ILE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked bone conduction threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked air conduction threshold
D) Immediate medical referral for air-bone gaps - ✔✔B
✔✔Why is it important to determine if there is a PTA/SRT discrepancy?
A) To determine dynamic range
B) To determine level for MCL which effects the level for WRS testing
C) To determine if malingering or misunderstanding of directions is occurring during
pure tones
D) To determine needs for masking pure tones - ✔✔C
✔✔When establishing UCL/LDL/TD it is important that
_______________________________.
A) The face is observed for any discomfort (grimace, eyebrows, raise, etc)
B) They indicate when the sound is slightly loud
C) They indicate when the sound is unbearable
D) They indicate when the sound is comfortable - ✔✔A
✔✔Using the audiogram, what type of hearing loss is indicated for the left ear?
(Audiogram shows mild to severe sloping SNHL AD and a flat mild CDHL AS)
A) Normal hearing
B) Mixed hearing loss
C) Conductive hearing loss
D) Sensorineural hearing loss - ✔✔C
✔✔When masking for air-conduction the initial masking level is how many dB greater
than the NTE threshold?
A) 10 dB
B) 20 dB
C) 40 dB
D) 0 dB - ✔✔A
✔✔Ambient room noise can have what effect during un-occluded bone conduction
testing?
,A) All frequencies will present poorer
B) Low frequencies will present better
C) High frequencies will present poorer
D) Low frequencies will present poorer - ✔✔D
✔✔When there is a 15-20 dB difference between an octave what should occur
A) Continue testing octaves
B) Test the inter-octave
C) Apply masking for air conduction
D) Apply masking for bone conduction - ✔✔B
✔✔When masking for puretones which type of masking noise is most effective?
A) Speech noise
B) Narrowband noise
C) White noise
D) Pink noise - ✔✔B
✔✔At 2K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is a 30 dB HL. The air conduction
threshold for the right ear is at 45 dB HL and for the left ear at 50 dB HL. The hearing
healthcare provider wants to find the left masked bone conduction threshold. How
should the transducers be set for masking?
A) A/C: right and left; B/C: left mastoid
B) A/C: right; B/C: left mastoid
C) A/C: right and left; B/C: right mastoid
D) A/C: left; B/C: right mastoid - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a moderate hearing loss. Which type of hearing loss would the
speech discrimination still be good to excellent with this degree of hearing loss?
A) Central hearing loss
B) Conductive hearing loss
C) Normal hearing
D) Sensorineural hearing loss - ✔✔B
✔✔What should occur next when 1K Hz threshold shifts 10 dB when being retested?
A) Record new threshold and complete testing
B) Re-instruct and test remaining thresholds
C) Record both threshold levels
D) Re-instruct and retest all thresholds - ✔✔D
, ✔✔A patient/client obtains a 76% on a word recognition testing. How many words did
they miss if a 25 word list was used?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 6
D) 4 - ✔✔C
✔✔What is the biological check?
A) Daily listening check of audiometer's transducers and attenuator
B) Annual calibration of audiometer
C) Blood pressure and pulse rate of patient/client
D) Listening to patient's/client's hearing instrument - ✔✔A
✔✔At 1K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is at 30 dB HL. The A/C threshold for
the right ear is at 40 dB HL and 45 dB Hl for the left ear. The left masked bone
conduction threshold needs to be obtained. How much initial masking noise should be
presented?
A) 40 dB+ 10 dB for audibility+ 10 dB OE
B) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility
C) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility + 10 dB OE
D) 40 dB + 10 dB for audibility - ✔✔A
✔✔Using the audiogram, the right ear degree of hearing loss can be described as
_____________________. (Audiogram shows: Mild to severe slopping SNHL AD; Mild
to moderate flat CDHL AS)
A) Mild to moderate
B) Mild to severe
C) Mild to profound
D) Hearing loss degree cannot be determined - ✔✔B
✔✔There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is obtained for pure tones.
Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal volume. Which
types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare provider expect to see on the
audiogram?
