A 45-year-old client is admitted complaining of vertigo, hearing loss, unilateral aural fullness, and tinnitus. Based on the client's age and symptoms, the nurse feels the client is suffering from:
1. Meniere's disease.
2. Bell's palsy.
3. Otosclerosis.
4. Anosmia.
Meniere's disease.
Rationale: Meniere's disease is a dysfunction of the labyrinth, with symptoms of vertigo, hearing loss, unilateral aural fullness, and tinnitus. It is most common between the ages of 30 and 60. Bell's palsy is an inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve that results in asymmetric facial movements. Otosclerosis is a familial disorder in which irregular ossification occurs in the stapes of the middle ear, causing conductive deafness, sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus. Anosmia is the complete loss of smell.
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