AUDIOLOGY PRAXIS – 5343 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
how long is the click stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.01 ms
microtia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormally small pinna
atresia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of ear canal
stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal narrowing of ear canal
exostosis - CORRECT ANSWER - condition characterized by benign bone growths in the
ear canal
what is exostosis also known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - surfer's ear; usually caused by
repeated exposure to cold water and wind
Meniere's Disease is associated with hearing loss in what frequencies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - low frequencies
false positive - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient responds when he should not have
responded (ex: pressing the button when a stimulus was not presented)
false negative - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient fails to respond when he should have
responded (ex: patient did not press the button when he heard the response)
compliance norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.3-1.7 mL
, ECV norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.3-2.0 cm^3
peak pressure norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - anything more positive than -
150 daPa
type A tymp indicative of... - CORRECT ANSWER - normal middle ear function
type B tymp indicative of... - CORRECT ANSWER - ME pathology; need to look at other
values to determine cause of pathology (ME effusion, cholesteatoma)
type B tymp - CORRECT ANSWER - essentially flat with no point of maximum
compliance; low admittance
type B tymp with large ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of perforation or open
PE tubes
type B tymp with small ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of cerumen or probe
blocking ear canal
type B tymp with normal ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of ME effusion
type C tymp - CORRECT ANSWER - negative pressure more negative than -150 daPa
(negative ME pressure)
type C tymp indicative of.... - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of ET dysfunction
type As tymp associated with... - CORRECT ANSWER - otosclerosis, otitis media
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
how long is the click stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.01 ms
microtia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormally small pinna
atresia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of ear canal
stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal narrowing of ear canal
exostosis - CORRECT ANSWER - condition characterized by benign bone growths in the
ear canal
what is exostosis also known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - surfer's ear; usually caused by
repeated exposure to cold water and wind
Meniere's Disease is associated with hearing loss in what frequencies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - low frequencies
false positive - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient responds when he should not have
responded (ex: pressing the button when a stimulus was not presented)
false negative - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient fails to respond when he should have
responded (ex: patient did not press the button when he heard the response)
compliance norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.3-1.7 mL
, ECV norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.3-2.0 cm^3
peak pressure norms (in adults) - CORRECT ANSWER - anything more positive than -
150 daPa
type A tymp indicative of... - CORRECT ANSWER - normal middle ear function
type B tymp indicative of... - CORRECT ANSWER - ME pathology; need to look at other
values to determine cause of pathology (ME effusion, cholesteatoma)
type B tymp - CORRECT ANSWER - essentially flat with no point of maximum
compliance; low admittance
type B tymp with large ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of perforation or open
PE tubes
type B tymp with small ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of cerumen or probe
blocking ear canal
type B tymp with normal ECV - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of ME effusion
type C tymp - CORRECT ANSWER - negative pressure more negative than -150 daPa
(negative ME pressure)
type C tymp indicative of.... - CORRECT ANSWER - indicative of ET dysfunction
type As tymp associated with... - CORRECT ANSWER - otosclerosis, otitis media