RATED A+
✔✔When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked bone conduction threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked air conduction threshold
D) Immediate medical referral for air-bone gaps - ✔✔B
✔✔Why is it important to determine if there is a PTA/SRT discrepancy?
A) To determine dynamic range
B) To determine level for MCL which effects the level for WRS testing
C) To determine if malingering or misunderstanding of directions is occurring during
pure tones
D) To determine needs for masking pure tones - ✔✔C
✔✔When establishing UCL/LDL/TD it is important that
_______________________________.
A) The face is observed for any discomfort (grimace, eyebrows, raise, etc)
B) They indicate when the sound is slightly loud
C) They indicate when the sound is unbearable
D) They indicate when the sound is comfortable - ✔✔A
✔✔Using the audiogram, what type of hearing loss is indicated for the left ear?
(Audiogram shows mild to severe sloping SNHL AD and a flat mild CDHL AS)
A) Normal hearing
B) Mixed hearing loss
C) Conductive hearing loss
D) Sensorineural hearing loss - ✔✔C
✔✔When masking for air-conduction the initial masking level is how many dB greater
than the NTE threshold?
A) 10 dB
B) 20 dB
C) 40 dB
D) 0 dB - ✔✔A
✔✔Ambient room noise can have what effect during un-occluded bone conduction
testing?
,A) All frequencies will present poorer
B) Low frequencies will present better
C) High frequencies will present poorer
D) Low frequencies will present poorer - ✔✔D
✔✔When there is a 15-20 dB difference between an octave what should occur
A) Continue testing octaves
B) Test the inter-octave
C) Apply masking for air conduction
D) Apply masking for bone conduction - ✔✔B
✔✔When masking for puretones which type of masking noise is most effective?
A) Speech noise
B) Narrowband noise
C) White noise
D) Pink noise - ✔✔B
✔✔At 2K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is a 30 dB HL. The air conduction
threshold for the right ear is at 45 dB HL and for the left ear at 50 dB HL. The hearing
healthcare provider wants to find the left masked bone conduction threshold. How
should the transducers be set for masking?
A) A/C: right and left; B/C: left mastoid
B) A/C: right; B/C: left mastoid
C) A/C: right and left; B/C: right mastoid
D) A/C: left; B/C: right mastoid - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a moderate hearing loss. Which type of hearing loss would the
speech discrimination still be good to excellent with this degree of hearing loss?
A) Central hearing loss
B) Conductive hearing loss
C) Normal hearing
D) Sensorineural hearing loss - ✔✔B
✔✔What should occur next when 1K Hz threshold shifts 10 dB when being retested?
A) Record new threshold and complete testing
B) Re-instruct and test remaining thresholds
C) Record both threshold levels
D) Re-instruct and retest all thresholds - ✔✔D
, ✔✔A patient/client obtains a 76% on a word recognition testing. How many words did
they miss if a 25 word list was used?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 6
D) 4 - ✔✔C
✔✔What is the biological check?
A) Daily listening check of audiometer's transducers and attenuator
B) Annual calibration of audiometer
C) Blood pressure and pulse rate of patient/client
D) Listening to patient's/client's hearing instrument - ✔✔A
✔✔At 1K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is at 30 dB HL. The A/C threshold for
the right ear is at 40 dB HL and 45 dB Hl for the left ear. The left masked bone
conduction threshold needs to be obtained. How much initial masking noise should be
presented?
A) 40 dB+ 10 dB for audibility+ 10 dB OE
B) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility
C) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility + 10 dB OE
D) 40 dB + 10 dB for audibility - ✔✔A
✔✔Using the audiogram, the right ear degree of hearing loss can be described as
_____________________. (Audiogram shows: Mild to severe slopping SNHL AD; Mild
to moderate flat CDHL AS)
A) Mild to moderate
B) Mild to severe
C) Mild to profound
D) Hearing loss degree cannot be determined - ✔✔B
✔✔There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is obtained for pure tones.
Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal volume. Which
types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare provider expect to see on the
audiogram?
