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●● Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to
a physician, preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications
Answer: c
●● You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type
B tympanogram with a normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing
loss would you expect them to have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss
Answer: b & d
,●● Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au.
He has excellent speech discriminat Au. What would be the biggest
influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus
Answer: c
●● Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz
Answer: a
●● When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice
because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B
Answer: a
,●● Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic
earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted
Answer: c
●● When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be
contagious
Answer: b
●● Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
, c. Sterilization
d. None of the above
Answer: c
●● Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in
the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe
Answer: b
●● Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB
Answer: a
●● Recruitment is most common in
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●● Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to
a physician, preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications
Answer: c
●● You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type
B tympanogram with a normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing
loss would you expect them to have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss
Answer: b & d
,●● Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au.
He has excellent speech discriminat Au. What would be the biggest
influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus
Answer: c
●● Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz
Answer: a
●● When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice
because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B
Answer: a
,●● Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic
earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted
Answer: c
●● When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be
contagious
Answer: b
●● Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
, c. Sterilization
d. None of the above
Answer: c
●● Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in
the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe
Answer: b
●● Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB
Answer: a
●● Recruitment is most common in
