NBC-HIS EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - ANSWER✔✔-During the course of taking a
case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
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,D. Otosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing
has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
C. Otosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following conditions would NOT be a
concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
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, D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - ANSWER✔✔-Which of
the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - ANSWER✔✔-A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear
only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
B. Impedance audiometry - ANSWER✔✔-A patient who has worn hearing aids for a
long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
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WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - ANSWER✔✔-During the course of taking a
case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
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,D. Otosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing
has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
C. Otosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following conditions would NOT be a
concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
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, D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - ANSWER✔✔-Which of
the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - ANSWER✔✔-A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear
only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
B. Impedance audiometry - ANSWER✔✔-A patient who has worn hearing aids for a
long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
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