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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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CN 2 - Checking Visual Fields By Confrontation. Face patient, roughly 1-2 ft apart, noses @ same level. Close your R eye, while patient closes their L. Keep other eyes open & look directly @ one another. Move your L arm out & away, keeping it ~ equidistant from the 2 of you.
5 gru 2013 · A bedside examination of the vestibular system is difficult to perform. This system can be assessed indirectly, without performing specialized tests such as Hallpike's maneuver, by assessing the patient's gait and looking for nystagmus. Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX) Anatomy snapshot
Cranial Nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal Nerve): Motor to muscles of the phaynx and larynx, Sensory to taste. Motor portion of Gag reflex: Touch the back of Patient’s throat with tongue depressor. Not gagging is positive for CN IX lesion. Cranial Nerve X (Vagus Nerve): Sensory to taste, Motor to muscles of soft palate and vocal cords.
Anatomy snapshot. As the name implies, the olfactory nerve serves the sense of olfaction or smell. Its fibers arise in the mucous membranes of the nose and pass through the cribriform plate of the ethomoid bone to synapse in the olfactory bulb.
CN VIII Whisper into ear, distracting sound in opposing ear Rinne's and Weber's test (if hearing loss suspected) CN IX and X Ask the patient to cough Assess the palate and posterior pharyngeal wall CN XI Sternocleidomastoid assessment Trapezius assessment CN XII Inspect the tongue Protrude the tongue and move from side to side
To test the function of the trigeminal nerve, assess the sensation to pain by performing a pinprick test on the patient’s face, using a new, clean, disposable safety pin or similar object.
