Hearing Aid Dispenser's Written Exam (Pulled from Dispenser's Book) Questions And Answers Solved 100% Correct!!

Hearing Aid Dispenser's Written Exam (Pulled from Dispenser's Book) Questions And Answers Solved 100% Correct!! Why do we perform audiometric tests? to determine the different characteristics of a hearing loss if one presents A hearing loss is characterized by what three descriptors? 1. Type of hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, mixed) 2. Degree of hearing loss (mild, moderate, etc) 3. Configuration of hearing loss or what the hearing loss looks like (ex: flat, rising, sloping, etc) Conductive hearing loss a loss that occurs when sound is NOT transmitted efficiently through the ear canal, eardrum and ossicles of the middle ear. What can cause a conductive hearing loss? - middle or outer ear infection - perforated tympanic membrane - cerumen impaction - benign tumors - absence/malformation of the outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear Can conductive hearing losses be medically treated? Yes (and surgically) Sensorineural hearing loss