.
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Investigations
- Otoscopy - The audiologist will look in your ear canal with an 'otoscope' and magnifying pen light.
- physical examination where checking for ear wax, blockages, or any problems with your ear canal or ear drum.
- Tympanometry - This will test your middle ear function.