Hearing assistive products pre-module quiz

Which of the following are parts of the outer ear?

Select two.

Rainey is 38 years old and has worked in a noisy factory for many years. She has come for an ear health screen because she finds it difficult to hear what her family are saying.

What may be the cause of Rainey’s hearing loss?

Select one.

Tyren is 15 years old. He came for an ear health screen because he started to have difficulty hearing at school. Tyren has repeated ear pain and discharge.

What may be the cause of Tyren’s hearing loss?

Select one.

Look at the outside of this person’s ear. What would you do next?

Select one.

Look at the outside of this person’s ear. What would you do next?

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You are going to look inside a 7 year old child’s ear with an otoscope. To straighten their ear canal you should gently pull their ear:

Select one.

Ali’s right and left ears are healthy on the outside. The inside of Ali’s right ear is healthy. The inside of Ali’s left ear is painful and red.

Can you continue to do a hearing test?

Select one.

Pain when gently pressing the tragus on a person’s ear can be a sign of infection in the ear canal.

Select one.

Look at the outside of this person’s ear.

What would you do first?

Select one.

How long should you leave an ear wick in place?

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You see a person’s ear is blocked with ear wax when looking inside their ear with an otoscope.

What would you do next?

Select one.

Maya is 30 years old. You check her ear with an otoscope and find that she has a foreign body in her ear.

What would you plan next?

Select one.

What temperature should the water be for ear washout?

Select one.

Is it safe for a person to clean their ear canal with cotton buds?

Select one.

You see a hole in a person’s eardrum when looking inside their ear with an otoscope.

What would you do next?

Select one.