Hearing Aid Dispenser Exam Prep 2026–2027 Study Guide & Practice Questions

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1. When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be masked?
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A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold and
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presentation level
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B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
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C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
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D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry: A
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2. Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
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A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above: A i i i i




3. Whenapatient/clientreportsdifficultyhearingwordslikesip/tip/ship,but can
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hearwordslikedoor/floor/more. Wherewouldthehearinghealthcare provider
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expecttheretobeahearinglossontheaudiogram?
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A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies i i i i i




B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies i i i i i




C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies i i i i i




D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results: A
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4. Whichofthefollowingisthepreferredorderforaudiometrictesting?
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A) MCL before WRS i i




B) Bone conduction before air conduction
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C) Speech UCL before SRT i i i




D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz: A
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5. Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is
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suspected?
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A) 250- 750 Hz i i




B) 1500- 3000 Hz i i





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,C) 3000- 6000 Hz i i




D) 750- 1500 Hz: C i i i




6. Whichofthefollowingstatementsismosttrueabouttheuseofgloves?
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A) Latex gloves should be used for ear impressioningi i i i i i i




B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the
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same patient/client
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C) Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use
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D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized in cold soak bath: C
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7. When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduc-
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tion threshold what action should occur?
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A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds i i i i




B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked bone conduction
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ithreshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked air conduction
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threshold
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D) Immediate medical referral for air-bone gaps: B i i i i i i




8. Why is it important to determine if there is a PTA/SRT discrepancy?
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A) To determine dynamic range
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B) TodeterminelevelforMCLwhicheffectsthelevelforWRStesting
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C) To determine if malingering or misunderstanding of directions is occurring
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D) To determine needs for masking pure tones: C
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9. When establishing UCL/LDL/TD it is important that
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.

A) The faceis observed foranydiscomfort (grimace,eyebrows, raise, etc)
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B) They indicate when the sound is slightly loud
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,C) They indicate when the sound is unbearable
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D) They indicate when the sound is comfortable: A
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10. Using the audiogram, what type of hearing loss is indicated for the left ear?
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(Audiogram shows mild to severe sloping SNHL AD anda flat mild CDHL AS)
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A) Normal hearing i




B) Mixed hearing loss i i




C) Conductive hearing loss i i




D) Sensorineural hearing loss: C i i i




11. When masking for air-conduction the initial masking level is how many dB
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greater than the NTE threshold?
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A) 10dB i




B) 20dB i




C) 40dB i




D) 0 dB: A
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12. Ambient room noise can have what effect during un-occluded bone con- i i i i i i i i i i




duction testing?
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A) All frequencies will present poorer
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B) Low frequencies will present better
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C) High frequencies will present poorer
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D) Low frequencies will present poorer: D
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13. Whenthereisa15-20dBdifferencebetweenanoctavewhatshouldoccur
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A) Continue testing octaves i i




B) Test the inter-octave
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C) Apply masking for air conduction i i i i




D) Apply masking for bone conduction: B i i i i i




14. When masking for puretones which type of masking noise is most effec-
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tive?
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A) Speechnoise i





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, B) Narrowband noise i




C) White noise i




D) Pink noise: B i i




15. At 2K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is a 30 dB HL. The air con-
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ductionthresholdfortherightearisat45dBHLandfortheleftearat50 dB HL.
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iThe hearing healthcare provider wants to find the left masked bone
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conductionthreshold.Howshouldthetransducersbesetformasking?
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A) A/C: right and left; B/C: left mastoid
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B) A/C: right; B/C: left mastoid i i i i




C) A/C: right and left; B/C: right mastoid
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D) A/C: left; B/C: right mastoid: B i i i i i




16. Apatient/clienthasamoderatehearingloss.Whichtypeofhearingloss would
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thespeechdiscriminationstillbegoodtoexcellentwiththisdegreeof hearing
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loss?
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A) Central hearing loss i i




B) Conductive hearing loss i i




C) Normal hearing i




D) Sensorineural hearing loss: B i i i




17. What should occur next when 1K Hz threshold shifts 10 dB when being
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retested?
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A) Record new threshold and complete testing i i i i i




B) Re-instruct and test remaining thresholds i i i i




C) Record both threshold levels i i i




D) Re-instruct and retest all thresholds: D i i i i i




18. A patient/client obtains a 76% on a word recognition testing. How many
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wordsdidtheymissifa25wordlistwasused?
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A) 5
B) 7

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