When an older patient went to his nephew's wedding, he had a hard time hearing people talk. He says that he has no difficulty hearing his wife when she talks to him at home but he seemed to have more problems at the wedding reception
The nurse responds: 1. "You may have otitis media."
2. "You most probably have a normal hearing change that occurs as we age."
3. "You must have ototoxicity."
4. "Hearing aids won't help with that type of hearing loss."
2
This conductive hearing loss is one associated with normal aging.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation REF: 1205
OBJ: 5 TOP: Presbycusis KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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