CA Hearing Aid Dispenser UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When headphones are used when should A
speech audiometry be masked?
A) When there is a 40 dB difference
between the best B/C threshold and
presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone
gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone
gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech
audiometry
Which infection control process refers to A
the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above
, When a patient/client reports difficulty A
hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can hear
words like door/floor/more. Where would
the hearing healthcare provider expect
there to be a hearing loss on the
audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be
determined from speech results
Which of the following is the preferred A
order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz
Which frequencies are usually affected C
when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz
Which of the following statements is most C
true about the use of gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear
impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a
different appointment with the same
patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and
should be disposed of after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if
properly sanitized in cold soak bath
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 B
dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to
obtained masked bone conduction
threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to
obtained masked air conduction threshold
D) Immediate medical referral for air-bone
gaps
Answers
When headphones are used when should A
speech audiometry be masked?
A) When there is a 40 dB difference
between the best B/C threshold and
presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone
gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone
gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech
audiometry
Which infection control process refers to A
the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above
, When a patient/client reports difficulty A
hearing words like sip/tip/ship, but can hear
words like door/floor/more. Where would
the hearing healthcare provider expect
there to be a hearing loss on the
audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be
determined from speech results
Which of the following is the preferred A
order for audiometric testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz
Which frequencies are usually affected C
when a noise induced hearing loss is
suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz
Which of the following statements is most C
true about the use of gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear
impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a
different appointment with the same
patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and
should be disposed of after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if
properly sanitized in cold soak bath
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 B
dB or better than the air conduction
threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to
obtained masked bone conduction
threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to
obtained masked air conduction threshold
D) Immediate medical referral for air-bone
gaps
