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NBC-HIS STUDY GUIDE EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED
{350 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Which advice should the hearing healthcare professional AVOID
when talking to family members/care givers on use of the
hearing instruments?
a) become an active part of the rehabilitation process
b) clean and maintain the instrument with the patient/client
c) report changes in body weight and medications of the
patient/client
d) encourage others to talk loudly because the patient/client
does not hear well - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d) encourage others to
talk loudly because the patient/client does not hear well
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone
down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a
hearing loss after
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the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable
etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Otosclerosis
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following
information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Concussion in the
previous six months
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Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in
establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about
audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable
results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing
a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with
insert earphones
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A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay,
is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. A possible
retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to
your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this
patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
D. Pure tone bone conduction audiometry - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B.
Impedance audiometry
When troubleshooting a hearing instrument, the battery current
drain was
measured.
NBC-HIS STUDY GUIDE EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED
{350 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Which advice should the hearing healthcare professional AVOID
when talking to family members/care givers on use of the
hearing instruments?
a) become an active part of the rehabilitation process
b) clean and maintain the instrument with the patient/client
c) report changes in body weight and medications of the
patient/client
d) encourage others to talk loudly because the patient/client
does not hear well - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d) encourage others to
talk loudly because the patient/client does not hear well
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone
down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a
hearing loss after
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the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable
etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Otosclerosis
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following
information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Concussion in the
previous six months
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Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in
establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about
audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable
results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing
a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with
insert earphones
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A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay,
is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. A possible
retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to
your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this
patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
D. Pure tone bone conduction audiometry - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B.
Impedance audiometry
When troubleshooting a hearing instrument, the battery current
drain was
measured.
