Hearing Aid Specialist Exam
Questions with correct Answers (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
____________ is a decrease in word recognition performance at higher intensity
levels and is associated with ____________ disorder.
A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
B) Rollover ; Cochlear
C) PB-Max ; Retrocochlear
D) PB-Rollover ; Ochlear - ANSWER: A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
____________ is the intensity of the sound that is heard by the non-test cochlea
through intracranial stimulation when the TE is stimulated at a high intensity.
A) Interaural attenuation
B) Effective Masking
C) Crossover
D) Undermasking - ANSWER: C) Crossover
_____________ is the enhancement in the loudness of bone conducted signals due
to the plugging of bone conducted signals due to the plugging of the external ear
canal by the transducer delivering the masking stimulus
A) Air-bone gap
B) Shadow audiogram
C) 0 dB IA
D) Occlusion effect - ANSWER: D) Occlusion effect
______________ and ________________ are two lifestyle issues that the
recommendations for style and/or accessories must consider.
A) Cosmetic appeal ; Cost
B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
C) Swimming ; Playing cards
D) Challenges hearing at work ; Hearing at weddings when the band is playing -
ANSWER: B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
,______________ results in false, better hearing thresholds. ____________ results in
false, worse hearing thresholds. __________ results in accurate and valid
thresholds.
A) Undermasking ; Overmasking ; Effective Masking
B) Overmasking ; Undermasking ; Effective Masking
C) Effective Masking ; Overmasking ; Undermasking
D) Undermasking ; Effective masking ; Overmasking - ANSWER: A) Undermasking ;
Overmasking ; Effective Masking
_______________ refers to the stability in measurement of TE threshold with
successive increases in masking intensity.
A) Undermasking
B) Plateau
C) Overmasking
D) Effective masking - ANSWER: B) Plateau
"Ethics"
A) Represents judicial decisions and legislative action
B) Is what HIPAA regulates
C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior
D) Is of no concern to the hearing aid specialist - ANSWER: C) Reflects norms that
guide human conduct of behavior
"Wireless Communication" refers to communication between both __________ and
____________ .
A) The hearing aids themselves for a binaural fitting ; A cell phone
B) Gateway devices ; Digital signal processors
C) Cell phones ; A tablet with Bluetooth
D) The binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device - ANSWER: D) The
binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device
"Work practice controls" are:
A) the hours that the practice is open for business
B) The laws imposed on professional practice
C) A written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
D) Not applicable to the hearing instrument dispensing practice - ANSWER: C) A
written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to minimize
the spread of disease
,A cholesteatoma is a tumor that typically produces:
A) Fenestration
B) Sensorineural hearing loss
C) Stapedectomy
D) An odorous discharge - ANSWER: D) An odorous discharge
A code of ethics provides guiding principles for professional conduct and may be
used to help you resolve potential conflicts of interest.
True or False - ANSWER: True
A complex tone with a __________ of 200 Hz has _________ at ___________ Hz,
_________ Hz, ____________ Hz, and so on.
A) Fundamental intensity ; harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
B) Harmonic ; Fundamental Frequencies ; 220 ; 240 ; 260
C) Fundamental Frequency ; Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
D) Spectrum ; Waveform ; 125 ; 250 ;375 - ANSWER: C) Fundamental Frequency ;
Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
A daily biological check of the audiometer is essential to
A) Ensure patient/client safety
B) Verify that the equipment is working as expected
C) Acoustic Reflex decay results
D) Ensuring the output of the audiometer in dB SPL - ANSWER: B) Verify that the
equipment is working as expected
A degradation in word recognition in the binaural condition compared to right and left
monaural conditions is called _____________ .
A) Binaural degradation
B) Binaural summation
C) Binaural interference
D) Binaural hearing - ANSWER: C) Binaural interference
A family member brings another's hearing instrument for service and the aid is
placed on the surface of the workbench.
It is caked with debris, presumably cerumen, and needs extensive cleaning. Bits of
material fall all over the workbench.
After addressing the concerns about the hearing instrument:
, A) The next patient's/client's hearing instrument is serviced in the same spot
B) The touch surface is sterilized
C) The touch surface is cleaned and disinfected
D) Lunch is served on the workbench - ANSWER: C) The touch surface is cleaned
and disinfected
A gateway device effectively converts hearing instruments to a wireless headset.
True or False - ANSWER: True
A hearing instrument circuit with a gain of 45 dB, an increase in output of 6 dB
between 500 Hz and the first peak, and peak output of 115 dB SPL would be
specified as _____________ .
A) / 115
B) / 6
C) A matrix
D) Appropriate for most fittings - ANSWER: B) / 6
A loose-fitting headband for the bone conduction transducer produces thesholds with
the same accuracy as a more snugly-fitting headband.
True or False - ANSWER: False
A markedly non-compliant middle ear system with a normal external ear canal
volume is demonstrated as a Type _________ Tympanogram.
A) A
B) C
C) Ad
D) B - ANSWER: D) B
A markedly non-compliant middle ear system with an abnormally large external ear
canal volume is demonstrated as a Type __________ tympanogram.
A) A
B) No type is indicated, reported as "abnormally large external ear canal volume"
C) B
D) C - ANSWER: B) No type is indicated, reported as "abnormally large external ear
canal volume"
A mixed hearing loss shows _____________ .
A) Threshold elevation by BC and air-bone gaps
Questions with correct Answers (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
____________ is a decrease in word recognition performance at higher intensity
levels and is associated with ____________ disorder.
