Common Ear Disorders: Case Study

Gold standard procedures should be implemented with the aim of providing timely and accurate results. (Schentag) The culture result should be accompanied by its clinical significance, selective reporting of susceptibility testing results in accordance with hospital antimicrobial therapy guidelines and suggested management. (Schentag) This encourages appropriate prescribing and minimises unnecessary use of antimicrobials. The clinical microbiology team should also provide reports to AMS regarding resistant organisms.

American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians article regarding acute otitis media is a filtered resource. It is an appropriate source for nursing practice because; it establishes clinical guidelines to diagnose and manage AOM. It also establishes guidelines when to treat the signs and symptoms of AOM, watchful waiting, or to treat with an antibiotic. This article is classified as an evidence based guideline because, it reviews multiple research literatures in a systemic manner and provides

The patient stated suffering several ear infections during her childhood. As a result, she states she has developed occasional ringing in her ears, but she reports that it does not distract her hearing.

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

The article from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that addresses acute otitis media (AOM) is a filtered resource. This article is appropriate for use in nursing practice as it establishes diagnosis and management guidelines for the treatment of AOM. In addition the article recommends treatment options for the symptoms of AOM and addresses the concept of watchful waiting. The is an evidence based guideline as it provides recommendations for practice and was created a systematic review and best clinical research in clinical literature. The Block article, Causative Pathogens,

disease could spread. The doctor removed his entire right ear to make sure they got all the

This book is a collection of copious case studies of ear keloids in many patients whom I have personally treated in my medical practice. The heart of this book is to review the natural history of ear keloids, how they evolve over time, and how they respond to different treatments.

Yes: Discussion and summary of evidence about studies on bacterial agents, antimicrobial resistance and considerations in selection of an antibiotic regimen.

Acoustic neuroma. This noncancerous (benign) tumor develops on the cranial nerve that runs from your brain to your inner ear and controls balance and hearing. Also called vestibular schwannoma, this condition generally causes tinnitus in only one ear.

And I have learned that acute otitis media infections are an increased risk with children ASD. And I have learned from the article that children with ASD are nearly twice as likely to develop conditions that could complicate otitis media such as mastoiditis and cholesteatoma. The article has opened my eyes that acute otitis media is a very serious illness that could lead to hearing impairment and other complications. So as a nurse, I will make sure that early ear assessments are done and teach families to be seen their children when suspicion of ear infections.

About 10% of people with the disease develop noncancerous tumors in the ear which can lead to loss of hearing in the ear as well as ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and loss of balance. (Genetics Home Ref. Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome)

Canal wall down mastoidectomy still plays an important role in treatment of cholesteatoma, especially recurrent or severe cases.

SWPL is superior in surgical outcome because the surgeon to vaporize the malleus handle, the tendon of the tensor tympanic muscle, and even the medial of the handle using a mirror. SWPL gives a similar hearing results by maintaining the cone-shape of the tympanic membrane after surgery as

In case of clearly established bacterial infection to otorhinolaryngological evaluation or in the event of persistence of fever with painful symptomatology after the first 72 hours the antibiotic is necessary. Generally they use broad-spectrum antibiotics properly administered daily dose and duration. In the event of repeated infections, and in close suspicion of insufficient efficacy, sensitivity testing provides information useful sull'antibiotico to which the beat is sensitive or sull'antibiotico more effective for therapeutic treatment.

only by the patient. Because the inner ear has no pain fibers, damage is not