Cerumen Removal Case Study

Whilst communicating with Mr H I reviewed his hearing ability by making a mental note of the times he hadn't heard me correctly and compared this with the previous day, at present Mr H's hearing ability doesn't appear to have changed, I recorded this in the communication section of Mr H's care plan where others could see there were no changes at present.

After further research I discovered that hearing aids are not as good as some people make them out to be, as the article why things suck: Hearing aids (2008), explains, that the problems are with the microphone, the processor and the battery of the hearing aids. The microphone, this article suggests that it picks up all sound coming from all directions, to a service user this could be come irritating, and confusing, if this is the case it will be hard for the user to focus in on the sounds they need to hear. In a health and social care setting this could become difficult if a hearing impaired person is in a hospital, they may find the professionals voice hard to hear while background noise is happening. If this was to happen the communication would not be effective, as the service user will not be able to hear all the information and therefore wouldn’t understand what was going on. This relates to argyle’s communication cycle, the cycle is made up of six stages: idea occurring, message

McCracken, G. H. (1998). Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in an Era of Increasing Microbial Resistance.

If a service user is demonstrating hearing difficulties, they could be referred to a general practitioner for a hearing test to determine whether or not

Since many measures of analysis were found for pre- and post-operatory hearing outcomes (scales and tests), rendering it difficult to compare the results of each author.

The digital hearing aid was a very big step for people with hearing disabilities. It provided a more comfortable way to help and improve the hearing of people (“30 Years/30 Devices : 1979 : The 1980s : The 1990s : The 2000s : Older Technologies.”). Also in this time, a safety mechanism was invented to be put in needles and syringes.

Impacted cerumen is ear wax that builds up in your ear canal. Cerumen is the yellowish oily ear wax that is made by the body. There is different kinds of cerumen, there is wet cerumen that is sticky and brownish and the dry cerumen is crusty and greyish.

As we suspect that a hearing loss is affecting Ed’s quality of life, we need to start with convincing him to have a hearing test. With this information, we can make an informative decision about what our next steps will be. These may be to wait until we have Ed’s comfort in being ready to try some hearing aids or to at least start a one to three month trial with some. It is essential that Ed wants to use the hearing aids, as we know a 100% commitment is required. Unlike glasses, hearing aids require the person who is wearing them to learn new sounds and adapt to the supplementary noise. If Ed isn’t committed fully he will most likely reject the aids after a few days. Once the test has been taken and if it reveals that there is an hearing impairment, we may be able to point out the situations where Ed is

In fact, this is the first step to our lifetime care promise. With this program, we offer free hearing aid checkups that ensure your continued ability to hear. When you bring your hearing aid in for a checkup, we’ll test all of your hearing aid components to make sure they are properly functioning. We’ll do a thorough cleaning of your hearing aids and inspect your ears for wax

Explain that wearing the aids as often and as consistently as possible is essential to speech and language development for the child. The hearing aids provide access to sounds for the child and without this stimulation speech and language development will be negatively impacted. Auditory input is needed to help the child to learn to listen, if the aids are not being used and the auditory pathways of the brain are not being stimulated then the child will eventually lose that ability. The quality of the signal in the hearing aids is directly related to the child’s speech intelligibility. A high quality auditory input provides a better opportunity for learning and better speech intelligibility. Full access is important for children who are learning

To this day, medical professionals and scientists dialogue about the issue of providing cochlear implants, electronic devices to aid one’s auditory perception, to the overall deaf population (NIDCD). Some claim they should be given to deaf children and adults, while others oppose this perspective, because of vexatious burdens that supersede few benefits.

If you have hearing loss that has not been treated with a cochlear implant, you will have to go through some tests. An air conduction hearing threshold of 90 decibels or greater in the better

Based on the information provided about Mr. Johnson, I believe he would both enjoy and need a variety of controls and features for his hearing aids. Two controls and features he would most likely enjoy and need are, the volume control and programs feature. To access the programs feature, the audiologist sets distinct programs in the client’s hearing aids, based on the various environments the client’s most often in. From the information presented, Mr. Johnson seems to be a very busy and social man, spending a lot of time in different settings such as, church events, bridge group functions, loud restaurants, and family outings. With the programs feature, Mr. Johnson could easily navigate through his personal programs set up on his hearing aids, in order to hear at the best of his ability for each situation he’s in. Mr. Johnson could also use the push of a button on his hearing aids to access the volume control of his device, allowing him to change the gain within each pre-set program. Mr. Johnson may also enjoy using a remote control for his hearing aids. With the convenience of a remote control, Mr. Johnson could easily navigate through the

For the ITE hearing aid, an impression of the person's ear will be needed. When inspecting an ITE hearing aid, it is obvious that it will need to fit properly in order to be stable within the ear canal and to allow for the desired amount of occlusion. Even Starkey advises a patient to have a proper hearing aid impression made in order to allow everything to fit and function

Compliance is plotted over a range of pressures on a tympanogram. There are five possible types of tympanograms that may result from the test: type A, type As, type Ad, type B, and type C. A type A tympanogram suggests a normal conductive system functioning. The peak pressure is noted within the normal range (-150 daPA to 50 daPa) and the point of maximum compliance occurs within a normal range (.2 cc to 2.0 cc), as well. The ECV should also fall between .65 cc and 1.75 cc. There is no indication of a middle ear pathology if a client receives a type A tympanogram. It is important to note that this test battery is not designed to detect a sensorineural hearing loss, because it solely reports outer and middle ear functioning.