An Elderly Patient Has Been Taking High Doses of Antibiotics

An elderly patient has been taking high doses of antibiotics and is experiencing a sudden loss of hearing.The nurse should contact the health care provider and do what else?

A) Stop antibiotic use until the physician responds.
B) Tell the patient that older patients often lose low-frequency hearing.
C) Explain that hearing loss usually occurs with thinning of the eardrum.
D) Assure the patient that rapid hearing loss is normal in the elderly.