BATES HEENT TEST PAPERS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔who should be routinely screened for hearing - ✔✔past hx of noise exposure
65+
✔✔what type of hearing aid should someone with conductive loss or unilateral profound
sensorineural loss have - ✔✔bone-anchored hearing aid
✔✔the bone-anchored hearing aid should be ipsilateral for - ✔✔conductive loss
✔✔bone-anchored hearing air should be contralateral for - ✔✔unilateral profound
sensorineural loss
✔✔what type of hearing device is used for severe to profound sensory loss -
✔✔cochlear implant
✔✔cochlear implants are surgically implanted into the - ✔✔cochlea
✔✔the middle ear is internal to - ✔✔the TM
✔✔the middle ear is external to - ✔✔the oval window of the cochlea
✔✔the ET joins the middle ear with the - ✔✔nasopharynx
✔✔the nasopharynx allows for - ✔✔pressure to equalize between the middle ear and
throat
✔✔pts with sensorineural loss have trouble understanding - ✔✔speech
✔✔what medications effect hearing loss - ✔✔aminoglycosides
ASA
NSAIDs
quinine
furosemide
✔✔when tinnitus is associated with hearing loss and vertigo you should think -
✔✔menieres
✔✔bulbar - ✔✔portion of conjunctiva reflected onto eyeball
✔✔what do the tarsal glands secrete - ✔✔lipid material that lubricates edge of eyelids
,✔✔what is in the external eye layer - ✔✔sclera and cornea
✔✔what is in the middle eye layer - ✔✔vascular layer with choroid, ciliary body and iris
✔✔what is in the inner layer of the eye - ✔✔retina
✔✔what is the limbus - ✔✔outer edge of iris
✔✔what is the ora serrata - ✔✔junction between retina and ciliary body
✔✔what does the ciliary body do - ✔✔ciliary m. provides visual accommodation
✔✔where does the anterior chamber drain - ✔✔canal of schlemm
✔✔which chamber contains aqueous humor - ✔✔anterior chamber
✔✔which chamber contains the vitreous humor - ✔✔posterior chamber
✔✔where is the posterior chamber - ✔✔space behind the lens
✔✔arcus senilis - ✔✔thin gray white arc or circle caused by lipid deposits
✔✔xanthelasma - ✔✔flat raised irregularly shaped yellow lesions, represents
depositions of lipids
✔✔what is chemosis - ✔✔swelling of the bulbar conjunctiva
✔✔what is mydrasis - ✔✔pupil dilation
✔✔what is miosis - ✔✔pupil constriction
✔✔what is accommodation - ✔✔when the accommodates for close vision by tightening
the ciliary m.
✔✔what is convergence - ✔✔medial tracking of eye when focus is shifted from far to
near
✔✔what is the macula - ✔✔site of central vision and color perception
✔✔what is keratitis - ✔✔inflammation of the cornea
✔✔what is epiphora - ✔✔excessive tearing of the eye
,✔✔what is trichiasis - ✔✔when the eye lashes are stuck in the eye
✔✔non ocular conditions of photophobia - ✔✔migraines
meningitis
TBI
✔✔ropy discharge is seen in what type of conjunctivitis - ✔✔allergic
✔✔what are the 3 leading causes of blindness - ✔✔glaucoma
diabetic retinopathy
macular degeneration
✔✔what is the most common cause of blurred vision - ✔✔refractive errors
✔✔in emmetropisa (normal state) objects at distance are seen clearly with the _______
eye - ✔✔unaccommodated
✔✔objects nearer than infinity are seen with the aid of ______ which increases the
_______ power of the lens - ✔✔accommodation
refractive
✔✔medical term for farsigthedness - ✔✔hyperopia
✔✔what is the term for nearsightedness - ✔✔myopia
✔✔what is an astigmatism - ✔✔when the refractive errors in the horizontal and vertical
axes differ
✔✔what is a columella - ✔✔cartilage along the septum at the inferior base that divides
the left and right nare
✔✔what are the two plexuses in the nose - ✔✔kiesselbachs
woodruffs
✔✔which plexus is more anterior - ✔✔kiesselbachs
✔✔which sinus is the largest - ✔✔maxillary
