ILE STUDY EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTRY ANALYZED
ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM)ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST 2025 – 2026
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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-D
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - ANSWERS-A
When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can
hear words like door/floor/more. Where would the hearing healthcare provider
expect there to be a hearing loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results -
ANSWERS-A
Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
, C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz - ANSWERS-A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz - ANSWERS-C
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same
patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized in cold soak bath -
ANSWERS-C
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTRY ANALYZED
ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM)ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST 2025 – 2026
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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-D
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - ANSWERS-A
When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can
hear words like door/floor/more. Where would the hearing healthcare provider
expect there to be a hearing loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results -
ANSWERS-A
Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
, C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz - ANSWERS-A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz - ANSWERS-C
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same
patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized in cold soak bath -
ANSWERS-C
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
