Assessment

Question 1

often begins with a loss of high frequency sounds ( a woman’s voice) followed later by loss of low frequency sounds

Answer 1

presbycusis

Question 2

often begins with a loss of high frequency sounds ( a woman’s voice) followed later by loss of low frequency sounds

Answer 2

presbycusis

Question 3

drainage of liquid from the ear

Answer 3

otorrhea

Question 4

infection of the external ear

Answer 4

external otitis

Question 5

earache that can occur with ear infections, cerumen blockage, sinus infection or teeth and gum problems

Answer 5

otalgia

Question 6

pain that occurs when manipulating or wiggling the pinna may suggest

Answer 6

otitis externa

Question 7

ringing in the ears that maybe associated with excessive earwax building up, high blood pressure or certain ototoxic medications

Answer 7

tinnitus

Question 8

(true spinning motion) may be associated with an inner ear problem

Answer 8

vertigo

Question 9

it is termed ___when clients feel that they are spinning around

Answer 9

subjective vertigo

Question 10

it is termed ___ when clients feel that the room is spinning around them

Answer 10

objective vertigo

Question 11

it can occur at any age, but often occurs in persons over 50 and is more common in women

Answer 11

Benign Paroxysmal Position Vertigo (BPPV)

Question 12

often referred to as “swimmer’s ear” can occur when water stays in the ear canal for a long periods of time.

Answer 12

otitis externa

Question 13

ear, nose and throat doctor

Answer 13

otolaryngologist

Question 14

what are the three types of hearing loss?

Answer 14

conductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss

Question 15

when hearing loss is due to problems with the ear canal, ear drum or middle ear, and its little bones

Answer 15

conductive hearing loss

Question 16

refers to a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 16

mixed hearing loss

Question 17

when hearing loss is due to problems with the inner ear, also known as nerve related hearing loss

Answer 17

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 18

a lack of oxygen at the time of birth

Answer 18

birth asphyxia

Question 19

age related hearing loss is called ___ and is caused by changes in the nerves or cells of the inner ear.

Answer 19

presbycusis

Question 20

what is the equipment used to evaluate the bone and air conduction

Answer 20

tunning fork

Question 21

it is used to visualize the ear drum and external ear canal

Answer 21

otoscope

Question 22

ears are equal in size bilaterally (normally ___-___ ) cm

Answer 22

4-10cm

Question 23

malaligned or low set ears may be seen with….

Answer 23

genitourinary disorders or chromosomal defects

Question 24

is a congenital deformity in which the external ear and sometimes the ear canal are not fully developed

Answer 24

microtia

Question 25

when the outside part of the ear( the pinna) is smaller than normal

Answer 25

microtia

Question 26

is a congenital excessive enlargement of the external ear

Answer 26

macrotia

Question 27

enlarged preauricular or post auricular lymp nodes

Answer 27

infection

Question 28

nontender, hard, cream,-colored nodules

Answer 28

tophi

Question 29

blocked sebaceous gland

Answer 29

postauricular cyst

Question 30

ulcerated, crusted nodules that bleed (most often seen on the helix due to skin exposure)

Answer 30

skin cancer

Question 31

redness, swelling, scaling, or itching

Answer 31

otitis externa

Question 32

pale blue ear color

Answer 32

frostbite

Question 33

associated with otitis externa or a postauricular cyst

Answer 33

tragus

Question 34

tenderness over the mastoid process

Answer 34

mastoiditis

Question 35

tenderness behind the ear

Answer 35

otitis media

Question 36

what is the equipment used in inspecting the external auditory canal?

Answer 36

otoscope

Question 37

persons with lower apocrine function produce drier earwax, produce less body odor, and have lower rates of breast cancer T/F

Answer 37

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Question 38

nonmalignant nodule swellings

Answer 38

exostoses

Question 39

red, bulging eardrum and distorted,diminished, or absent light reflex

Answer 39

acute otitis media

Question 40

yellowish, bulging membrane with bubbles behind

Answer 40

serous otitis media

Question 41

scarring from infection

Answer 41

white spots

Question 42

trauma from infections

Answer 42

perforation

Question 43

eardrum retraction from negative ear pressure

Answer 43

prominent landmarks

Question 44

eardrum thickening from chronic otitis media

Answer 44

obscured or absent landmarks

Question 45

this test compares air and bone conduction sound

Answer 45

rinne test

Question 46

used to determine the cause of hearing loss

Answer 46

rinne test

Question 47

this tests clients equilibrium

Answer 47

romberg test