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    This document provides instructions for assessing a patient's ears and hearing ability. The assessment involves explaining the procedure to the patient, inspecting the auricles and external ear canal for any abnormalities, examining the tympanic membrane, and performing gross hearing tests including voice tone response, watch tick test, Weber test, and Rinne test. Findings are then documented.

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    This document provides instructions for assessing a patient's ears and hearing ability. The assessment involves explaining the procedure to the patient, inspecting the auricles and external ear canal for any abnormalities, examining the tympanic membrane, and performing gross hearing tests including voice tone response, watch tick test, Weber test, and Rinne test. Findings are then documented.

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    This document provides instructions for assessing a patient's ears and hearing ability. The assessment involves explaining the procedure to the patient, inspecting the auricles and external ear canal for any abnormalities, examining the tympanic membrane, and performing gross hearing tests including voice tone response, watch tick test, Weber test, and Rinne test. Findings are then documented.

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    Assessing the EARS and HEARING

    Charmaine Rose Jean L. Bayan BSN 1-C

    Preparation:
    Assemble equipments and supplies: Otoscope (with several sizes and ear specula) Gloves

    Procedure
    1. EXPLAIN
    What you are going to do Why is it necessary How he can cooperate

    2. WASH HANDS, OBSERVE APPROPRIATE INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES 3. PROVIDE CLIENTS PRIVACY 4. DETERMINE CLIENTS HISTORY Family history of hearing problems or loss Presence of ear problems Medication history Hearing difficulty Use of corrective hearing device

    5. POSITION THE CLIENT 6. ASSESSMENT

    AURICLES
    Inspect 1. Color 2. symmetry of size and position Palpate the auricles 1. Texture 2. Elasticity 3. Areas of tenderness

    EXTERNAL EAR CANAL AND TYMPANIC MEMBRANE


    (using otoscope): inspect external ear canal 1. For cerumen 2. Skin lesions 3. Pus 4. Blood Inspect the tympanic membrane 1. Color 2. gloss

    GROSS HEARING ACUITY TESTS


    Assess response to normal voice tones Perform the watch tick test Tuning fork test 1. Weber test 2. Rinne test

    7.DOCUMENT FINDINGS

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