Describe other causes of conductive hearing loss

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Discussion Question

Case Study: Wayne is a 75-year-old retired teacher who comes to the physician's office feeling quite upset. He tells Rebecca, the licensed practical nurse, that he does not know what is happening to him. When people speak to him their speech seems garbled, and lately he is having difficulty reading. After an examination, the physician tells him he has a conductive hearing loss because of accumulated cerumen.

1. What is a conductive hearing loss?

2. What is cerumen?

3. Describe other causes of conductive hearing loss.

4. What is the role of an audiologist?

5. Explain the pathway of sound. The physician tells Rebecca to make an appointment for Wayne to be seen by an optometrist for his vision problem. The optometrist tells Wayne he has the beginning of macular degeneration.

6. Describe the duties of the optometrist.

7. Explain and describe the symptoms of macular degeneration.

8. What is the treatment for macular degeneration?

9. What reassurance can the optometrist give Wayne regarding macular degeneration?

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