Jared has been an avid fan of rock music for many years and has attended numerous concerts, getting as close to the stage as possible. He has never worn earplugs or protective earwear. Now in his 50s, he has become hard-of-hearing and can no longer detect quiet sounds or low talking. How might his symptoms be explained?Multiple ChoiceHis tympanic membrane has hardened.He has developed a brain tumor that puts pressure on the vestibulocochlear nerve.He must have used the antibiotic streptomycin while at a concert which weakened the structures in his inner ear, making them less able to respond to sound waves.His hair cells are permanently damaged and desensitized to loud sounds.

When cleaning his ear canal with a cotton swab, Garrett pushes the swab into the external acoustic meatus as far as he can. When he is met with some resistance, he pushes harder and suddenly feels a sharp, intense pain. He then notices that all he can hear from that ear is a constant ringing. What damage has he most likely done to the ear?Multiple ChoiceHe has torn the oval window so sound vibrations are not being transmitted into the inner ear.He has torn the skin of the ear canal, and now blood is preventing sound waves from reaching the tympanic membrane.He has torn the tympanic membrane so sound is not being transmitted to the middle ear.He has damaged the stapes so sound vibrations are not being transmitted to the inner ear.

You are performing Weber and Rinne hearing tests. For the Weber test, the sound lateralized to the unaffected ear; for the Rinne test, air conduction-to-bone conduction ratio is less than 2:1. You interpret these findings as suggestive ofGroup of answer choicesotitis externa.a defect in the middle ear in the semicurcular canalsimpacted cerumen.a defect in the inner ear to the cochlear nerve

Case Study 1Sylvia is a 24-year-old female with complaints of ear pain, hearing loss, and runny nose. She was diagnosed with an acute otitis media. See below for physical exam of affected ear.   See below for physical exam of unaffected ear.  1. In which ear does Sylvia have an infection?  2. Will Sylvia have a conductive or sensorineural hearing loss?  3. Sylvia asked if her hearing loss is permanent. How would you respond? 4. The most common pathogen to cause acute otitis media is:                          5. The Tympanic Membrane separates the external and middle ear; it is normally                      and is                    in color. The cone of light will normally be at 5 O'Clock in the                    ear and 7 O'Clock in the                    ear.

Hearing loss that does not change over time

If you go to a concert and after it is over it is hard to hear your friends, what type of hearing condition do you have? Group of answer choicesPresbycusisShort Term hearing LossTinnitusConductive hearing loss