ILE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what will occur once 3
5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear?
A) Overmasking
B) Undermasking
C) Central masking
D) Effective masking - ANS B
Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
D) WRS - ANS C
A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing loss. She reports that her
mother had a stapedectomy when she was about her same age. What is the most likely cause
of the conductive component of our patient's/client's hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
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,B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation - ANS A
Which of the following is an octave?
A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz - ANS B
When headphones are used when should 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 - ANS A
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - ANS A
When a patient/client reports difficulty 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?
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, 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 - ANS A
Which of the following is the preferred 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 - ANS A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz - ANS C
Which of the following statements is most 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 - ANS C
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction threshold what
action should occur?
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what will occur once 3
5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear?
A) Overmasking
B) Undermasking
C) Central masking
D) Effective masking - ANS B
Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
D) WRS - ANS C
A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing loss. She reports that her
mother had a stapedectomy when she was about her same age. What is the most likely cause
of the conductive component of our patient's/client's hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
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,B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation - ANS A
Which of the following is an octave?
A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz - ANS B
When headphones are used when should 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 - ANS A
Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above - ANS A
When a patient/client reports difficulty 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?
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, 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 - ANS A
Which of the following is the preferred 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 - ANS A
Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced hearing loss is suspected?
A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz - ANS C
Which of the following statements is most 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 - ANS C
When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the air conduction threshold what
action should occur?
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