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Type of hearing loss associated with age: |
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conductive, sensorineural, mixed, central |
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Interference with the transmission of sound waves from the external or middle ear to the inner ear |
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Disturbance of the neural structures in the inner ear or the nerve pathways to the brain |
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Sensorineural hearing loss |
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A combination of conductive and sensorineural losses |
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Problem in the central nervous system |
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Possible complications of chronic otitis media include |
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mastoiditis, meningitis, labyrinthitis, cholesteatoma, and hearing impairment |
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A hereditary condition in which an abnormal growth causes the footplate of the stapes to become fixed |
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in otosclerosis a rinne test reveals _ to be greater than _ |
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bone conduction, air conduction |
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med treatment for otoscleroiss |
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Inflammation of the labyrinth |
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Acute labyrinthitis usually follows an |
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acute upper respiratory infection, acute otitis media, pneumonia, or influenza |
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suppurative labyrinthitis is an Inner ear infection that usually follows an |
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upper respiratory infection, ear infection, or ear surgery |
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suppurative labyrinthitis can desstroy the _ causing _ |
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labryinth and chochlea, permanent deafness |
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Vertigo, nausea, vomiting, headache, anorexia, nystagmus, and sensorineural hearing loss on the affected side |
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A disorder of the labyrinth |
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symptoms of meniere disease are r/t an accumulation of _ in the inner ear |
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Attack triggers of meniere's disease |
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alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, stress, and certain stimuli such as bright lights and sudden movements of the head |
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hearing loss and veritgo with pallor, sweatin, n/v, unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus w/acute attacks, permanent sesorineural hearing loss |
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a feeling fo fullness in the ear r/t meniere diseas often preceds a |
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drug treatment for menier disease |
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atropine, epinephrine, benzodiazepines such as diazepam (Valium), antihistamines, antiemetics, anticholinergics, vasodilators, and diuretics |
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type of diet for meniere disease pt |
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Hearing loss associated with aging |
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presbycusis is the result of changes in one or more parts of the |
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hears well in quiet surroundings but poorly in noisy places |
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Damage to the ear or eighth cranial nerve caused by specific chemicals, including some drugs |
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Common ototoxic drugs are |
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salicylates (aspirin) and aminoglycoside antibiotics |
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The primary symptom of ototoxicity with salicylates is |
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