Hearing Instrument Candidacy UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Handicap - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing loss is a
Hearing instrument use - CORRECT ANSWER - Anyone with a hearing loss is a
candidate for
Dexterity problems - CORRECT ANSWER - Older patients may have
Cosmetic and personal wishes - CORRECT ANSWER - The client accepts the hearing
instrument only if it fulfills their
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: Successful hearing instrument users do not
wear their hearing instruments all the time.
The degree of loss - CORRECT ANSWER - What often determines both satisfaction with
hearing instrument and use time?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: The slope of loss plays a part in a successful
fitting
Flat, gradually rising or falling loss - CORRECT ANSWER - The most favorable slope for
a successful fitting is a
Sharp drop at any lower frequency, or spots of no response - CORRECT ANSWER - The
least favorable slope for a successful fitting is a
, True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: Speech discrimination scores can be a factor
in successfully adapting to a hearing aid.
Not be entirely successful - CORRECT ANSWER - A speech discrimination score of 50%
of less would probably (pick one: have a good result OR not be entirely successful) adapting to a
hearing aid.
Does not - CORRECT ANSWER - A properly fitted hearing instrument (pick one: does
OR does not) alter or improve any condition or characteristic of a pathological ear.
Function and communicate - CORRECT ANSWER - Making sound louder in a controlled
way improves the patient's ability to
Amplify sound within a comfortable range and improve hearing acuity - CORRECT
ANSWER - The goal of hearing aid fitting methods is to
Reject the hearing aid - CORRECT ANSWER - If the goal of hearing aid fitting methods
is not met, the patient will likely
Sharpness - CORRECT ANSWER - Acuity means
Use gain, operating gain, functional gain, or estimated insertion gain - CORRECT
ANSWER - The calculation of amplified sound for the patient to use at their comfortable
levels is called
Reserve gain - CORRECT ANSWER - In order for the patient to adjust the volume as
desired, a hearing instrument requires
Prescriptive Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Any fitting method describing gain at each
frequency is called a
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Handicap - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing loss is a
Hearing instrument use - CORRECT ANSWER - Anyone with a hearing loss is a
candidate for
Dexterity problems - CORRECT ANSWER - Older patients may have
Cosmetic and personal wishes - CORRECT ANSWER - The client accepts the hearing
instrument only if it fulfills their
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: Successful hearing instrument users do not
wear their hearing instruments all the time.
The degree of loss - CORRECT ANSWER - What often determines both satisfaction with
hearing instrument and use time?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: The slope of loss plays a part in a successful
fitting
Flat, gradually rising or falling loss - CORRECT ANSWER - The most favorable slope for
a successful fitting is a
Sharp drop at any lower frequency, or spots of no response - CORRECT ANSWER - The
least favorable slope for a successful fitting is a
, True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False: Speech discrimination scores can be a factor
in successfully adapting to a hearing aid.
Not be entirely successful - CORRECT ANSWER - A speech discrimination score of 50%
of less would probably (pick one: have a good result OR not be entirely successful) adapting to a
hearing aid.
Does not - CORRECT ANSWER - A properly fitted hearing instrument (pick one: does
OR does not) alter or improve any condition or characteristic of a pathological ear.
Function and communicate - CORRECT ANSWER - Making sound louder in a controlled
way improves the patient's ability to
Amplify sound within a comfortable range and improve hearing acuity - CORRECT
ANSWER - The goal of hearing aid fitting methods is to
Reject the hearing aid - CORRECT ANSWER - If the goal of hearing aid fitting methods
is not met, the patient will likely
Sharpness - CORRECT ANSWER - Acuity means
Use gain, operating gain, functional gain, or estimated insertion gain - CORRECT
ANSWER - The calculation of amplified sound for the patient to use at their comfortable
levels is called
Reserve gain - CORRECT ANSWER - In order for the patient to adjust the volume as
desired, a hearing instrument requires
Prescriptive Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Any fitting method describing gain at each
frequency is called a
