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NURS 611 Assignment 4.1: Workbook Assignment (Maryville University)

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NURS 611 Assignment 4.1: Workbook Assignment (Maryville University) NURS 611 Assignment 4.1: Workbook Assignment Chapter 16 1) 27: Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss Conductive hearing los ... s happens when a change in the outer or middle ear which impairs sound from being conducted from the outer to the inner ear. Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is interference in air conduction. Conditions that commonly cause a conductive hearing loss include impacted cerumen, foreign bodies lodged in the ear canal, benign tumors of the middle ear, carcinoma of the external auditory canal or middle ear, eustachian tube dysfunction, otitis media, acute viral otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media, cholesteatoma, and otosclerosis (impaired mobility of the stapes footplate in the presence of dense sclerotic bone). Symptoms of conductive hearing loss include diminished hearing and soft speaking voice. The voice is soft because often the individual hears his or her voice, often hears better in a noisy environment than in a quiet one (a condition called paracusia willisiana). A hearing aid can improve quality of life. [Show More]

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