The nurse is performing an ear assessment on an older adult. Which assessment finding does the nurse document in the client's chart as an expected age-related change?
a. Coarse hair is seen in the auditory canal.
b. Tympanic membrane is intact and bulging.
c. Impacted cerumen is present in the audi-tory canal.
d. Small, painless nodules are noted on the helix of the pinna.
A
Growth of coarse hair in the auditory canal occurs in some older men and women. It does not interfere with hearing and is considered a normal variation related to aging; it would be consi-dered abnormal in a younger adult. Bulging tympanic membranes, impacted cerumen, and pinna nodules are not expected findings in the older adult.
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