NBC-HIS Sample Board 2026 questions || All Solutions are
Accurate.
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma correct answers C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss correct answers C. Concussion in the previous six months
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis correct answers D. Otosclerosis
Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
, A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen correct answers C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones correct answers D. Ambient noise
is more of a problem with insert earphones
A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma correct answers C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
Accurate.
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma correct answers C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss correct answers C. Concussion in the previous six months
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis correct answers D. Otosclerosis
Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
, A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen correct answers C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones correct answers D. Ambient noise
is more of a problem with insert earphones
A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma correct answers C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
