ILE PREP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |most |true |about |the |use |of |gloves?
a. |Gloves |are |considered |one-time |use |and |should |be |disposed |of |after |each |use.
b. |Gloves |can |be |reused |as |long |as |they |were |not |contaminated |with |blood |or |other |bodily |
fluids.
c. |Gloves |can |be |cleaned |and |reused |if |properly |sanitized.
d. |Gloves |can |be |saved |to |be |used |during |a |different |appointment |with |the |same |patient. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
Which |of |the |following |complaints |warrants |an |immediate |referral |to |a |physician, |preferably |
one |who |specializes |in |diseases |of |the |ear?
a. |History |of |noise |exposure |
b. |Occasional |bilateral |tinnitus
c. |Chronic |dizziness
d. |History |of |taking |ototoxic |medications |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
You |perform |tympanometry |on |your |patient/client |and |obtain |a |Type |B |tympanogram |with |a |
normal |ea |canal |volume. |What |type |of |hearing |loss |would |you |expect |them |to |have? |Circle |
the |two |best |choices.
a. |Normal |hearing |sensitivity
b. |Conductive |hearing |loss
c. |Sensorineural |hearing |loss
d. |Mixed |hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b |& |d
,Your |client |is |a |50 |yr |old |male. |He |has |a |mild |to |moderate |SNHL |Au. |He |has |excellent |speech |
discriminat |Au. |What |would |be |the |biggest |influence |for |him |purchasing |hearing |aids?
a. |opinion |of |colleagues
b. |encouragement |of |spouse
c. |self-motivation
d. |degree |of |tinnitus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
Flaring |out |the |end |of |tubing |results |in |what |frequency |change?
a. |increases |2000-5000 |Hz
b. |increases |1000-3000 |Hz
| c. |decreases |2000-5000 |Hz |
d. |decreases |1000-3000 |Hz |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
When |obtaining |audiometric |thresholds |1000 |Hz |is |tested |twice |because
a. |Test/retest |reliability |needs |to |be |established
b. |It |is |the |most |important |speech |frequency |
c. |It |is |the |hardest |tone |to |hear
d. |Both |A |and |B |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |of |the |following |is |not |an |advantage |for |using |acrylic |earmolds? |
a. |extremely |durable
b. |easily |modified |in |the |office
c. |better |seal |for |profound |hearing |loss
d. |more |easily |inserted |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
,When |taking |an |ear |impression |why |might |your |patient |cough?
a. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |nervous
b. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |Arnold's |Reflex |is |elicited
c. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |the |Stapedial |Reflex |is |elicited
d. |Stop, |use |universal |precautions |and |wear |a |mask, |as |the |client |may |be |contagious |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Which |process |refers |to |the |process |in |which |germs |are |killed |100%?
a. |Cleaning
b. |Disinfecting
c. |Sterilization
d. |None |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
Which |tool |should |be |utilized |when |verifying |otoblock |placement |in |the |ear |canal?
a. |otolight
b. |otoscope
c. |visual |inspection
d. |tip |of |syringe |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Which |of |the |following |dynamic |ranges |would |indicate |recruitment?
a. |25dB
, b. |45dB
| c. |65dB |
d. |85dB |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Recruitment |is |most |common |in
a.Conductive |hearing |losses
b. |Central |auditory |processing |disorders
c. |Sensorineural |hearing |losses
d. |Mixed |hearing |losses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |54-year-old |male |patient/client |with |normal |hearing |through |1KHz |followed |by |a |precipitous
|drop |in |thresholds |would |do |best |with
a. |Non-occluding |earmolds
b. |Skeleton |earmolds |with |select-a-vent
c. |ITC |instruments
d. |A |compression |circuit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Impacted |cerumen
a. |Will |not |interfere |with |impression |taking
b. |Should |be |surgically |removed
c. |Will |have |little |effect |on |audiometric |tests
d. |Should |be |removed |prior |to |audiometric |evaluation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
Your |patient/client |has |a |very |soft, |flaccid |outer |ear. |Due |to |the |shape |of |the |pinna |it |is |
recommended |h |have |a |skeleton |ear |mold |made. |What |earmold |material |would |work |best |for |
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |most |true |about |the |use |of |gloves?
