Hearing Loss

University:
Northwest College
Course:
VN 220 | Medical/ Surgical
Academic year:

2023
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478

Pages:

3
Author:

YMejia

Hearing lossGenetic syndromes associated I/ genetic sensorineuralbeaning impairment include:Waardenburg syndromeusher syndromependred syndromeJenell and lange-Nielsen syndrome.Hearing loss may also be acquired i causes include:TORCH infectionstraumachromi exposure to loud noise.Hearing loss occurs in men more than in women.occupations such as compentry (Plumbing, and walhunng nane the highest v/o noise inclueed hearingloss.conductive hearing loss usually results from an externalear disorder, such as impacted cenemen, or a middle eardisorder, such as otitis media or ostoclensis.- tra nsmission of sound by all to the Inner ear ISinterrupted.sensorineural heaving loss Invoives damage to thecochlea or vestibulocochlear newe Clinical manifestations:Deafness-partial L or complete loss of the ability to hear,Early S/S :tinnitusInability to hear men IN a groupneed to tum up the volume of the TV.changes In attitudechanges in ability to communicatechange in awareness of surroundingsability to protect oneself.assessing b vv hearing loss:1. speech deterioration i slum (ng, awps word endings,flat-sounding speech2. Fatigue = person tires easily when listening toconversation or to a speechPatient may become irritable.3. indifference . becomes depressed /disinterested Inlibe.4. social withdrawal - being able to hear what ISgoing on causes w/drawal to avoid embarrasment5 insecunty6. Indecision and procrastination-makes 1 it hard to makedeasions7. suspisions - may suspeet that othersare talking about them.A t AlCD nn No. -1 Lin al H.... Mand HAH read g TMUC Pliu wants TO more nar my uvre IIIII wvthus pretends to be hearing when they actually cant.9. loneliness | unhappiness : oftenful Isolated10. Tendency to dominate the conversationtend to dominate the como ,Knowing that 16 Itscentered on then and they can control it, they canavoid enw.barrassment by mistakes.prevention:keep nolse a minumum(acoustic trauma - refers to hearing loss caused by asingle exposure to an extremely loud noise ex:explosion.) occurs w about 4000 Mz.minumum holse level known to cause noise Inducedhearingloss regardless of duration - 85-90 dB,Gerentolugne considerations :Waging changes our that eventually tohearing deficits- cerumen becomes harder ldner.- tympanie membrane may atrophy-cells a base of cochlea degenerate-11belong exposure to lound noises.- Mabetes- meds.