The Ear and Hearing Loss The ear is the organ of hearing and balance in vertebrates. The ear converts sound waves in the air‚ to nerve impulses which are sent to the brain‚ where the brain interprets them as sounds instead of vibrations. The innermost part of the ear maintains equilibrium or balance. The vestibular apparatus contains semicircular canals which in turn balance you. Any movement by the head‚ and this apparatus sends a signal to the brain so that your reflex action is to
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a fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override an interleukin-induced increase in temperature. The body will then work to lower the temperature and the result is a reduction in fever. Ant vertigo Drugs Reduce the symptoms of vertigo‚ tinnitus & hearing loss associated w/ Meniere’s diseas. Analgesic An analgesic (colloquially known as painkillers) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain and to achieve analgesia. Edema means swelling caused by fluid in your
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Introduction American adults experience depression‚ anxiety or another mental disorder in any given year. Others need help coping with a serious illness‚ losing weight or stopping smoking. Still others struggle to cope with relationship troubles‚ job loss‚ death of loved ones‚ stress‚ substance abuse or other issues. And these problems can often become debilitating. What is psychotherapy? A psychologist can help you work through such problems. Through psychotherapy‚ psychologists help people of
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Introduction Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is defined as “The conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research” (Gerrish & Lacey‚ 2010). EBP is critically important in today’s clinical settings because of its potential to save both nursing time and healthcare dollars
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HEARING LOSS BY: NURRASHIDAH BT ABDURAHMAN NABILAH IFFAH BT MD. ARIF ANATOMY OF EAR The ear is made up of three parts 1. Outer ear – consists of pinna and external auditory canal 2. middle ear – consists of tympanic membrane and ossicles (3 tiny bones that are attached to the tympanic membrane which are malleus‚ incus and stapes) 3. inner ear – consists of oval window‚ semicircular ducts‚ cochlea and auditory tube HEARING – transduction of sound to neural impulses and its interpretation
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identification is usually through screening‚ or when seeking healthcare for an unrelated problem. A proportion of people with high blood pressure report headaches (particularly at the back of the head and in the morning)‚ as well as lightheadedness‚ vertigo‚ tinnitus (buzzing or hissing in the ears)‚ altered vision or fainting episodes.These symptoms however are more likely to be related to associated anxiety than the high blood pressure itself. On physical examination‚ hypertension may be suspected on the basis
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Pollution Introduction Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. Pollutants‚ the elements of pollution‚ can be foreign substances or energies‚ or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring‚ they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Pollution became
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Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include the relevant data for your client. Submit this resource with your assignment to the instructor by the end of Module 3. |Student Name: Oluwaseun Obajolu |Date:08/16/2012 | |Biographical Data
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the well-known music composer and pianist. He was born on December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn. Beethoven received his early training from his father and other musicians‚ as he carried out his earliest concert accompanying a young singer at the age of eight. Later on‚ he began to attend music lessons with a court organist teacher‚ Van Den Eden‚ unfortunately it did not last long. In 1779‚ Tobias Pfeiffer taught him and he began to attend in classes with a musician called
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Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client Student Name: Biographical Data Patient/Client Initials: Phone No: Address: Birth Date: A Years Sex :Female Birthplace: Marital Status: Single Race/Ethnic Origin: Occupation: High School Student Employer: Unemployed Financial Status: (Income adequate for lifestyle and/or health concerns. Is there a source of health insurance? Employment disability
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