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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.
3 sty 2012 · What are Cranial Nerves? Cranial nerves are 12 pairs of nerves identified by Roman numerals (CN I through XII) or by name. These nerves can be sensory, motor, or both in function. These nerves are essential for transmitting sensory information from vision, hearing, taste, and smell to the brain, enabling perception and response to the environment.
5 wrz 2010 · Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and vagus (CN X) nerves. The glossopharyngeal nerve transmits motor information to the stylopharyngeus muscle which elevates the pharynx during swallowing and speech. The glossopharyngeal nerve also transmits sensory information that conveys taste from the posterior third of the tongue.
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
The glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and vagus nerve (CN X) are tested for: Gag response; Visualizing uvula deviation away from affected side on articulating "AHH" with tongue depressor. Palatal articulation "KA" Guttural articulation "GO"
6 maj 2023 · Functional testing of the optic nerve requires multiple operational assessments to assess the integrity of the nerve. Testing includes evaluation of visual acuity, the visual fields, pupillary light reflexes, the accommodation reflex, and fundoscopy (ophthalmoscopy).
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)
