ILE PREP FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION PRACTICE
◉ Which would be most appropriate for a client with a profound
hearing loss?
a. BTEs, skeleton mold, acrylic material, short canal, #16 tubing
b. BTEs, full shell mold, silicone material, long canal, #13 thick wall
tubing
c. BTEs, half shell mold, acrylic material, short canal, #13 tubing
d. BTEs, thin tube, double dome Answer: b
◉ Which of the following would affect the hearing instrument fitting
due to the anatomical concerns?
a. Atresia
b. Otosclerosis
c. Meniere's
d. Anoxia Answer: a
◉ Your client has an MTO switch on their hearing aid. What does the
O setting do?
,a. turns the device on
b. turns the device off
c. changes the device to omnidirectional
d. changes the device to an open fitting Answer: b
◉ What are the reasons for using an otoblock when taking an ear
impression?
a. To ensure that impression material does not encroach on the
tympanic membrane
b. It can be used to make minimal canal length impressions
c. It can be used as a handle to remove the impression from the ear
d. All of the above Answer: a
◉ Belling of a tube does what to the high frequencies?
a. minimizes
b. enhances
c. keeps constant
d. decreases sound quality Answer: b
,◉ Which quadrant allows for the most head movement and
therefore is an unacceptable bracing techniq
a. anterior-superior
b. superior-posterior
c. anterior-inferior
d. posterior-inferior Answer: d
◉ Dampers smooth the frequency response for which frequencies?
a. 250-500 Hz
b. 500-1000 Hz
c. 1000-3000 Hz
d. 4000-8000 Hz Answer: c
◉ Ear Impression picture Answer: SEE ILE PREP
◉ Why must impression material be mixed until it is a consistent
color?
a. So it can cure properly
B. So it looks good
C. So it will flow through the syringe easily
, D. So the lab can use it more easily Answer: A
◉ In addition to providing pressure relief why do we use vents in
custom hearing aids or earmolds?
A. To enhance low frequencies
B. For high frequency reduction
c. For low frequency reduction
d. To enhance high frequencies Answer: C
◉ You remove this impression from your patient/client's ear. What
two things would you try to correct when you take another
impression of that same canal?
A. Place otoblock just past second bend
B. Use smaller otoblock
C. Keep tip in material while filling concha bowl and upper concha
D. Use cotton otoblock Answer: A & C
◉ Your patient/client comes to your office today to be fit with his
new hearing instruments. He remains v skeptical about how they
may help him. The best way to verify the fit and instill confidence in
him that new hearing aids are working as they should is to use
which process?
SOLUTION PRACTICE
◉ Which would be most appropriate for a client with a profound
hearing loss?
a. BTEs, skeleton mold, acrylic material, short canal, #16 tubing
b. BTEs, full shell mold, silicone material, long canal, #13 thick wall
tubing
c. BTEs, half shell mold, acrylic material, short canal, #13 tubing
d. BTEs, thin tube, double dome Answer: b
◉ Which of the following would affect the hearing instrument fitting
due to the anatomical concerns?
a. Atresia
b. Otosclerosis
c. Meniere's
d. Anoxia Answer: a
◉ Your client has an MTO switch on their hearing aid. What does the
O setting do?
,a. turns the device on
b. turns the device off
c. changes the device to omnidirectional
d. changes the device to an open fitting Answer: b
◉ What are the reasons for using an otoblock when taking an ear
impression?
a. To ensure that impression material does not encroach on the
tympanic membrane
b. It can be used to make minimal canal length impressions
c. It can be used as a handle to remove the impression from the ear
d. All of the above Answer: a
◉ Belling of a tube does what to the high frequencies?
a. minimizes
b. enhances
c. keeps constant
d. decreases sound quality Answer: b
,◉ Which quadrant allows for the most head movement and
therefore is an unacceptable bracing techniq
a. anterior-superior
b. superior-posterior
c. anterior-inferior
d. posterior-inferior Answer: d
◉ Dampers smooth the frequency response for which frequencies?
a. 250-500 Hz
b. 500-1000 Hz
c. 1000-3000 Hz
d. 4000-8000 Hz Answer: c
◉ Ear Impression picture Answer: SEE ILE PREP
◉ Why must impression material be mixed until it is a consistent
color?
a. So it can cure properly
B. So it looks good
C. So it will flow through the syringe easily
, D. So the lab can use it more easily Answer: A
◉ In addition to providing pressure relief why do we use vents in
custom hearing aids or earmolds?
A. To enhance low frequencies
B. For high frequency reduction
c. For low frequency reduction
d. To enhance high frequencies Answer: C
◉ You remove this impression from your patient/client's ear. What
two things would you try to correct when you take another
impression of that same canal?
A. Place otoblock just past second bend
B. Use smaller otoblock
C. Keep tip in material while filling concha bowl and upper concha
D. Use cotton otoblock Answer: A & C
◉ Your patient/client comes to your office today to be fit with his
new hearing instruments. He remains v skeptical about how they
may help him. The best way to verify the fit and instill confidence in
him that new hearing aids are working as they should is to use
which process?
