The client tells her nurse that she experiences ear ringing at night. What is the nurse's first response?
A. "Do you have ringing in both ears or just one?"
B. "What medications do you take on a regular basis?"
C. "Tell me exactly how you routinely clean your ears."
D. "Has anyone in your family ever suffered from tinnitus?"
A
Determining whether the problem exists in one or both ears provides valuable information for diagnosis, establishing a cause and formulating an appropriate course of management.
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