ILE EVALUATION EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What should be used to clean circumaural headphones?
A) Hydrogen Peroxide
B) Disinfectant spray
C) Ispropryl alcohol
D) Disinfectant towelette - ✔✔D
✔✔How does an osteoma present?
A) Dark, irregular demarcation of the pinna
B) Bony growth in the external auditory canal
C) Excessive inflammation of the external auditory canal
D) Clalcification of the tympanic membrane - ✔✔B
✔✔What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a Speech
Reception Threshold?
A) Discuss the pure tone results
B) Familiarize the patient with the word list
C) Introduce the carrier phrase
D) Explain masking of the non-test ear - ✔✔B
✔✔What tympanogram type is represented in the graph displayed in the exhibit?
(Tympanogram has negative pressure)
A) A
B) Ad
C) B
D) C - ✔✔D
✔✔A 36-year old female restaurant worker with a family history of hearing loss reports
that she is unable to hearing as well as she did two years ago. Testing reveals a
moderate conductive hearing loss
What is the likely cause of the patient's/clinet's change in hearing?
A) Prebycusis
B) Otosclerosis
C)Ototoxicity
D) Meniere's Disease - ✔✔B
✔✔Which portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands?
, A) Inferior section of middle ear cavity
B) Inner portion of external auditory canal
C) Anterior portion of internal auditory canal
D) Outer portion of external auditory canal - ✔✔D
✔✔What general effect does natural ear canal resonance have on sounds entering the
ear canal?
A) Suppresses frequencies below 1000 Hz
B) Boosts frequencies between 500 and 1500 Hz
C) Boosts frequencies between 2000 and 3000 Hz
D) Suppresses frequencies above 2500 Hz - ✔✔C
✔✔Which factor will affect a patient's/client's acceptance and use of hearing
instruments?
A) Cause of hearing loss
B) Patient's/client's dominate hand
C) Patient's/client's cosmetic preferences
D) Frequency and duration of hearing instrument use - ✔✔C
✔✔In a hearing instrument, what is the term for the entire frequency range within which
unique, specific signal processing is performed?
A) band
B) channel
C) memory
D) program - ✔✔B
✔✔Which two conditions are contraindications to taking an ear impression without prior
medical clearance?
A) Perforated tympanic membrane
B) Lack of cerumen
C) Otitis Externa
D) Epithelial migration - ✔✔A & C
✔✔Why should an otoblock be placed just beyond the second bend of the ear canal
during preparation for taking an impression?
A) Prevents the otoblock from moving during the impression process
B) Results in a complete impression of the canal
C) Results in a complete impression of the outer ear
D) Prevents Cerumen from interfering with the impression - ✔✔B
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What should be used to clean circumaural headphones?
A) Hydrogen Peroxide
B) Disinfectant spray
C) Ispropryl alcohol
D) Disinfectant towelette - ✔✔D
✔✔How does an osteoma present?
A) Dark, irregular demarcation of the pinna
B) Bony growth in the external auditory canal
C) Excessive inflammation of the external auditory canal
D) Clalcification of the tympanic membrane - ✔✔B
✔✔What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a Speech
Reception Threshold?
A) Discuss the pure tone results
B) Familiarize the patient with the word list
C) Introduce the carrier phrase
D) Explain masking of the non-test ear - ✔✔B
✔✔What tympanogram type is represented in the graph displayed in the exhibit?
(Tympanogram has negative pressure)
A) A
B) Ad
C) B
D) C - ✔✔D
✔✔A 36-year old female restaurant worker with a family history of hearing loss reports
that she is unable to hearing as well as she did two years ago. Testing reveals a
moderate conductive hearing loss
What is the likely cause of the patient's/clinet's change in hearing?
A) Prebycusis
B) Otosclerosis
C)Ototoxicity
D) Meniere's Disease - ✔✔B
✔✔Which portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands?
, A) Inferior section of middle ear cavity
B) Inner portion of external auditory canal
C) Anterior portion of internal auditory canal
D) Outer portion of external auditory canal - ✔✔D
✔✔What general effect does natural ear canal resonance have on sounds entering the
ear canal?
A) Suppresses frequencies below 1000 Hz
B) Boosts frequencies between 500 and 1500 Hz
C) Boosts frequencies between 2000 and 3000 Hz
D) Suppresses frequencies above 2500 Hz - ✔✔C
✔✔Which factor will affect a patient's/client's acceptance and use of hearing
instruments?
A) Cause of hearing loss
B) Patient's/client's dominate hand
C) Patient's/client's cosmetic preferences
D) Frequency and duration of hearing instrument use - ✔✔C
✔✔In a hearing instrument, what is the term for the entire frequency range within which
unique, specific signal processing is performed?
A) band
B) channel
C) memory
D) program - ✔✔B
✔✔Which two conditions are contraindications to taking an ear impression without prior
medical clearance?
A) Perforated tympanic membrane
B) Lack of cerumen
C) Otitis Externa
D) Epithelial migration - ✔✔A & C
✔✔Why should an otoblock be placed just beyond the second bend of the ear canal
during preparation for taking an impression?
A) Prevents the otoblock from moving during the impression process
B) Results in a complete impression of the canal
C) Results in a complete impression of the outer ear
D) Prevents Cerumen from interfering with the impression - ✔✔B
