A diabetic patient says that he can't hear well anymore. Everything sounds garbled and distant. When he asks if a there is a hearing aid to improve his hearing, the nurse responds that a hearing aid may not help him because he has a:
1. mixed hearing loss.
2. conductive hearing loss.
3. central hearing loss.
4. sensorineural hearing loss.
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The long-term diabetic has a sensorineural hearing loss that is not helped by hearing aids.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1197
OBJ: 5 TOP: Types of Hearing Loss
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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