Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 54: Ear and Hearing Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. The skin of the auricle may become dry and wrinkled. Cerumen production declines,
and the protective wax is drier. Hairs in the canal become coarser and longer (in
2. The term ototoxic means that a drug can damage the eighth cranial nerve or the
3. Electronystagmography is used to detect lesions in the vestibule. Electrodes are
4. For the Rinne test, tap the tuning fork on the hand to activate it. Then place the base
of the tuning fork on the patient’s mastoid bone. If the vibration is conducted through
5. A microphone to receive sound waves and convert them to electrical signals, an
6. The cochlear implant consists of a microphone, processor, transmitter, and receiver.
The microphone, at ear level, picks up sounds that are amplified by the processor.
7. Conductive hearing loss—results from interference with the transmission of sound
waves from the external or middle ear to the inner ear; sensorineural hearing loss—
9. After surgery, you should be concerned with pain relief, safety, prevention of
infection, and avoidance of pressure in the ear. It is important that the patient not do
anything that increases pressure in the ear. The packing in the ear should not be
10. Ménière disease is a disorder of the labyrinth. Symptoms include acute attacks that