A 65-year-old male has come to the local outlet for hearing aids. The man wants his hearing tested and he wants to be fitted for hearing aids if he needs them
He tells the practitioner that in the past 2 or 3 months his hearing "has started to go" and that it seems that his hearing "gets worse every day." What would the hearing aid practitioner do first?
A) Test the man's hearing
B) Perform an otoscopy
C) Measure the width of the ear canal
D) Refer the man to his primary care physician
Ans: D
Feedback: Health care professionals who dispense hearing aids are required to refer prospective users to a physician if any of the following otologic conditions are evident: visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear; active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days; sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days; complaints of dizziness or tinnitus.
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