The 75-Year-Old Patient Complains to the Nurse That Although She

The 75-year-old patient complains to the nurse that although she has cleaned her ears with cotton-tipped applicators for weeks,she still cannot hear her television unless the volume is loud and she misses a great deal of conversations.On examining her ears,the nurse anticipates:

A) Otitis externa
B) Purulent drainage
C) Dry cerumen across the canal
D) Pearly tympanic membrane