SHS 401 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Audiologist-ANSWER- *Are professionals engaged in autonomous practice to promote healthy
hearing, communication
competency, and quality of life for persons of all ages through the prevention, identification,
assessment, and rehabil
itation of hearing, auditory function, balance, and other related systems.
2. What type of degree should a licensed Audiologist have?-ANSWER- Must have doctoral
degree
from CAA-accredited university program & must continue professional development, and must
be registered in the state
they reside if required.
3. Audiometry-ANSWER- measurement of the range and sensitivity of a person's sense of
hearing
4. Audiogram-ANSWER- a graphic representation of audiometric findings showing hearing
thresholds as a function of
frequency.
5. Threshold is measured in...-ANSWER- Decibels dB
6. Frequency is measured in...-ANSWER- Hertz Hz
7. Threshold-ANSWER- the level at which a stimulus is barely perceptible
8. What are the objectives of Audiometry?-ANSWER- Screening, Make a medical Diagnosis,
Evaluate Com
munication Ability, Monitoring the hearing loss
9. Case history-ANSWER- the most critical components of the otologic examination, unanswered
questions can be found
in the case history.
, 10. Four questions Patients want answered-ANSWER- 1) Is there a problem?
2) How serious is the problem?
3) What is the cause of the problem?
4) What type of treatment will reduce or overcome the problem?
11. How can a case history be obtained?-ANSWER- written or oral
12. Advantage/Disadvantages of written case history-ANSWER- Advantages-ANSWER- efficiency,
consistency,
easy to access, different Dr to get opinions.
Disadvantages-ANSWER- 'lie', state of mind (one on one contact)
13. Advantage/Disadvantages of oral case history-ANSWER- Advantages-ANSWER- personal,
relationship building
Disadvantages-ANSWER- go down wrong pathway
14. Otoscopy-ANSWER- the visual examination of the ear canal and tympanic membrane;
should not have any issue on
eardrum.
15. Parts of Otoscope-ANSWER- handle, battery, magnifying glass (2/1 ratio), speculum (plastic
piece that gets thrown
away)
16. What are the forms of Otoscopy?-ANSWER- Basic-ANSWER- slight magnification
Pneumatic-ANSWER- slight magnification; air pressure changes in ear canal (small pulses of air
to see tympanic membrane
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Otomicroscopy
Video Otoscopy
17. Otomicroscopy-ANSWER- operating microscope (surgical); offers best view of the tympanic
membrane
ANSWERS 2026
1. Audiologist-ANSWER- *Are professionals engaged in autonomous practice to promote healthy
hearing, communication
competency, and quality of life for persons of all ages through the prevention, identification,
assessment, and rehabil
itation of hearing, auditory function, balance, and other related systems.
2. What type of degree should a licensed Audiologist have?-ANSWER- Must have doctoral
degree
from CAA-accredited university program & must continue professional development, and must
be registered in the state
they reside if required.
3. Audiometry-ANSWER- measurement of the range and sensitivity of a person's sense of
hearing
4. Audiogram-ANSWER- a graphic representation of audiometric findings showing hearing
thresholds as a function of
frequency.
5. Threshold is measured in...-ANSWER- Decibels dB
6. Frequency is measured in...-ANSWER- Hertz Hz
7. Threshold-ANSWER- the level at which a stimulus is barely perceptible
8. What are the objectives of Audiometry?-ANSWER- Screening, Make a medical Diagnosis,
Evaluate Com
munication Ability, Monitoring the hearing loss
9. Case history-ANSWER- the most critical components of the otologic examination, unanswered
questions can be found
in the case history.
, 10. Four questions Patients want answered-ANSWER- 1) Is there a problem?
2) How serious is the problem?
3) What is the cause of the problem?
4) What type of treatment will reduce or overcome the problem?
11. How can a case history be obtained?-ANSWER- written or oral
12. Advantage/Disadvantages of written case history-ANSWER- Advantages-ANSWER- efficiency,
consistency,
easy to access, different Dr to get opinions.
Disadvantages-ANSWER- 'lie', state of mind (one on one contact)
13. Advantage/Disadvantages of oral case history-ANSWER- Advantages-ANSWER- personal,
relationship building
Disadvantages-ANSWER- go down wrong pathway
14. Otoscopy-ANSWER- the visual examination of the ear canal and tympanic membrane;
should not have any issue on
eardrum.
15. Parts of Otoscope-ANSWER- handle, battery, magnifying glass (2/1 ratio), speculum (plastic
piece that gets thrown
away)
16. What are the forms of Otoscopy?-ANSWER- Basic-ANSWER- slight magnification
Pneumatic-ANSWER- slight magnification; air pressure changes in ear canal (small pulses of air
to see tympanic membrane
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move)
Otomicroscopy
Video Otoscopy
17. Otomicroscopy-ANSWER- operating microscope (surgical); offers best view of the tympanic
membrane
