Nursing: Unit 5: Chapter 39: Hearing, Speech, & Vision Problems

Aphasia

Complete or partial loss of the ability to use or understand language

Blindness

The absence of light

Braille

A touch reading and writing system that uses raised dots for each letter of the alphabet; first 10 letters also represent numbers 0-9

Deafness

Hearing loss in which it is impossible for the person to understand speech through hearing alone

Hearing loss

Not being able to hear the range of sounds associated with normal hearing

Low vision

Vision loss that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, drugs, or surgery; vision loss

Tinnitus

A ringing, roaring, hissing, or buzzing sound in the ears or head

Vertigo

Another word for dizziness

Birth defects, injuries, infections, diseases, aging

Common causes of hearing, speech and vision disorders are _____, _____, ______, ______, and _____. (Occur in all age groups)

Hearing and balance

The ear functions in _____ and _____.

Meniere’s Disease

This is a disease that involves the inner ear. Fluid buildup in the inner ear causes swelling and pressure. Usually one ear is affected and symptoms are sudden and include

Vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and feeling of fullness or pressure in the ears.

Age related Macular degeneration

AMD stands for?

20, 2-24

An episode from Meniere’s Disease can last ___ minutes to ____ hours

Lower, high

Adjust the pitch of your voice as needed. If there’s no hearing aid _____ your pitch. ___ pitched voices can be harder to hear.

Do not

Hearing aids help make sounds louder but they ____ correct, restore, or cure hearing problems

Apraxia of speech

Not to act, do, or perform; the brain is unable to direct the movements needed for normal sound production, but the person understands and knows what to say, they just can’t use their speech muscles.

Dysarthria

Difficult or poor speech; muscles used for speech are weak, and slurred, soft, slow, or hoarse speech can occur

Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)

Difficulty expressing or sending out through through speech or writing; the person speaks short but uses words that are understandable. They may put words in the wrong order, speak in short sentences, think one thing but say the other.

Receptive aphasia (Wernicke’s aphasia)

Difficulty understanding language in terms of what is said or written. They can talk and speak for a long time but their sentences have no meaning, may use mixed-up words, and made-up words.

Global aphasia (mixed aphasia)

Involves difficulty expressing or sending out throughs and difficulty understanding language; person has problems speaking and understanding language

Cataracts

A type of vision loss where vision is cloudy, blurred, or dimmed. Surgery is the only treatment

Central

AMD is common in people 50 and older, there is no cure or treatment that can prevent vision loss, and the _____ vision is what is impacted.

Diabetic Retinopathy

This is when blood vessels in the retina are damaged. Both eyes are usually affected, a person may see dark floating spots or streaks, and there are no warning signs.

Glaucoma

Fluid builds up in the eye, causing pressure on the optic nerve which is damaged. It can affect one or both eyes, and onset is sudden or gradual. Peripheral vision is lost, and it’s like looking through a tunnel. There is NO cure

20, 200

A person who is legally blind sees at feet what a person with normal vision sees at _ feet

Right, left

The knife and spoon and cup if the person is right handed goes to the ___ of the plate. The fork and napkin and cup if the person is left handed goes to the ____ of the plate

1 step

Walk at a normal pace and walk ___ ahead of the person