A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
B) Rollover ; Cochlear
C) PB-Max ; Retrocochlear
D) PB-Rollover ; Ochlear - ANSWER: A) Rollover ; Retrocochlear
____________ is the intensity of the sound that is heard by the non-test cochlea
through intracranial stimulation when the TE is stimulated at a high intensity.
A) Interaural attenuation
B) Effective Masking
C) Crossover
D) Undermasking - ANSWER: C) Crossover
_____________ is the enhancement in the loudness of bone conducted signals due
to the plugging of bone conducted signals due to the plugging of the external ear
canal by the transducer delivering the masking stimulus
A) Air-bone gap
B) Shadow audiogram
C) 0 dB IA
D) Occlusion effect - ANSWER: D) Occlusion effect
______________ and ________________ are two lifestyle issues that the
recommendations for style and/or accessories must consider.
A) Cosmetic appeal ; Cost
B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
C) Swimming ; Playing cards
D) Challenges hearing at work ; Hearing at weddings when the band is playing -
ANSWER: B) Telephone use ; Television viewing
,______________ results in false, better hearing thresholds. ____________ results in
false, worse hearing thresholds. __________ results in accurate and valid
thresholds.
A) Undermasking ; Overmasking ; Effective Masking
B) Overmasking ; Undermasking ; Effective Masking
C) Effective Masking ; Overmasking ; Undermasking
D) Undermasking ; Effective masking ; Overmasking - ANSWER: A) Undermasking ;
Overmasking ; Effective Masking
_______________ refers to the stability in measurement of TE threshold with
successive increases in masking intensity.
A) Undermasking
B) Plateau
C) Overmasking
D) Effective masking - ANSWER: B) Plateau
"Ethics"
A) Represents judicial decisions and legislative action
B) Is what HIPAA regulates
C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior
D) Is of no concern to the hearing aid specialist - ANSWER: C) Reflects norms that
guide human conduct of behavior
"Wireless Communication" refers to communication between both __________ and
____________ .
A) The hearing aids themselves for a binaural fitting ; A cell phone
B) Gateway devices ; Digital signal processors
C) Cell phones ; A tablet with Bluetooth
D) The binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device - ANSWER: D) The
binaurally-fit hearing aids ; A gateway device
"Work practice controls" are:
A) the hours that the practice is open for business
B) The laws imposed on professional practice
C) A written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to
minimize the spread of disease
D) Not applicable to the hearing instrument dispensing practice - ANSWER: C) A
written policy that outlines specific procedures that must be performed to minimize
the spread of disease
,A cholesteatoma is a tumor that typically produces:
A) Fenestration
B) Sensorineural hearing loss
C) Stapedectomy
D) An odorous discharge - ANSWER: D) An odorous discharge
A code of ethics provides guiding principles for professional conduct and may be
used to help you resolve potential conflicts of interest.
True or False - ANSWER: True
A complex tone with a __________ of 200 Hz has _________ at ___________ Hz,
_________ Hz, ____________ Hz, and so on.
A) Fundamental intensity ; harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
B) Harmonic ; Fundamental Frequencies ; 220 ; 240 ; 260
C) Fundamental Frequency ; Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
D) Spectrum ; Waveform ; 125 ; 250 ;375 - ANSWER: C) Fundamental Frequency ;
Harmonics ; 400 ; 600 ; 800
A daily biological check of the audiometer is essential to
A) Ensure patient/client safety
B) Verify that the equipment is working as expected
C) Acoustic Reflex decay results
D) Ensuring the output of the audiometer in dB SPL - ANSWER: B) Verify that the
equipment is working as expected
A degradation in word recognition in the binaural condition compared to right and left
monaural conditions is called _____________ .
A) Binaural degradation
B) Binaural summation
C) Binaural interference
D) Binaural hearing - ANSWER: C) Binaural interference
A family member brings another's hearing instrument for service and the aid is
placed on the surface of the workbench.
It is caked with debris, presumably cerumen, and needs extensive cleaning. Bits of
material fall all over the workbench.
After addressing the concerns about the hearing instrument:
, A) The next patient's/client's hearing instrument is serviced in the same spot
B) The touch surface is sterilized
C) The touch surface is cleaned and disinfected
D) Lunch is served on the workbench - ANSWER: C) The touch surface is cleaned
and disinfected
A gateway device effectively converts hearing instruments to a wireless headset.
True or False - ANSWER: True
A hearing instrument circuit with a gain of 45 dB, an increase in output of 6 dB
between 500 Hz and the first peak, and peak output of 115 dB SPL would be
specified as _____________ .
A) / 115
B) / 6
C) A matrix
D) Appropriate for most fittings - ANSWER: B) / 6
A loose-fitting headband for the bone conduction transducer produces thesholds with
the same accuracy as a more snugly-fitting headband.
True or False - ANSWER: False
A markedly non-compliant middle ear system with a normal external ear canal
volume is demonstrated as a Type _________ Tympanogram.
A) A
B) C
C) Ad
D) B - ANSWER: D) B
A markedly non-compliant middle ear system with an abnormally large external ear
canal volume is demonstrated as a Type __________ tympanogram.
A) A
B) No type is indicated, reported as "abnormally large external ear canal volume"
C) B
D) C - ANSWER: B) No type is indicated, reported as "abnormally large external ear
canal volume"
A mixed hearing loss shows _____________ .
A) Threshold elevation by BC and air-bone gaps
