Question

select the correct answer.
adriana is suffering from fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo. adriana’s doctor confirms that she has an accumulation of fluid in her ears. what is adriana’s diagnosis?
a. presbycusis
b. ménière disease
c. otomycosis
d. otitis media
e. vertigo

Explanation:

To determine Adriana's diagnosis, we analyze each option:

• A. Presbycusis: Age - related hearing loss, not associated with fluid accumulation or fluctuating hearing loss with vertigo.
• B. Ménière disease: Characterized by fluctuating hearing loss, vertigo, and fluid accumulation in the inner ear (endolymphatic hydrops), which matches Adriana's symptoms.
• C. Otomycosis: A fungal ear infection, mainly causes ear itching, discharge, not fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo with fluid accumulation.
• D. Otitis media: Middle ear infection, causes ear pain, fever, not the combination of fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo with fluid accumulation in the inner ear.
• E. Vertigo: A symptom (dizziness), not a diagnosis. Ménière disease causes vertigo as a symptom along with other features.

Answer:

B. Ménière disease