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Hearing is first tested in each ear by whispering something while occluding the opposite ear. Any suspected loss should prompt formal audiologic testing to confirm findings and help differentiate conductive hearing loss from sensorineural hearing loss.
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11 kwi 2019 · When examining CN IX, it is important to test the glossopharyngeal nerve. One of the more accessible terminal branches of this nerve is the tonsillar branch, which supplies sensory innervation to the oropharynx.
Glossopharyngeal, vagus and hypoglossal...the words strike fear into many! But fear not, in this video Sam shows you how to test these nerves easily!
25 paź 2020 · The glossopharyngeal nerve, CN IX, is the ninth paired cranial nerve. In this article, we shall look at the anatomical course of the nerve, and the motor, sensory and parasympathetic functions of its terminal branches.
IX, X – Glossopharyngeal, Vagus. Assess speech quality and volume for hoarseness and quietness (dysarthria, dysphonia) Ask the patient to open their mouth and say ‘Ahhhh’ (look palatal asymmetry and uvular deviation away from side of lesion) Offer to test left and right gag reflex separately
13 sie 2020 · CN IX and CN X nerves can be assessed together: Ask the patient to cough (assessing CN X) Ask the patient to open the mouth wide and say ‘ah’, using a tongue depressor to visual the palate and posterior pharyngeal wall (assessing CN IX and X)
The glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and vagus nerve (CN X) are commonly assessed together. They primarily innervate the muscles of the tongue and pharynx, the thorax, abdominal viscera, and larynx. No diagnostic accuracy studies are available on these assessments so the clinical value is unknown.
