. A patient’s states, whenever I open my mouth real wide, I hear this popping sensation in my ears how would the nurse further assess. Select all that apply
A. Place the stethoscope over the temporomandibular joint and listen for bruits.
B. Ask if the grinds their teeth at night or chews gum frequently.
C. Place one hand on the client’s forehead and the other on their jaw and ask the client to try to open their mouth.
D. place a finger over each of the client’s temporomandibular joints and ask the client to open and close their mouth.
E. Examine the teeth for signs of decay
What form of hearing loss is possible when the nurse notes a large buildup of cerumen in the ears
A. Central hearing loss
B. Sensorineural hearing loss
C. Deaf
D. Conductive hearing loss
Answer: (D)place a finger on his temporomandibular joint and ask him to open and close his mouth.
( The temporomandibular joint is connects the lower joint to the skull. Hence by placing finger on it, the movement and abnormal sound can be hear for the evaluation.)
Answer: Conductive hearing loss
( Due to accumulation of wax in the middle of the ear causes damage to the eardrum and perforate it. Hence it causes conductive hearing loss)
. A patient’s states, whenever I open my mouth real wide, I hear this popping sensation...
. A patients states, whenever I open my mouth real wide , I hear this popping sensation in my ears how would the nurse further assess. Select all that apply A. Place the stethoscope over the temporomandibular joint and listen for bruits. B. Ask if the grinds their teeth at night or chews gum frequently. C. Place one hand on the client’s forehead and the other on their jaw , and ask the client to try to open their mouth...
a patient states, “whenever i open my mouth real wide,!i hear popping sensationnin my ears.” how would the nurse assess for this complaints