NBC-HIS Sample Board UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
C. Acoustic trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - The MOST common cause of sudden loss of
hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - CORRECT ANSWER - During the course of
taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
D. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A younger mother comes in concerned that her
hearing has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
, C. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following conditions would NOT
be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - CORRECT ANSWER - A large dip at 6000 Hz in one
ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
B. Impedance audiometry - CORRECT ANSWER - A patient who has worn hearing aids
for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
C. Acoustic trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - The MOST common cause of sudden loss of
hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - CORRECT ANSWER - During the course of
taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
D. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A younger mother comes in concerned that her
hearing has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
, C. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following conditions would NOT
be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - CORRECT ANSWER - A large dip at 6000 Hz in one
ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
B. Impedance audiometry - CORRECT ANSWER - A patient who has worn hearing aids
for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
