ILE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is obtained for pure tones.
Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal volume. Which
types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare provider expect to see on the
audiogram?
A) Conductive hearing loss; sensorineural hearing loss
B) Mixed hearing loss; conductive hearing loss
C) Mixed hearing loss; sensiorneural hearing loss
D) Normal hearing loss; mixed hearing loss - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician,
preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
A) Use of blood thinners
B) History of cerumen impaction
C) Tinnitus after recent noise exposure
D) Sudden hearing loss - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following would indicate an SRT/PTA discrepancy?
A) SRT: 10; PTA: 15
B) SRT: 40; PTA: 42
C) SRT: 15; PTA: 13
D) SRT: 35; PTA: 60 - ✔✔D
✔✔The most important finding of the SRT is to __________________________.
A) Determine the softest level 50% of the words are repeated back
B) Determine if there is a discrepancy with the PTA
C) Obtain the percent of words repeated back correctly
D) Determine MCL - ✔✔B
✔✔If a patient/client has a disarticulated ossicular chain what type of tympanogram type
would they most likely have?
, A) Type A
B) Type As
C) Type Ad
D) Type B - ✔✔C
✔✔Which speech test utilizes phonetically balanced words?
A) MCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) SAT - ✔✔C
✔✔Narrow band noise is used for ____________________________?
A) Air conduction masking
B) Bone conduction masking
C) Speech masking
D) Pure tone masking - ✔✔D
✔✔Where will masked bone conduction thresholds fall in a conductive hearing loss?
A) Within 15 dB of A/C thresholds
B) 15 dB better than A/C thresholds
C) 250-500 Hz will be within normal hearing limits
D) Within normal hearing limits - ✔✔D
✔✔A patient/client has a perforation of their TM for the right ear. Tympanometry
indicates a Type B tympanogram. What should the hearing healthcare provider expect
for the ear canal volume?
A) Normal ear canal volume
B) Abnormally small ear canal volume
C) Abnormally large ear canal volume
D) Ear canal volume cannot be obtained from a tympanogram - ✔✔C
✔✔The patient/client should be familiarized with the test words before which speech
test?
A) UCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) MCL - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the interaural attenuation for bone conduction?
RATED A+
✔✔There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is obtained for pure tones.
Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz - ✔✔B
✔✔A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal volume. Which
types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare provider expect to see on the
audiogram?
A) Conductive hearing loss; sensorineural hearing loss
B) Mixed hearing loss; conductive hearing loss
C) Mixed hearing loss; sensiorneural hearing loss
D) Normal hearing loss; mixed hearing loss - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician,
preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
A) Use of blood thinners
B) History of cerumen impaction
C) Tinnitus after recent noise exposure
D) Sudden hearing loss - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following would indicate an SRT/PTA discrepancy?
A) SRT: 10; PTA: 15
B) SRT: 40; PTA: 42
C) SRT: 15; PTA: 13
D) SRT: 35; PTA: 60 - ✔✔D
✔✔The most important finding of the SRT is to __________________________.
A) Determine the softest level 50% of the words are repeated back
B) Determine if there is a discrepancy with the PTA
C) Obtain the percent of words repeated back correctly
D) Determine MCL - ✔✔B
✔✔If a patient/client has a disarticulated ossicular chain what type of tympanogram type
would they most likely have?
, A) Type A
B) Type As
C) Type Ad
D) Type B - ✔✔C
✔✔Which speech test utilizes phonetically balanced words?
A) MCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) SAT - ✔✔C
✔✔Narrow band noise is used for ____________________________?
A) Air conduction masking
B) Bone conduction masking
C) Speech masking
D) Pure tone masking - ✔✔D
✔✔Where will masked bone conduction thresholds fall in a conductive hearing loss?
A) Within 15 dB of A/C thresholds
B) 15 dB better than A/C thresholds
C) 250-500 Hz will be within normal hearing limits
D) Within normal hearing limits - ✔✔D
✔✔A patient/client has a perforation of their TM for the right ear. Tympanometry
indicates a Type B tympanogram. What should the hearing healthcare provider expect
for the ear canal volume?
A) Normal ear canal volume
B) Abnormally small ear canal volume
C) Abnormally large ear canal volume
D) Ear canal volume cannot be obtained from a tympanogram - ✔✔C
✔✔The patient/client should be familiarized with the test words before which speech
test?
A) UCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) MCL - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the interaural attenuation for bone conduction?
