Hearing Aid Specialist Exam Quiz Questions with verified
answers
____________ is a decrease in word recognition performance at higher intensity
levels and is associated with ____________ disorder.
A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
B) Rollover ; Cochlear
C) PB-Max ; Retrocochlear
D) PB-Rollover ; Ochlear Ans✓✓✓ A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
____________ is the intensity of the sound that is heard by the non-test cochlea
through intracranial stimulation when the TE is stimulated at a high intensity.
A) Interaural attenuation
B) Effective Masking
C) Crossover
D) Undermasking Ans✓✓✓ C) Crossover
_____________ is the enhancement in the loudness of bone conducted signals
due to the plugging of bone conducted signals due to the plugging of the external
ear canal by the transducer delivering the masking stimulus
A) Air-bone gap
B) Shadow audiogram
C) 0 dB IA
,D) Occlusion effect Ans✓✓✓ D) Occlusion effect
______________ and ________________ are two lifestyle issues that the
recommendations for style and/or accessories must consider.
A) Cosmetic appeal ; Cost
B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
C) Swimming ; Playing cards
D) Challenges hearing at work ; Hearing at weddings when the band is playing
Ans✓✓✓ B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
______________ results in false, better hearing thresholds. ____________ results
in false, worse hearing thresholds. __________ results in accurate and valid
thresholds.
A) Undermasking ; Overmasking ; Effective Masking
B) Overmasking ; Undermasking ; Effective Masking
C) Effective Masking ; Overmasking ; Undermasking
D) Undermasking ; Effective masking ; Overmasking Ans✓✓✓ A) Undermasking ;
Overmasking ; Effective Masking
_______________ refers to the stability in measurement of TE threshold with
successive increases in masking intensity.
A) Undermasking
B) Plateau
,C) Overmasking
D) Effective masking Ans✓✓✓ B) Plateau
"Ethics"
A) Represents judicial decisions and legislative action
B) Is what HIPAA regulates
C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior
D) Is of no concern to the hearing aid specialist Ans✓✓✓ C) Reflects norms that
guide human conduct of behavior
"Wireless Communication" refers to communication between both __________
and ____________ .
A) The hearing aids themselves for a binaural fitting ; A cell phone
B) Gateway devices ; Digital signal processors
C) Cell phones ; A tablet with Bluetooth
D) The binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device Ans✓✓✓ D) The binaurally-
fit hearing aids ; A gateway device
"Work practice controls" are:
A) the hours that the practice is open for business
B) The laws imposed on professional practice
C) A written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
, D) Not applicable to the hearing instrument dispensing practice Ans✓✓✓ C) A
written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
A cholesteatoma is a tumor that typically produces:
A) Fenestration
B) Sensorineural hearing loss
C) Stapedectomy
D) An odorous discharge Ans✓✓✓ D) An odorous discharge
A code of ethics provides guiding principles for professional conduct and may be
used to help you resolve potential conflicts of interest.
True or False Ans✓✓✓ True
A complex tone with a __________ of 200 Hz has _________ at ___________ Hz,
_________ Hz, ____________ Hz, and so on.
A) Fundamental intensity ; harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
B) Harmonic ; Fundamental Frequencies ; 220 ; 240 ; 260
C) Fundamental Frequency ; Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
D) Spectrum ; Waveform ; 125 ; 250 ;375 Ans✓✓✓ C) Fundamental Frequency ;
Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
A daily biological check of the audiometer is essential to
answers
____________ is a decrease in word recognition performance at higher intensity
levels and is associated with ____________ disorder.
A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
B) Rollover ; Cochlear
C) PB-Max ; Retrocochlear
D) PB-Rollover ; Ochlear Ans✓✓✓ A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
____________ is the intensity of the sound that is heard by the non-test cochlea
through intracranial stimulation when the TE is stimulated at a high intensity.
A) Interaural attenuation
B) Effective Masking
C) Crossover
D) Undermasking Ans✓✓✓ C) Crossover
_____________ is the enhancement in the loudness of bone conducted signals
due to the plugging of bone conducted signals due to the plugging of the external
ear canal by the transducer delivering the masking stimulus
A) Air-bone gap
B) Shadow audiogram
C) 0 dB IA
,D) Occlusion effect Ans✓✓✓ D) Occlusion effect
______________ and ________________ are two lifestyle issues that the
recommendations for style and/or accessories must consider.
A) Cosmetic appeal ; Cost
B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
C) Swimming ; Playing cards
D) Challenges hearing at work ; Hearing at weddings when the band is playing
Ans✓✓✓ B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
______________ results in false, better hearing thresholds. ____________ results
in false, worse hearing thresholds. __________ results in accurate and valid
thresholds.
A) Undermasking ; Overmasking ; Effective Masking
B) Overmasking ; Undermasking ; Effective Masking
C) Effective Masking ; Overmasking ; Undermasking
D) Undermasking ; Effective masking ; Overmasking Ans✓✓✓ A) Undermasking ;
Overmasking ; Effective Masking
_______________ refers to the stability in measurement of TE threshold with
successive increases in masking intensity.
A) Undermasking
B) Plateau
,C) Overmasking
D) Effective masking Ans✓✓✓ B) Plateau
"Ethics"
A) Represents judicial decisions and legislative action
B) Is what HIPAA regulates
C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior
D) Is of no concern to the hearing aid specialist Ans✓✓✓ C) Reflects norms that
guide human conduct of behavior
"Wireless Communication" refers to communication between both __________
and ____________ .
A) The hearing aids themselves for a binaural fitting ; A cell phone
B) Gateway devices ; Digital signal processors
C) Cell phones ; A tablet with Bluetooth
D) The binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device Ans✓✓✓ D) The binaurally-
fit hearing aids ; A gateway device
"Work practice controls" are:
A) the hours that the practice is open for business
B) The laws imposed on professional practice
C) A written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
, D) Not applicable to the hearing instrument dispensing practice Ans✓✓✓ C) A
written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
A cholesteatoma is a tumor that typically produces:
A) Fenestration
B) Sensorineural hearing loss
C) Stapedectomy
D) An odorous discharge Ans✓✓✓ D) An odorous discharge
A code of ethics provides guiding principles for professional conduct and may be
used to help you resolve potential conflicts of interest.
True or False Ans✓✓✓ True
A complex tone with a __________ of 200 Hz has _________ at ___________ Hz,
_________ Hz, ____________ Hz, and so on.
A) Fundamental intensity ; harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
B) Harmonic ; Fundamental Frequencies ; 220 ; 240 ; 260
C) Fundamental Frequency ; Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
D) Spectrum ; Waveform ; 125 ; 250 ;375 Ans✓✓✓ C) Fundamental Frequency ;
Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
A daily biological check of the audiometer is essential to
