ILE PREP FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily
fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient. -
ANS A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably
one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications - ANS c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a
normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle the
two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
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,b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss - ANS b&d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech
discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus - ANS c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz - ANS a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B - ANS a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
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,d. more easily inserted - ANS c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious - ANS b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above - ANS c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe - ANS b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
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, d. 85dB - ANS a
Recruitment is most common in
a.Conductive hearing losses
b. Central auditory processing disorders
c. Sensorineural hearing losses
d. Mixed hearing losses - ANS c
A 54-year-old male patient/client with normal hearing through 1KHz followed by a precipitous
drop in thresholds would do best with
a. Non-occluding earmolds
b. Skeleton earmolds with select-a-vent
c. ITC instruments
d. A compression circuit - ANS a
Impacted cerumen
a. Will not interfere with impression taking
b. Should be surgically removed
c. Will have little effect on audiometric tests
d. Should be removed prior to audiometric evaluation - ANS d
Your patient/client has a very soft, flaccid outer ear. Due to the shape of the pinna it is
recommended h have a skeleton ear mold made. What earmold material would work best for
his ear texture, AND what anatomical sections of the outer ear must be included in the ear
impression in order for the skeleton m to be a success?
a. Acrylic material; antitragus, concha bowl, triangular fossa
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily
fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient. -
ANS A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably
one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications - ANS c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a
normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle the
two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
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,b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss - ANS b&d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech
discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus - ANS c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz - ANS a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B - ANS a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
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,d. more easily inserted - ANS c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious - ANS b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above - ANS c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe - ANS b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
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, d. 85dB - ANS a
Recruitment is most common in
a.Conductive hearing losses
b. Central auditory processing disorders
c. Sensorineural hearing losses
d. Mixed hearing losses - ANS c
A 54-year-old male patient/client with normal hearing through 1KHz followed by a precipitous
drop in thresholds would do best with
a. Non-occluding earmolds
b. Skeleton earmolds with select-a-vent
c. ITC instruments
d. A compression circuit - ANS a
Impacted cerumen
a. Will not interfere with impression taking
b. Should be surgically removed
c. Will have little effect on audiometric tests
d. Should be removed prior to audiometric evaluation - ANS d
Your patient/client has a very soft, flaccid outer ear. Due to the shape of the pinna it is
recommended h have a skeleton ear mold made. What earmold material would work best for
his ear texture, AND what anatomical sections of the outer ear must be included in the ear
impression in order for the skeleton m to be a success?
a. Acrylic material; antitragus, concha bowl, triangular fossa
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