Title: Case History
Course: 14SU-HIS-240-GH101-COMP & DIGITAL FEATURES OF HI > Section: Resources

- Name: Gerald/Geraldine Dryfus
- Age: 90 years old (DOB 06/26/1923)
- Social History:
  - Lives by himself, He is not very active socially until his son comes to visit for extended stay and then they travel extensively. He is mentally very quick
  - Work history:
    - Retired attorney
  - Married:
    - Spouse deceased
  - Children: six (all live out-of-state)
  - He has a birthday coming up
- Reason for visit today:
  - He has a dead ear on the right – this is longstanding and the etiology is not quite clear
  - He wants help for the left side
  - Saw an “hearing doctor”
    - The otologist has recommended that he “pop” his ears as often as he can – even if it is 100 times a day – to improve the middle ear status, but he does not like to do this because he thinks it looks “stupid”. The otologist is reluctant to put in tube because should a problem arise, he has no hearing in the other side.
  - His word recognition skill is good – 88%.
- Hearing History:
  - Wears a hearing aid in right ear
- Medical History:
  - High blood pressure, Type-2 diabetes, history of melanoma, arthritis- uses a walker, takes a blood thinner.
- Auidiogram Note:
  - Tympanometry shows Type C to Type B tracings. He has a hearing aid, but he has fluctuating hearing loss due to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.