A patient being sent home from a clinic after evaluation for a perforated eardrum is advised not to shower. Which statement indicates that the patient understands why showering should not be performed?
a. Water should not enter the ear.
b. Motion of the ear would cause pain.
c. Showering would disturb equilibrium.
d. The patient should move as little as possible.
ANS: A
With a perforated eardrum, water should not enter the ear. B. C. D. These are not reasons why the patient with a perforated ear drum should not shower.
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