IHS Final Exam International Hearing Society Aid
Specialist EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
What criteria determines that the plateau has been reached during masked testing?
Select one:
A. When effective masking causes a shift in the TE threshold
B. When accurate and valid thresholds are measured
C. When the patient/client reports that they hear the tone in the TE
D. When effective masking is applied without a shift in the TE threshold - answer>>D
What strategy should family members be encouraged to use when talking with their loved ones
who wear hearing instruments?
Select one:
A. Be more expressive
B. Speak in a loud voice
C. Face each other when speaking
D. Improve the lighting in the room - answer>>C
In the matrix 118/45/06, what does the middle number refer to?
Select one:
A. FOG
B. OSPL90
C. Slope
D. RTG - answer>>A
,A patient/client with a bilateral severe, sloping sensory/neural loss has worn ITEs for many years
but they are providing insufficient gain. The patient/client will only consider new ITE hearing
instruments. What feature should be ordered on the new ITE hearing instruments to promote
more gain?
Select one:
A. Long canals
B. Multiple memories
C. Directional microphones
D. Compression - answer>>A
What activity should be completed with a patient/client who wants to purchase hearing
instruments because they are having difficulty hearing in a number of different listening
environments?
Select one:
A. The HHI
B. Comparison of unaided and aided WR ability in the soundfield
C. The COSI
D. The SII - answer>>C
What audiometric condition requires a medical referral?
Select one:
A. Symmetrical sensory/neural hearing loss with asymmetrical WRS
B. Previously documented noise induced hearing loss
C. Pre-auricular pits
D. Family history of hearing loss - answer>>A
, A patient/client reported significant concerns about hearing effectively during an important
meeting they have scheduled for the next day. An audiometric assessment demonstrated
bilateral mixed hearing loss. Otoscopy was then completed and revealed that only one quadrant
of the TM was visible due to copious cerumen in each ear canal. Demonstration binaural
RIC/RITE hearing instruments were provided to help with the meeting, and a follow-up
appointment was scheduled for the next day. What should have been done differently in this
situation?
Select one:
A. Otoscopy should have been performed before audiometric testing
B. Cerumen management should have been completed prior to fitting the demo
C. The demos should have been fit to the hearing levels measured D. but follow-up audiometry
should have been completed
A medical waiver should have been signed - answer>>A
Which hearing instrument causes the least amount of occlusion?
Select one:
A. Half shell
B. Full shell
C. IIC
D. ITC - answer>>C
A patient/client with arthritis, macular degeneration and a bilateral moderate to severe hearing
loss wears glasses and uses oxygen with tubes that go over their ears. What style of hearing
instruments should be recommended?
Select one:
A. ITC
B. ITE
C. RIC
Specialist EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
What criteria determines that the plateau has been reached during masked testing?
Select one:
A. When effective masking causes a shift in the TE threshold
B. When accurate and valid thresholds are measured
C. When the patient/client reports that they hear the tone in the TE
D. When effective masking is applied without a shift in the TE threshold - answer>>D
What strategy should family members be encouraged to use when talking with their loved ones
who wear hearing instruments?
Select one:
A. Be more expressive
B. Speak in a loud voice
C. Face each other when speaking
D. Improve the lighting in the room - answer>>C
In the matrix 118/45/06, what does the middle number refer to?
Select one:
A. FOG
B. OSPL90
C. Slope
D. RTG - answer>>A
,A patient/client with a bilateral severe, sloping sensory/neural loss has worn ITEs for many years
but they are providing insufficient gain. The patient/client will only consider new ITE hearing
instruments. What feature should be ordered on the new ITE hearing instruments to promote
more gain?
Select one:
A. Long canals
B. Multiple memories
C. Directional microphones
D. Compression - answer>>A
What activity should be completed with a patient/client who wants to purchase hearing
instruments because they are having difficulty hearing in a number of different listening
environments?
Select one:
A. The HHI
B. Comparison of unaided and aided WR ability in the soundfield
C. The COSI
D. The SII - answer>>C
What audiometric condition requires a medical referral?
Select one:
A. Symmetrical sensory/neural hearing loss with asymmetrical WRS
B. Previously documented noise induced hearing loss
C. Pre-auricular pits
D. Family history of hearing loss - answer>>A
, A patient/client reported significant concerns about hearing effectively during an important
meeting they have scheduled for the next day. An audiometric assessment demonstrated
bilateral mixed hearing loss. Otoscopy was then completed and revealed that only one quadrant
of the TM was visible due to copious cerumen in each ear canal. Demonstration binaural
RIC/RITE hearing instruments were provided to help with the meeting, and a follow-up
appointment was scheduled for the next day. What should have been done differently in this
situation?
Select one:
A. Otoscopy should have been performed before audiometric testing
B. Cerumen management should have been completed prior to fitting the demo
C. The demos should have been fit to the hearing levels measured D. but follow-up audiometry
should have been completed
A medical waiver should have been signed - answer>>A
Which hearing instrument causes the least amount of occlusion?
Select one:
A. Half shell
B. Full shell
C. IIC
D. ITC - answer>>C
A patient/client with arthritis, macular degeneration and a bilateral moderate to severe hearing
loss wears glasses and uses oxygen with tubes that go over their ears. What style of hearing
instruments should be recommended?
Select one:
A. ITC
B. ITE
C. RIC
