IHS ILE Study Guide 2024 with Complete Solutions

IHS ILE Study Guide 2024 with Complete Solutions What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an existing patients hearing -Answer-Clean hands in view of patient and clean or replace speculum from otoscope How does osteoma present -Answer-Bony growth in external auditory canal What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech reception threshold test -Answer-Familiarize patient with the word list A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss reports she is unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing reveals moderate conductive loss what is a likely cause of the patients change in hearing -Answer-Otosclerosis What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands -Answer-Outer portion of external auditory canal Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments? -Answer-Cosmetic preferences Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal -Answer-Results in complete impression of the canal What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment - Answer-NU-6 A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about expectations of amplification what information should the hearing healthcare professional include in this therapy -Answer-Outside factors that can hinder hearing A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos the patient has a new job that requires use of telephone with a headset -Answer-Add an amplifier to existing phone A patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently After initial inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes and taps on the case What is the suspected problem -Answer-An amplifier problem Germicidal wipes are an example of -Answer-Disinfectant 4 modes of transmission -Answer-Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle, Airborne, vectorborne Contact -Answer-Directly infected by the host Indirect contact -Answer-Touching something contaminated by an infected person. Surfaces or objects Droplet -Answer-transmission via airborne droplets Vehicle -Answer-Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food, blood or bodily substance Airborne -Answer-Droplet or neucli or dust transmission Vectorborne -Answer-Animals or insects carries pathogen Characteristics of tympanic membrane -Answer-Pinkish- gray in color oval shaped Audiometric zero -Answer-The average softest intensity that someone with normal hearing can detect Tympanometry -Answer-Measures middle ear function and compliance is also known as imittence audiometry Acoustic Reflex -Answer-Middle ear muscle reflex, tympanometer is used to measure activity of stapedius muscle TPP -Answer-Tympanometric peak pressure- 0.6-144cc ECV -Answer-Ear canal volume +200 to 400 mH2o or dapa The most common cause of sudden loss of of hearing at 4000Hz is -Answer-Acoustic trauma What condition would not be a concern in establishing pure tone air conduction threshold -Answer-Otosclerosis A large dip at 6000Hz in ONE ear only with a positive tone decay is an indicative of - Answer-A possible retrocochlear tumor A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports his ears are stopped up he recently had a cold, What will give the MOST information about this patients complaint - Answer-Impedance audiometery What programmable adjustment would be BEST to control loud sharp sounds -Answer- Increase the compression ratio During otoscopic inspection what is NOT a consideration for earmold selection -Answer- Compliance of tympanum