✔✔in the mouth what is the vestibule - ✔✔space btwn the buccal mucosa and the outer
surface of the teeth and gums
✔✔the tongue is anchored to the oral cavity at its base and to the floor by - ✔✔the
frenulum
, ✔✔what are the ducts that are outlets of the parotid gland - ✔✔stensens
✔✔what ducts are the outlets of the submandibular glands - ✔✔whartons
✔✔what is a midline bony growth in the hard palate that is fairly common in adults -
✔✔torus palatinus
✔✔drug induced rhinitis occurs in excessive use of - ✔✔decongestants
cocaine
✔✔what is unlikely until viral sxs persist more than 7 days - ✔✔acute bacterial sinusitis
✔✔what drugs may induce nasal stuffiness - ✔✔birth control
reserpine
guanethidine
alcohol
cocaine
✔✔one sided nasal congestion suggests - ✔✔deviated nasal septum
nasal polyp
FB
granuloma
carcinoma
✔✔local tenderness over sinuses together with sxs such as pain, fever and nasal dc
suggest - ✔✔acute sinusitis
✔✔what conditions could indicate nasal polyps - ✔✔allergic rhinitis
ASA sensitivity
asthma
chronic sinus infections
cystic fibrosis
✔✔in viral rhinitis the mucosa is - ✔✔reddened and swollen
✔✔in allergic rhinitis the mucosa is - ✔✔pale, bluish or red
✔✔tenderness of the nasal tip or alae suggests local infections such as a - ✔✔furuncle
✔✔in unilateral sensorineural hearing loss sound is heard - ✔✔in the good ear
✔✔in unilateral CHL sound is heard in the - ✔✔impaired ear
✔✔what are some reasons for CHL - ✔✔otosclerosis
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔who should be routinely screened for hearing - ✔✔past hx of noise exposure
65+
✔✔what type of hearing aid should someone with conductive loss or unilateral profound
sensorineural loss have - ✔✔bone-anchored hearing aid
✔✔the bone-anchored hearing aid should be ipsilateral for - ✔✔conductive loss
✔✔bone-anchored hearing air should be contralateral for - ✔✔unilateral profound
sensorineural loss
✔✔what type of hearing device is used for severe to profound sensory loss -
✔✔cochlear implant
✔✔cochlear implants are surgically implanted into the - ✔✔cochlea
✔✔the middle ear is internal to - ✔✔the TM
✔✔the middle ear is external to - ✔✔the oval window of the cochlea
✔✔the ET joins the middle ear with the - ✔✔nasopharynx
✔✔the nasopharynx allows for - ✔✔pressure to equalize between the middle ear and
throat
✔✔pts with sensorineural loss have trouble understanding - ✔✔speech
✔✔what medications effect hearing loss - ✔✔aminoglycosides
ASA
NSAIDs
quinine
furosemide
✔✔when tinnitus is associated with hearing loss and vertigo you should think -
✔✔menieres
✔✔bulbar - ✔✔portion of conjunctiva reflected onto eyeball
✔✔what do the tarsal glands secrete - ✔✔lipid material that lubricates edge of eyelids
,✔✔what is in the external eye layer - ✔✔sclera and cornea
✔✔what is in the middle eye layer - ✔✔vascular layer with choroid, ciliary body and iris
✔✔what is in the inner layer of the eye - ✔✔retina
✔✔what is the limbus - ✔✔outer edge of iris
✔✔what is the ora serrata - ✔✔junction between retina and ciliary body
✔✔what does the ciliary body do - ✔✔ciliary m. provides visual accommodation
✔✔where does the anterior chamber drain - ✔✔canal of schlemm
✔✔which chamber contains aqueous humor - ✔✔anterior chamber
✔✔which chamber contains the vitreous humor - ✔✔posterior chamber
✔✔where is the posterior chamber - ✔✔space behind the lens
✔✔arcus senilis - ✔✔thin gray white arc or circle caused by lipid deposits
✔✔xanthelasma - ✔✔flat raised irregularly shaped yellow lesions, represents
depositions of lipids
✔✔what is chemosis - ✔✔swelling of the bulbar conjunctiva
✔✔what is mydrasis - ✔✔pupil dilation
✔✔what is miosis - ✔✔pupil constriction
✔✔what is accommodation - ✔✔when the accommodates for close vision by tightening
the ciliary m.