a. |Gloves |are |considered |one-time |use |and |should |be |disposed |of |after |each |use.
b. |Gloves |can |be |reused |as |long |as |they |were |not |contaminated |with |blood |or |other |bodily |
fluids.
c. |Gloves |can |be |cleaned |and |reused |if |properly |sanitized.
d. |Gloves |can |be |saved |to |be |used |during |a |different |appointment |with |the |same |patient. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
Which |of |the |following |complaints |warrants |an |immediate |referral |to |a |physician, |preferably |
one |who |specializes |in |diseases |of |the |ear?
a. |History |of |noise |exposure |
b. |Occasional |bilateral |tinnitus
c. |Chronic |dizziness
d. |History |of |taking |ototoxic |medications |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
You |perform |tympanometry |on |your |patient/client |and |obtain |a |Type |B |tympanogram |with |a |
normal |ea |canal |volume. |What |type |of |hearing |loss |would |you |expect |them |to |have? |Circle |
the |two |best |choices.
a. |Normal |hearing |sensitivity
b. |Conductive |hearing |loss
c. |Sensorineural |hearing |loss
d. |Mixed |hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b |& |d
,Your |client |is |a |50 |yr |old |male. |He |has |a |mild |to |moderate |SNHL |Au. |He |has |excellent |speech |
discriminat |Au. |What |would |be |the |biggest |influence |for |him |purchasing |hearing |aids?
a. |opinion |of |colleagues
b. |encouragement |of |spouse
c. |self-motivation
d. |degree |of |tinnitus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
Flaring |out |the |end |of |tubing |results |in |what |frequency |change?
a. |increases |2000-5000 |Hz
b. |increases |1000-3000 |Hz
| c. |decreases |2000-5000 |Hz |
d. |decreases |1000-3000 |Hz |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
When |obtaining |audiometric |thresholds |1000 |Hz |is |tested |twice |because
a. |Test/retest |reliability |needs |to |be |established
b. |It |is |the |most |important |speech |frequency |
c. |It |is |the |hardest |tone |to |hear
d. |Both |A |and |B |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |of |the |following |is |not |an |advantage |for |using |acrylic |earmolds? |
a. |extremely |durable
b. |easily |modified |in |the |office
c. |better |seal |for |profound |hearing |loss
d. |more |easily |inserted |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
,When |taking |an |ear |impression |why |might |your |patient |cough?
a. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |nervous
b. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |Arnold's |Reflex |is |elicited
c. |It's |a |normal |response |to |cough |when |the |Stapedial |Reflex |is |elicited
d. |Stop, |use |universal |precautions |and |wear |a |mask, |as |the |client |may |be |contagious |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Which |process |refers |to |the |process |in |which |germs |are |killed |100%?
a. |Cleaning
b. |Disinfecting
c. |Sterilization
d. |None |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
Which |tool |should |be |utilized |when |verifying |otoblock |placement |in |the |ear |canal?
a. |otolight
b. |otoscope
c. |visual |inspection
d. |tip |of |syringe |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
Which |of |the |following |dynamic |ranges |would |indicate |recruitment?
a. |25dB
, b. |45dB
| c. |65dB |
d. |85dB |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Recruitment |is |most |common |in
a.Conductive |hearing |losses
b. |Central |auditory |processing |disorders
c. |Sensorineural |hearing |losses
d. |Mixed |hearing |losses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |54-year-old |male |patient/client |with |normal |hearing |through |1KHz |followed |by |a |precipitous
|drop |in |thresholds |would |do |best |with
a. |Non-occluding |earmolds
b. |Skeleton |earmolds |with |select-a-vent
c. |ITC |instruments
d. |A |compression |circuit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a
Impacted |cerumen
a. |Will |not |interfere |with |impression |taking
b. |Should |be |surgically |removed
c. |Will |have |little |effect |on |audiometric |tests
d. |Should |be |removed |prior |to |audiometric |evaluation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
Your |patient/client |has |a |very |soft, |flaccid |outer |ear. |Due |to |the |shape |of |the |pinna |it |is |
recommended |h |have |a |skeleton |ear |mold |made. |What |earmold |material |would |work |best |for |
