NBC-HIS - National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences PREP STUDY GUIDE Q/A

NBC-HIS PREP 2024
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION



QUESTION 1



When a patient walks in and explains that their hearing aid is dead. The patient
hands you their hearing aids to be checked and cleaned what do you do first -
ANSWERS-Put on a pair of gloves before handling the hearing aids



QUESTION 2



A patient has a moderate flat sensorineural hearing loss and is quite vain, he has
tried a BTE style and had problems with putting the aid on Which hearing aid is
the best fit for him - ANSWERS-A CIC with single mic directionality and a
remote control phone app



QUESTION 3



Friends and family help patients wearing hearing instruments to understand better
by - ANSWERS-Encouraging the patient to have a light behind them




QUESTION 4

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When counseling a patient about their case history the main objective is to -
ANSWERS-Gather information about the patient and determine if a referral is
necessary



QUESTION 5



Compliance - ANSWERS-The ease with which acoustic energy flows through the
middle ear system to the cochlea reported as ml or cc



QUESTION 6



point of maximum compliance - ANSWERS-It is the highest point compliance on
tympanogram



QUESTION 7



tympanic peak pressure (TPP) - ANSWERS-The pressure associated with the point
of maximum compliance represents middle ear pressure




QUESTION 8



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