Study Questions for ILE Exam Graded
A+
When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what
will occur once 3 5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear?
A) Overmasking
B) Undermasking
C) Central masking
D) Effective masking - Correct answer-B
Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
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,D) WRS - Correct answer-C
A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing loss. She
reports that her mother had a stapedectomy when she was about her same age.
What is the most likely cause of the conductive component of our patient's/client's
hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation - Correct answer-A
Which of the following is an octave?
A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz - Correct answer-B
When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be masked?
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,A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold and
presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry - Correct answer-A
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - Correct answer-A
When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can hear
words like door/floor/more. Where would the hearing healthcare provider expect
there to be a hearing loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
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, B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results - Correct
answer-A
Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz - Correct answer-A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
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A+
When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what
will occur once 3 5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear?
A) Overmasking
B) Undermasking
C) Central masking
D) Effective masking - Correct answer-B
Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
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,D) WRS - Correct answer-C
A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing loss. She
reports that her mother had a stapedectomy when she was about her same age.
What is the most likely cause of the conductive component of our patient's/client's
hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation - Correct answer-A
Which of the following is an octave?
A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz - Correct answer-B
When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be masked?
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,A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold and
presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry - Correct answer-A
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - Correct answer-A
When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can hear
words like door/floor/more. Where would the hearing healthcare provider expect
there to be a hearing loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
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, B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results - Correct
answer-A
Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz - Correct answer-A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
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