PRAXIS – AUDIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PRAXIS – AUDIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What type of otitis media typically results in damage to middle-ear structures typically attributable to cholosteotoma, erosion of ossicles, or atrophy/perforation of the tympanic membrane? A. Serious B. Acute C. Chronic D. Mild - Correct Answer ️️ -C Sensitivity to sound of the normal ear of a young adult is limited to A. 30 Hz to 30,000 Hz. B. 5 Hz to 5,000 Hz. C. 7 Hz to 70,000 Hz. D. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. - Correct Answer ️️ -D Sally just delivered her first baby boy. The pediatrician has noticed that the child was born with his external ear canal completely closed. The doctor explains that the child has A. external otitis. B. otitis media. C. myringotomy. D. aural atresia. - Correct Answer ️️ -D What can develop on the acoustic nerve and ultimately result in a sensorineural hearing loss due to decrease in nerve conduction of sound impulses to the brain? A. Brainstem lesions B. Acoustic neuroma C. Bony growths D. Bacteria - Correct Answer ️️ -B The two muscles in the middle ear that dampen the vibrations of the tympanic membrane and the ossicular chain are the A. levator tympani and stapedius muscle. B. auditory meatus and levator tympani. C. tensor tympani and stapedius muscle. D. buccinator tympani and risorius. - Correct Answer ️️ -C Vijay, a 70-year-old man, attends a clinic for a hearing evaluation. After conducting testing, the audiologist mentions that a common cause of conductive hearing loss where there is a buildup of spongifying bone on the osseous labyrinth that immobilizes the footplate of the stapes and interferes with sound transmission to the inner ear is: A. Meniere's disease B. Otosclerosis C. Otitis media D. Acoustic neuroma - Correct Answer ️️ -B A 65-year-old man with presbycusis comes to you complaining that when he is in social situations such as parties, people don't speak loudly enough. He says that the noise creates a problem for him in hearing what people are saying. W