PRAXIS – AUDIOLOGY UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What type of otitis media typically results in damage to middle-ear structures typically
attributable to cholosteotoma, erosion of ossicles, or atrophy/perforation of the tympanic
membrane?
A.
Serious
B.
Acute
C.
Chronic
D.
Mild - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Sensitivity to sound of the normal ear of a young adult is limited to
A.
30 Hz to 30,000 Hz.
B.
5 Hz to 5,000 Hz.
C.
,7 Hz to 70,000 Hz.
D.
20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Sally just delivered her first baby boy. The pediatrician has noticed that the child was born with
his external ear canal completely closed. The doctor explains that the child has
A.
external otitis.
B.
otitis media.
C.
myringotomy.
D.
aural atresia. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
What can develop on the acoustic nerve and ultimately result in a sensorineural hearing loss due
to decrease in nerve conduction of sound impulses to the brain?
A.
Brainstem lesions
B.
Acoustic neuroma
, C.
Bony growths
D.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The two muscles in the middle ear that dampen the vibrations of the tympanic membrane and the
ossicular chain are the
A.
levator tympani and stapedius muscle.
B.
auditory meatus and levator tympani.
C.
tensor tympani and stapedius muscle.
D.
buccinator tympani and risorius. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Vijay, a 70-year-old man, attends a clinic for a hearing evaluation. After conducting testing, the
audiologist mentions that a common cause of conductive hearing loss where there is a buildup of
spongifying bone on the osseous labyrinth that immobilizes the footplate of the stapes and
interferes with sound transmission to the inner ear is:
A.
Meniere's disease
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What type of otitis media typically results in damage to middle-ear structures typically
attributable to cholosteotoma, erosion of ossicles, or atrophy/perforation of the tympanic
membrane?
A.
Serious
B.
Acute
C.
Chronic
D.
Mild - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Sensitivity to sound of the normal ear of a young adult is limited to
A.
30 Hz to 30,000 Hz.
B.
5 Hz to 5,000 Hz.
C.
,7 Hz to 70,000 Hz.
D.
20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Sally just delivered her first baby boy. The pediatrician has noticed that the child was born with
his external ear canal completely closed. The doctor explains that the child has
A.
external otitis.
B.
otitis media.
C.
myringotomy.
D.
aural atresia. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
What can develop on the acoustic nerve and ultimately result in a sensorineural hearing loss due
to decrease in nerve conduction of sound impulses to the brain?
A.
Brainstem lesions
B.
Acoustic neuroma
, C.
Bony growths
D.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The two muscles in the middle ear that dampen the vibrations of the tympanic membrane and the
ossicular chain are the
A.
levator tympani and stapedius muscle.
B.
auditory meatus and levator tympani.
C.
tensor tympani and stapedius muscle.
D.
buccinator tympani and risorius. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Vijay, a 70-year-old man, attends a clinic for a hearing evaluation. After conducting testing, the
audiologist mentions that a common cause of conductive hearing loss where there is a buildup of
spongifying bone on the osseous labyrinth that immobilizes the footplate of the stapes and
interferes with sound transmission to the inner ear is:
A.
Meniere's disease
