Which factors in a health history place a patient at risk for hearing loss? Select all that apply.

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Having had frequent ear infections (otitis media)places a patient at risk for hearing loss because of scarring that may have occurred.Older adults experience a generalized decrease in the number of nerve conduction fibers and structural changes in the ear,which cause hearing loss.Sensorineural deafness,eye abnormalities,and congenital heart disease are the classic triad that occurs with congenital rubella.Chickenpox and diabetes mellitus do not place the patient at risk for hearing loss.

Which Factors in a Health History Place a Patient at Risk