ILE PREP FINAL EXAM
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient. ANS: A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably one who
specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications ANS: c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a normal ea
canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss ANS: b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech discriminat
Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
,b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus ANS: c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz ANS: a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B ANS: a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted ANS: c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
,a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious ANS: b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above ANS: c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe ANS: b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB ANS: a
, Recruitment is most common in
a.Conductive hearing losses
b. Central auditory processing disorders
c. Sensorineural hearing losses
d. Mixed hearing losses ANS: c
A 54-year-old male patient/client with normal hearing through 1KHz followed by a precipitous drop in
thresholds would do best with
a. Non-occluding earmolds
b. Skeleton earmolds with select-a-vent
c. ITC instruments
d. A compression circuit ANS: a
Impacted cerumen
a. Will not interfere with impression taking
b. Should be surgically removed
c. Will have little effect on audiometric tests
d. Should be removed prior to audiometric evaluation ANS: d
Your patient/client has a very soft, flaccid outer ear. Due to the shape of the pinna it is recommended h
have a skeleton ear mold made. What earmold material would work best for his ear texture, AND what
anatomical sections of the outer ear must be included in the ear impression in order for the skeleton m
to be a success?
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient. ANS: A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably one who
specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications ANS: c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a normal ea
canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss ANS: b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech discriminat
Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
,b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus ANS: c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz ANS: a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B ANS: a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted ANS: c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
,a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious ANS: b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above ANS: c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe ANS: b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB ANS: a
, Recruitment is most common in
a.Conductive hearing losses
b. Central auditory processing disorders
c. Sensorineural hearing losses
d. Mixed hearing losses ANS: c
A 54-year-old male patient/client with normal hearing through 1KHz followed by a precipitous drop in
thresholds would do best with
a. Non-occluding earmolds
b. Skeleton earmolds with select-a-vent
c. ITC instruments
d. A compression circuit ANS: a
Impacted cerumen
a. Will not interfere with impression taking
b. Should be surgically removed
c. Will have little effect on audiometric tests
d. Should be removed prior to audiometric evaluation ANS: d
Your patient/client has a very soft, flaccid outer ear. Due to the shape of the pinna it is recommended h
have a skeleton ear mold made. What earmold material would work best for his ear texture, AND what
anatomical sections of the outer ear must be included in the ear impression in order for the skeleton m
to be a success?
