An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this condition is often due to:
A. Acoustic neuroma
B. Cerumen impaction
C. Otitis media
D. Ménière's disease
ANS: B
Elderly clients frequently present with complaints of hardened cerumen and decreased hearing resulting from cerumen impaction aggravated by hearing aid wear.
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