Audiology Exam #1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Education level required for audiologists - CORRECT ANSWER - Master's or Doctoral
degree in Audiology
Settings and specialties of audiology - CORRECT ANSWER - - Dispensing/Private
Practice or Clinic
- Medical/ENT Practice or Hospital
- Educational
- Pediatric
- Industrial
- Manufacturer Representative
- Military
- Vestibular and Balance
- Intraoperative Monitoring
- Forensic
- Research
Who is the father of audiology? Who is given credit for coining the term audiology? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Raymond Carhart and Norton Canfield
What is the licensure and certification requirement to practice audiology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ASHA CCC-A (national certification) and state licensure
What is the current outlook for the field? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Baby boomers
increasing
- Medical advances are being made to prolong life, more assessments needed
- Greater awareness on need for testing for infants and elderly
,- increase in enrollment in schools (educational settings)
- increase in need for private practices
How does ontology differ from audiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ontology = branch
of medicine (ENTs) that study, treat, and diagnose the diseases of ear and related structures
Audiology = (the study of hearing) diagnosis, treats, and studies hearing loss and balance issues;
non-medical
How many people are affected by hearing loss and who? - CORRECT ANSWER - around
10% of the US population
3 in 10 people over the age of 60
1 in 6 Baby Boomers (41-59)
1 in 14 Generation X (29-40)
more than 1.4 million children
What events were critical to the origination if the field? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prior to
WWII, general doctors and hearing aid dealers served the hearing impaired; no understanding of
hearing loss causes/treatment
After WWII, soldiers came back with noise-induced hearing loss due to not wearing protection.
Ontology and SLPs created rehabilitation centers for ex-military. It then spread to civilians.
Who were major professions that collaborated to create audiology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ontology and Speech Pathology
Why is audiology such a relatively new field? - CORRECT ANSWER - WWII spawned
research and rehabilitation on hearing loss.
, AuD degree started in 1992.
How was deafness viewed historically? - CORRECT ANSWER - It was not understood or
researched until WWII.
Purpose of outer ear - CORRECT ANSWER - Funneling of sound, temperature
stabilization, Tympanic Membrane protection
What is the External Auditory Meatus, and what is its purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"ear canal"
- protects the Tympanic Membrane
- keep Tympanic Membrane at constant temperature
- filter to reduce low frequencies
- tube resonator for frequencies 2000-7000 Hz (average 3800 Hz)
What is cerumen, and what is its purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER - "ear wax" made of
sebum, shed hair and skin cells
- anti-bacterial/anti-fungal
- water resistant
- cleansing
- discourage intrusion from insects
What is the function of the middle ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - To turn the acoustic
energy into vibrations (mechanical energy) and to create a 30 dB gain
What are the amplification tricks that the middle ear uses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lever
trick - incus
Area trick - stapes
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Education level required for audiologists - CORRECT ANSWER - Master's or Doctoral
degree in Audiology
Settings and specialties of audiology - CORRECT ANSWER - - Dispensing/Private
Practice or Clinic
- Medical/ENT Practice or Hospital
- Educational
- Pediatric
- Industrial
- Manufacturer Representative
- Military
- Vestibular and Balance
- Intraoperative Monitoring
- Forensic
- Research
Who is the father of audiology? Who is given credit for coining the term audiology? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Raymond Carhart and Norton Canfield
What is the licensure and certification requirement to practice audiology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ASHA CCC-A (national certification) and state licensure
What is the current outlook for the field? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Baby boomers
increasing
- Medical advances are being made to prolong life, more assessments needed
- Greater awareness on need for testing for infants and elderly
,- increase in enrollment in schools (educational settings)
- increase in need for private practices
How does ontology differ from audiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ontology = branch
of medicine (ENTs) that study, treat, and diagnose the diseases of ear and related structures
Audiology = (the study of hearing) diagnosis, treats, and studies hearing loss and balance issues;
non-medical
How many people are affected by hearing loss and who? - CORRECT ANSWER - around
10% of the US population
3 in 10 people over the age of 60
1 in 6 Baby Boomers (41-59)
1 in 14 Generation X (29-40)
more than 1.4 million children
What events were critical to the origination if the field? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prior to
WWII, general doctors and hearing aid dealers served the hearing impaired; no understanding of
hearing loss causes/treatment
After WWII, soldiers came back with noise-induced hearing loss due to not wearing protection.
Ontology and SLPs created rehabilitation centers for ex-military. It then spread to civilians.
Who were major professions that collaborated to create audiology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ontology and Speech Pathology
Why is audiology such a relatively new field? - CORRECT ANSWER - WWII spawned
research and rehabilitation on hearing loss.
, AuD degree started in 1992.
How was deafness viewed historically? - CORRECT ANSWER - It was not understood or
researched until WWII.
Purpose of outer ear - CORRECT ANSWER - Funneling of sound, temperature
stabilization, Tympanic Membrane protection
What is the External Auditory Meatus, and what is its purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"ear canal"
- protects the Tympanic Membrane
- keep Tympanic Membrane at constant temperature
- filter to reduce low frequencies
- tube resonator for frequencies 2000-7000 Hz (average 3800 Hz)
What is cerumen, and what is its purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER - "ear wax" made of
sebum, shed hair and skin cells
- anti-bacterial/anti-fungal
- water resistant
- cleansing
- discourage intrusion from insects
What is the function of the middle ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - To turn the acoustic
energy into vibrations (mechanical energy) and to create a 30 dB gain
What are the amplification tricks that the middle ear uses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lever
trick - incus
Area trick - stapes
