Hearing Loss 1

Name: Georgia Green

Age: 30 Years Old

Date of Birth: 5th May 1984

Location: GP Clinic

Occupation: Gardener

“I have been having this hearing loss for the past 5 months. I have just given birth to my child 8 months ago”.

• Site : Right ear 

• Onset : Sudden onset, first time, no previous trauma or significant event, no exposure to loud music/ use of headphones

• Character : Find it difficult to hear soft sounds
  (if asked, can’t whispering and low pitched sounds) 

• Radiating : Non-radiating 

• Associated symptoms : Occasionally has tinnitus 

• Timing : Progressively gotten worse

• Exacerbating : None 

• Alleviating factors : None 

• Severity: Nil

• Ideas: “Does it have to do with my weight?"

• Expectations: “Tell me more, I want to change!”

• Concerns: “Will I get a heart attack if I don't stop my bad habits?”

• Otherwise, NO fever, recent infections

• NO headache, vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, otorrhea, and fullness in ear.

• NO chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath

• NO vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.

• Normal urinary flow and bowel habits.

Previous hospital admissions: None

Previous surgeries: None

Medical conditions: None (No Thalassemia)

Medications:

• None. No use of ototoxic drugs.

Over the counters:

• None.

Allergies:

• None.

Father and mother are healthy and well.

Has 2 brothers, healthy and well.

• Smoking: Does not smoke

• Alcohol: Does not drink alcohol

• Recreational drugs: Never

• Diet: Eats a well balanced diet

• Exercise: Haven't been exercising since pregnancy

• Ill contacts: No one around me was recently ill

• Home: Lives with husband.

• Active Daily Living: Gardening

• Occupation: Gardener for the local neighbourhood.

• Menstrual history: LMP 2 weeks ago. Regular Flow. No dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia

• Obstetrics history: NORMAL. No use of ototoxic drugs/ antibiotics