Answer:
Speech audiometry was performed on 15 children with secretory otitis media pre-and post-operatively and the findings compared with the pre-and post-operative pure tone audiograms. The results showed that in 30 per cent of cases pre-operatively the speech audiogram suggested a significantly worse hearing ability than that suggested by the pure tone audiogram (PTA). Where a PTA gives a borderline threshold disproportionate parental concern should be taken seriously as the hearing ability may well be worse than the PTA suggests.
Answer:
mitochondria
Explanation:
this is also known as the power .
The patient is at increased risk for a tetanus infection. Tetanus is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium tetani wherein it manifests as the spastic contraction of muscles. The most common manifestation of overt tetany is lockjaw or ophisthonos.