✔✔what is convergence - ✔✔medial tracking of eye when focus is shifted from far to
near
✔✔what is the macula - ✔✔site of central vision and color perception
✔✔what is keratitis - ✔✔inflammation of the cornea
✔✔what is epiphora - ✔✔excessive tearing of the eye
,✔✔what is trichiasis - ✔✔when the eye lashes are stuck in the eye
✔✔non ocular conditions of photophobia - ✔✔migraines
meningitis
TBI
✔✔ropy discharge is seen in what type of conjunctivitis - ✔✔allergic
✔✔what are the 3 leading causes of blindness - ✔✔glaucoma
diabetic retinopathy
macular degeneration
✔✔what is the most common cause of blurred vision - ✔✔refractive errors
✔✔in emmetropisa (normal state) objects at distance are seen clearly with the _______
eye - ✔✔unaccommodated
✔✔objects nearer than infinity are seen with the aid of ______ which increases the
_______ power of the lens - ✔✔accommodation
refractive
✔✔medical term for farsigthedness - ✔✔hyperopia
✔✔what is the term for nearsightedness - ✔✔myopia
✔✔what is an astigmatism - ✔✔when the refractive errors in the horizontal and vertical
axes differ
✔✔what is a columella - ✔✔cartilage along the septum at the inferior base that divides
the left and right nare
✔✔what are the two plexuses in the nose - ✔✔kiesselbachs
woodruffs
✔✔which plexus is more anterior - ✔✔kiesselbachs
✔✔which sinus is the largest - ✔✔maxillary
✔✔in the mouth what is the vestibule - ✔✔space btwn the buccal mucosa and the outer
surface of the teeth and gums
✔✔the tongue is anchored to the oral cavity at its base and to the floor by - ✔✔the
frenulum
, ✔✔what are the ducts that are outlets of the parotid gland - ✔✔stensens
✔✔what ducts are the outlets of the submandibular glands - ✔✔whartons
✔✔what is a midline bony growth in the hard palate that is fairly common in adults -
✔✔torus palatinus
✔✔drug induced rhinitis occurs in excessive use of - ✔✔decongestants
cocaine
✔✔what is unlikely until viral sxs persist more than 7 days - ✔✔acute bacterial sinusitis
✔✔what drugs may induce nasal stuffiness - ✔✔birth control
reserpine
guanethidine
alcohol
cocaine
✔✔one sided nasal congestion suggests - ✔✔deviated nasal septum
nasal polyp
FB
granuloma
carcinoma
✔✔local tenderness over sinuses together with sxs such as pain, fever and nasal dc
suggest - ✔✔acute sinusitis
✔✔what conditions could indicate nasal polyps - ✔✔allergic rhinitis
ASA sensitivity
asthma
chronic sinus infections
cystic fibrosis
✔✔in viral rhinitis the mucosa is - ✔✔reddened and swollen
✔✔in allergic rhinitis the mucosa is - ✔✔pale, bluish or red
✔✔tenderness of the nasal tip or alae suggests local infections such as a - ✔✔furuncle
✔✔in unilateral sensorineural hearing loss sound is heard - ✔✔in the good ear
✔✔in unilateral CHL sound is heard in the - ✔✔impaired ear
✔✔what are some reasons for CHL - ✔✔otosclerosis
