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| progressive hearing reduction usually in older adults |
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| earwax: buildup causes conduction deafness |
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| comes from the inner ear, dizziness and unequilibrium |
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symptoms are tinnitis ( ringing of ears)
dizziness (vertigo) |
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| thicker mucous, dry mouth, decreased salivary production, leads to appetite and nutrition reduction |
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associated with diabetes can be caused from alcoholism, peripheral vascular disease, trauma, medications, infections, or immune system disease
sx: stumbling, numbness, unsteady gait
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| caused by hemorrhage and it affects half of the body, right or left side |
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sight
smell
taste
hearing
touch |
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| eye sight loss, of seeing near objects. the lens of the eyes loses its ability to focus |
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| cloudy or opaque lens, develops gradually and results in cloudy or blurred vision, usually patients have concerns with glare and poor night vision |
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| tear ducts aren't producing, itching, burning, and reduced vision |
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| intraoccqular pressure that progresses to the optic nerve, if untreated people can lose peripheral vision and then eventually vision straight ahead. |
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| pathological changes of the blood vessels of the retina, it causes reduced vision or even vision lost |
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| age related portions of the retina degenerate, edges and lines appear wavy, or they can see dark empty spaces. |
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