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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
The care provider should inquire about the following: | The care provider should inquire about the following: | ||
* Duration of symptoms | |||
* Focused medical history | *Duration of symptoms | ||
* Family history | *Focused medical history | ||
*Family history | |||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
* [[Ottorhea]] | |||
* Associated [[dizziness]] | *[[Ottorhea]] | ||
* [[Tinnitus]] | *Associated [[dizziness]] | ||
* Laterality | *[[Tinnitus]] | ||
*Laterality | |||
Symptoms of hearing loss may include: | Symptoms of hearing loss may include: | ||
* Certain sounds seem too loud | |||
* Difficulty following conversations when two or more people are talking | *Certain sounds seem too loud | ||
* Difficulty hearing in noisy areas | *Difficulty following conversations when two or more people are talking | ||
* Hard to tell high-pitched sounds (such as "s" or "th") from one another | *Difficulty hearing in noisy areas | ||
* Less trouble hearing men's voices than women's voices | *Hard to tell high-pitched sounds (such as "s" or "th") from one another | ||
* Problems hearing when there is background noise | *Less trouble hearing men's voices than women's voices | ||
* Voices that sound mumbled or slurred | *Problems hearing when there is background noise | ||
*Voices that sound mumbled or slurred | |||
Other symptoms include: | Other symptoms include: | ||
* Feeling of being off-balance or dizzy (more common with [[Meniere's disease]] and [[acoustic neuroma]]) | *Feeling of being off-balance or dizzy (more common with [[Meniere's disease]] and [[acoustic neuroma]]) | ||
* Pressure in the ear (in fluid behind the eardrum) | *Pressure in the ear (in fluid behind the eardrum) | ||
* [[Ringing]] or buzzing sound in the ears ([[tinnitus]]) | *[[Ringing]] or buzzing sound in the ears ([[tinnitus]]) | ||
*[[Depression]] | |||
*[[Anxiety]] | |||
*Withdrawal from relationships and hobbies | |||
*Poor [[word discrimination]] can be signs of hearing loss | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History and Symptoms
History
The care provider should inquire about the following:
- Duration of symptoms
- Focused medical history
- Family history
Symptoms
Symptoms of hearing loss may include:
- Certain sounds seem too loud
- Difficulty following conversations when two or more people are talking
- Difficulty hearing in noisy areas
- Hard to tell high-pitched sounds (such as "s" or "th") from one another
- Less trouble hearing men's voices than women's voices
- Problems hearing when there is background noise
- Voices that sound mumbled or slurred
Other symptoms include:
- Feeling of being off-balance or dizzy (more common with Meniere's disease and acoustic neuroma)
- Pressure in the ear (in fluid behind the eardrum)
- Ringing or buzzing sound in the ears (tinnitus)
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Withdrawal from relationships and hobbies
- Poor word discrimination can be signs of hearing loss