Title: 1.3: Lesson 1 Discussion
Course: 15SP-HIS-120-W02-A & P OF AUDITORY AND SPEECH

Otoscopy is one of the most important parts of your hearing evaluation.  Visualizing the state of the outer ear, earcanal, and the TM is vital in order to make sure the outer ear is healthy.  As you enter the profession of hearing aid dispensing, you will commonly hear patient's apologizing for not cleaning their ears or they may ask "what causes ear wax?"  My response to patients...wax happens!  It is there for a reason :-).

For our Lesson 1 Discussion, I would like you to summarize:

1. The process of cerumen production

2. Its natural migration out of the ear canal

3. The purpose of wax

You should use your text for reference and may also use outside sources.  If you use outside sources, please cite them appropriately using APA formatting.  (See Resources for assistance with APA formatting.)

Your post is due by Sunday, January 25th at 11:59pm.

Your participation in this discussion is worth a total of 10 points. Your posts should be thoughtful, grammatically-correct, and should contain at least a couple of paragraphs with 2 or more sentences per paragraph. See the Discussion Rubric for grading details, which you can find by clicking on the Rubrics link on the course menu at the left side of your screen.