ILE MAIN EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔The ANSI electroacoustical analysis is an acceptable substitute for probe
microphone verification
A, true
B, False - ✔✔false
✔✔The HA-1 coupler is used for ___ and the HA-2 coupler is for ____ measurements
A. real ear measurements; IEC
B. an average adult ear; probe microphone measurements
C. ITE testing; BTE
D. BTE measurements; ITE - ✔✔C. ITE testing; BTE
✔✔A variation of the HA-1 coupler is used for ____ and is called the ____
A. children; SB-1
B. IIC's; HA-3
C. real ear verification; 2cc coupler
D. RIC's and thin-tube fittings; SB-1 - ✔✔D. RIC's and thin-tube fittings; SB-1
✔✔why is the middle ear transfer function critical? - ✔✔increases the sound pressure
level from the TM to the oval window
✔✔what is the function of the basilar membrane? - ✔✔supports the organ of Corti
✔✔contact with which anatomical feature can cause a cough reflex - ✔✔branch of
vagus nerve
✔✔which portion of the ear contains sebaceous gland - ✔✔outer portion of the external
portion
✔✔what is the function of the helicotrema? - ✔✔connects both the scala tympani and
scala vestibuli
✔✔in order to properly sanitize auditory test equipment, what must be used following
cleaning? - ✔✔low level disinfection
✔✔A PT complains of a foul smelling fluid coming from the right ear. Otoscopy reveals
debris and fluid originating from the superior portion of the TM. What is the likely cause
of these symptoms - ✔✔Cholesteatoma
✔✔A hearing health care professional is preforming tympanometry on a PT who has a
malfunctioning eustachian tube. which type of tympanometry should be anticipated? -
✔✔C
, ✔✔which tests determine the type and degree of hearing loss - ✔✔air and bone
conduction threshold
✔✔a woman walks through the front door of her split-level house and hears her
daughter and a friend talking downstairs in the family room.
what allows the woman to discern that her daughter is downstairs instead of upstairs. -
✔✔auricle and canal resonance
✔✔a PT is referred by a physician who diagnosed mucoid otitis media the previous day.
How will the PT TM likely appear. - ✔✔opaque and normal
✔✔the isthmus is located just beyond what anatomical structure? - ✔✔second canal
bend
✔✔what impact does the upward spread of masking have on intelligibility? - ✔✔low
frequencies interfere with high frequencies
✔✔a PT who communicates in different language than the hearing healthcare
professional arrives for a hearing evaluation. what test should a hearing healthcare
professional include in the evaluation? - ✔✔SAT
✔✔which two characteristics of a hearing instrument should be prioritized when
selecting amplification for a PT who has limited dexterity or coordination ?
A. battery size, autocoil
B. battery size, volume control - ✔✔A. battery size, auto coil
✔✔What noise is delivered for masking air conduction - ✔✔Narrow band noise
✔✔When do you have to mask for air conduction with headphones and inserts -
✔✔Headphones 40 DB difference and inserts 70 DB difference
✔✔What noise do you have to deliver for bone conduction - ✔✔Narrow Band noise
✔✔When do you have to mask for bone conduction - ✔✔When there is a 15 DB or
greater difference between the air conduction and bone conduction thresholds
✔✔When there is a 15 DB or greater difference between the air conduction and bone
conduction thresholds - ✔✔
✔✔Tympanometry type a - ✔✔Normal
✔✔Tympanometry type a S - ✔✔Short or stiff low compliance
RATED A+
✔✔The ANSI electroacoustical analysis is an acceptable substitute for probe
microphone verification
A, true
B, False - ✔✔false
✔✔The HA-1 coupler is used for ___ and the HA-2 coupler is for ____ measurements
A. real ear measurements; IEC
B. an average adult ear; probe microphone measurements
C. ITE testing; BTE
D. BTE measurements; ITE - ✔✔C. ITE testing; BTE
✔✔A variation of the HA-1 coupler is used for ____ and is called the ____
A. children; SB-1
B. IIC's; HA-3
C. real ear verification; 2cc coupler
D. RIC's and thin-tube fittings; SB-1 - ✔✔D. RIC's and thin-tube fittings; SB-1
✔✔why is the middle ear transfer function critical? - ✔✔increases the sound pressure
level from the TM to the oval window
✔✔what is the function of the basilar membrane? - ✔✔supports the organ of Corti
✔✔contact with which anatomical feature can cause a cough reflex - ✔✔branch of
vagus nerve
✔✔which portion of the ear contains sebaceous gland - ✔✔outer portion of the external
portion
✔✔what is the function of the helicotrema? - ✔✔connects both the scala tympani and
scala vestibuli
✔✔in order to properly sanitize auditory test equipment, what must be used following
cleaning? - ✔✔low level disinfection
✔✔A PT complains of a foul smelling fluid coming from the right ear. Otoscopy reveals
debris and fluid originating from the superior portion of the TM. What is the likely cause
of these symptoms - ✔✔Cholesteatoma
✔✔A hearing health care professional is preforming tympanometry on a PT who has a
malfunctioning eustachian tube. which type of tympanometry should be anticipated? -
✔✔C
, ✔✔which tests determine the type and degree of hearing loss - ✔✔air and bone
conduction threshold
✔✔a woman walks through the front door of her split-level house and hears her
daughter and a friend talking downstairs in the family room.
what allows the woman to discern that her daughter is downstairs instead of upstairs. -
✔✔auricle and canal resonance
✔✔a PT is referred by a physician who diagnosed mucoid otitis media the previous day.
How will the PT TM likely appear. - ✔✔opaque and normal
✔✔the isthmus is located just beyond what anatomical structure? - ✔✔second canal
bend
✔✔what impact does the upward spread of masking have on intelligibility? - ✔✔low
frequencies interfere with high frequencies
✔✔a PT who communicates in different language than the hearing healthcare
professional arrives for a hearing evaluation. what test should a hearing healthcare
professional include in the evaluation? - ✔✔SAT
✔✔which two characteristics of a hearing instrument should be prioritized when
selecting amplification for a PT who has limited dexterity or coordination ?
A. battery size, autocoil
B. battery size, volume control - ✔✔A. battery size, auto coil
✔✔What noise is delivered for masking air conduction - ✔✔Narrow band noise
✔✔When do you have to mask for air conduction with headphones and inserts -
✔✔Headphones 40 DB difference and inserts 70 DB difference
✔✔What noise do you have to deliver for bone conduction - ✔✔Narrow Band noise
✔✔When do you have to mask for bone conduction - ✔✔When there is a 15 DB or
greater difference between the air conduction and bone conduction thresholds
✔✔When there is a 15 DB or greater difference between the air conduction and bone
conduction thresholds - ✔✔
✔✔Tympanometry type a - ✔✔Normal
✔✔Tympanometry type a S - ✔✔Short or stiff low compliance
