Intro to Aud: Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS X-axis - answer☑️️..Frequency (Hz) Y-axis - answer☑️️..Intensity (dB HL) O - answer☑️️..Right ear (air conduction) X - answer☑️️..Left ear (air conduction) and [ - answer☑️️..R

Intro to Aud: Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED
ANSWERS
X-axis - answer☑️✔️..Frequency (Hz)



Y-axis - answer☑️✔️..Intensity (dB HL)



O - answer☑️✔️..Right ear (air conduction)



X - answer☑️✔️..Left ear (air conduction)



< and [ - answer☑️✔️..Right ear bone conduction



> and ] - answer☑️✔️..Left ear bone conduction



Normal hearing - answer☑️✔️..0-25 dB HL in adults, 0-15 dB HL in children



Mild hearing loss - answer☑️✔️..26-40 dB



Moderate hearing loss - answer☑️✔️..41-55 dB



Mod-Severe hearing loss - answer☑️✔️..56-70 dB



Severe hearing loss - answer☑️✔️..71-90 dB



Profound hearing loss - answer☑️✔️..91+ dB

, Air-bone gap - answer☑️✔️..Suggests a conductive component



Conductive Hearing Loss (CHL) - answer☑️✔️..Cause: Outer or middle ear issue (e.g., fluid,
perforation, cerumen)



Treatment for CHL - answer☑️✔️..Medical or surgical (e.g., tubes, antibiotics)



Referral for CHL - answer☑️✔️..ENT



Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL) - answer☑️✔️..Cause: Inner ear or auditory nerve damage



Treatment for SNHL - answer☑️✔️..Hearing aids, cochlear implants



Referral for SNHL - answer☑️✔️..Audiologist for amplification; ENT for sudden loss



Mixed Hearing Loss (MHL) - answer☑️✔️..Combination of CHL and SNHL



Degrees of Hearing Loss - answer☑️✔️..Normal, Mild, Moderate, Moderately Severe, Severe,
Profound



Configuration of Hearing Loss - answer☑️✔️..Flat, sloping, rising, cookie-bite, notch (e.g.,
noise-induced)



Symmetric Hearing Loss - answer☑️✔️..Both ears have similar thresholds (within ~10 dB)