Study Questions for ILE

When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what will occur once 3 5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear? A) Overmasking B) Undermasking C) Central masking D) Effective masking - Answer- B Spondees are used for determining _____________? A) MCL B) UCL C) SRT D) WRS - Answer- C A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing loss. She reports that her mother had a stapedectomy when she was about her same age. What is the most likely cause of the conductive component of our patient's/client's hearing loss? A) Otosclerosis B) Otitis media C) Ototoxicity D) Disarticulation - Answer- A Which of the following is an octave? A) 500- 750 Hz B) 250- 500 Hz C) 2K- 8K Hz D) 750- 2K Hz - Answer- B When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be masked? A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold and presentation level B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry - Answer- A Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs? A) Sterilization B) Cleaning C) Disinfecting D) None of the above - Answer- A When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can hear words like door/floor/more. Where would the hearing healthcare provider expect there to be a hearing loss on the audiogram? A) Hearing los