Audiology Exam #1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Audiologist - CORRECT ANSWER - The primary health care professionals who evaluate,
diagnose, treat and manage hearing loss and balance in adults and children.
What academic degree does an audiologist typically hold? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Audiologists have a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree, which usually requires 8 years of
university education.
What kinds of issues do audiologists assess and treat? - CORRECT ANSWER - They
assess and treat hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders in both children and adults.
Name three services audiologists provide. - CORRECT ANSWER - • Hearing tests and
evaluations
• Hearing aid selection, fitting, and maintenance
• Tinnitus management
What is tinnitus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tinnitus is the perception of ringing or noise in
the ears without an external sound source.
How do audiologists help patients with hearing loss? - CORRECT ANSWER - They fit
and manage hearing aids, assistive listening devices (ALDs), and provide auditory training and
counseling.
What are Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)? - CORRECT ANSWER - ALDs are
devices that help individuals hear better in various settings, such as watching TV or having
conversations in noisy environments.
What is a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A BAHA is a
type of hearing device that transmits sound through bone conduction instead of through the ear
canal. It bypasses the outer and middle ear and sends sound directly to the inner ear.
, What's another name for the pinna? - CORRECT ANSWER - Auricle
What does the pinna do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Collects sound and helps tell where it's
coming from.
What's the outer rim of your ear called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Helix
What's the bump inside the helix called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Antihelix
What's the little flap in front of your ear hole? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tragus
What's the bump across from the tragus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Antitragus
What's the bowl-like part in the middle of the ear? and what's the function of this part? -
CORRECT ANSWER - - Concha
-helps to localize the sounds that come from in-front, below and above the head.
What's the soft, bottom part of the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lobule ( Earlobe)
How does the ear help us tell if a sound is in front or behind? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The shape of the pinna blocks sound from behind a little.
What's another name for the external auditory meatus? - CORRECT ANSWER - External
auditory canal
How long is the external auditory meatus in adults? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Approximately 1 inch
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Audiologist - CORRECT ANSWER - The primary health care professionals who evaluate,
diagnose, treat and manage hearing loss and balance in adults and children.
What academic degree does an audiologist typically hold? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Audiologists have a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree, which usually requires 8 years of
university education.
What kinds of issues do audiologists assess and treat? - CORRECT ANSWER - They
assess and treat hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders in both children and adults.
Name three services audiologists provide. - CORRECT ANSWER - • Hearing tests and
evaluations
• Hearing aid selection, fitting, and maintenance
• Tinnitus management
What is tinnitus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tinnitus is the perception of ringing or noise in
the ears without an external sound source.
How do audiologists help patients with hearing loss? - CORRECT ANSWER - They fit
and manage hearing aids, assistive listening devices (ALDs), and provide auditory training and
counseling.
What are Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)? - CORRECT ANSWER - ALDs are
devices that help individuals hear better in various settings, such as watching TV or having
conversations in noisy environments.
What is a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A BAHA is a
type of hearing device that transmits sound through bone conduction instead of through the ear
canal. It bypasses the outer and middle ear and sends sound directly to the inner ear.
, What's another name for the pinna? - CORRECT ANSWER - Auricle
What does the pinna do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Collects sound and helps tell where it's
coming from.
What's the outer rim of your ear called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Helix
What's the bump inside the helix called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Antihelix
What's the little flap in front of your ear hole? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tragus
What's the bump across from the tragus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Antitragus
What's the bowl-like part in the middle of the ear? and what's the function of this part? -
CORRECT ANSWER - - Concha
-helps to localize the sounds that come from in-front, below and above the head.
What's the soft, bottom part of the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lobule ( Earlobe)
How does the ear help us tell if a sound is in front or behind? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The shape of the pinna blocks sound from behind a little.
What's another name for the external auditory meatus? - CORRECT ANSWER - External
auditory canal
How long is the external auditory meatus in adults? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Approximately 1 inch
