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DISORDERS OF THE INTERNAL EAR - Coggle Diagram
DISORDERS OF THE INTERNAL EAR
Hearing loss
Definition
Is an impairment that occurs when there is problem with or damage to one or more part of the ear
Inability to hear
Clinical manifestations
Poor performance at school
A need to increase the volume of radio
Increase inability to hear
Trauma on the ear
Causes
Abnormal bone growth
Damage to the inner ear
Congenital
Conductive
Gradual build up of earwax
Pathophysiology
Occur as a result of decreased sound transmission
From outside world to the cochlea
Hair cell destruction in the cochlea
Damage to the eight cranial nerve
Risk factors
Poor ear hygiene
Foreign bodies
Ear infection
Prolonged exposure to noise
Ototoxin medication
Nursing care plan
The role of the ear in communication
Care of ears and how to clean it
Educate about the proper use of the wick and it disposal
Surgical management
Ossicular reconstruction
Canalplasty
Tympanoplasty
Stapedoctomy
Medical management
Administration of antibiotics
Administration of analgesia
Nursing management
Refer a patient to audiologist for proper assessment
Manieere's disease
Definition
It is a disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear
Pathophysiology
There is tissue changes in the labyrinth
Trigger production of endolymph
It distorts the contour of the membranous labyrinth
It destroys the delicate and vestibular and cochlea hair cell
Clinical manifestations
A feeling of being pulled into the ground
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Hearing loss
Aural fullness
Causes
Viral infection
Improper fluid drainage
Abnormal immune response
Genetic predisposition
Risk factors
Allergies
Family history
Trauma to the head
Syphilis
Nursing care plan
Reduce pain
Prevent infection
Alley enxiety
Teach the patient about the condition
Surgical management
Endolymphatic sac surgery
Medical management
Long term medication use
Use of diuretics
Nursing management
Tell the patient to reduce salt intake