1. The minimum noise level known to cause noise-induced hearing loss, regardless of duration, is:

2. What is the occurrence of hearing impairment, at birth, which is related to genetic factors 50% of the time?

3. The most common fungus associated with ear infections is:

4. A facial nerve neuroma is a tumor on which cranial nerve?

5. An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of which cranial nerve?

6. A sensorineural (perceptive) hearing loss results from impairment of the:

7. Nursing instructions for a patient suffering from external otitis should include the:

8. The critical level of loudness that most people (without a hearing loss) are comfortable with is a decibel (dB) reading of:

9. Changes in the ear that occur with aging may include:

10. A symptom that is not usually found with acute otitis media is:

11. A tympanoplasty, the most common procedure for chronic otitis media, is surgically performed to:

12. Mechanical vibrations are transformed into neural activity so that sounds can be differentiated by the:

13. The physician ordered an examination of the middle ear to assess muscle reflex to sound. The nurse knows to prepare the patient for a(an):

14. Postoperative nursing assessment for a patient who has had a mastoidectomy should include observing for facial paralysis, which might indicate damage to which cranial nerve?

15. The organ of hearing is known as the:

16. To straighten the ear canal for examination, the nurse would grasp the auricle and pull it:

17. Severe hearing loss is associated with a decibel loss in the range of:

18. An incident of otitis media is usually associated with:

19. A dietary modification for a patient with Ménière’s disease would be:

20. It is projected that by 2050 what percentage of people over 55 years of age will have some form of hearing loss?

21. A hearing loss that is a manifestation of an emotional disturbance is known as what kind of hearing loss?

22. A myringotomy is performed primarily to: