Which is an implanted ear prosthesis for children with ...

[justinmsk]

Which is an implanted ear prosthesis for children with sensorineural hearing loss?
 
  a. Hearing aid
  b. Cochlear implant
  c. Auditory implant
  d. Amplification device

Question 2

The nurse is talking with a 10-year-old boy who wears bilateral hearing aids. The left hearing aid is making an annoying whistling sound that the child cannot hear. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?
 
  a. Ignore the sound.
  b. Ask him to reverse the hearing aids in his ears.
  c. Suggest he reinsert the hearing aid.
  d. Suggest he raise the volume of the hearing aid.

[sarah_brady415]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Cochlear implants are surgically implanted, and they provide a sensation of hearing for individuals who have severe or profound hearing loss of sensorineural origin. Hearing aids and amplification devices are external devices for enhancing hearing. Auditory implants do not exist.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The whistling sound is acoustic feedback. The nurse should have the child remove the hearing aid and reinsert it, making certain no hair is caught between the ear mold and the ear canal. It would be annoying to others to ignore the sound or to suggest he raise the volume of the hearing aid. The hearing aids are molded specifically for each ear.

[justinmsk]

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