MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR
ILE EXAM PREP (PART 4)
What-is-the-most-common-reason-for-conductive-HL.
A)Too-much-wax
B)Damaged-to-the-VIIIth-nerve
C)Selective-hearing
D)There-is-no-common-cause---ans-✔✔A
A-patient-presents-themselves-in-your-office-with-a-bony-nodular-appearance-of-the-
external-ear-canal.-What-may-be-the-cause-of-this-condition?
A)Cholesteatoma
B)Swimming-in-cold-water
C)Tympanosclerosis
D)Osteoma---ans-✔✔B
What-are-some-of-the-signs-of-otitis-externa?
A)Canal-may-be-red-and-inflamed
B)Canal-can-be-swollen
C)Medical-referral-is-required
D)All-of-the-above---ans-✔✔D
What-is-another-name-for-a-monomeric-spot?
A)Where-the-umbo-is-visible
B)Where-the-cone-of-light-is-visible
C)Mirrored-membrane
D)Where-the-malleus-is-visible---ans-✔✔C
What-pathology-would-cause-a-chalky-white-substance-on-the-TM.-Also,-it-may-cause-
stiffening-and-a-mixed-loss.
A)Tympanometry
B)Osseotympanic-distortion
C)OHC-damage
D)Tympanosclerosis---ans-✔✔D
If-the-TM-has-an-unusual-colour,-otorrhea-is-present-and-has-a-protrusion.-What-do-you-
have?
A)Otitis-Media
B)Otitis-externa
ILE EXAM PREP (PART 4)
What-is-the-most-common-reason-for-conductive-HL.
A)Too-much-wax
B)Damaged-to-the-VIIIth-nerve
C)Selective-hearing
D)There-is-no-common-cause---ans-✔✔A
A-patient-presents-themselves-in-your-office-with-a-bony-nodular-appearance-of-the-
external-ear-canal.-What-may-be-the-cause-of-this-condition?
A)Cholesteatoma
B)Swimming-in-cold-water
C)Tympanosclerosis
D)Osteoma---ans-✔✔B
What-are-some-of-the-signs-of-otitis-externa?
A)Canal-may-be-red-and-inflamed
B)Canal-can-be-swollen
C)Medical-referral-is-required
D)All-of-the-above---ans-✔✔D
What-is-another-name-for-a-monomeric-spot?
A)Where-the-umbo-is-visible
B)Where-the-cone-of-light-is-visible
C)Mirrored-membrane
D)Where-the-malleus-is-visible---ans-✔✔C
What-pathology-would-cause-a-chalky-white-substance-on-the-TM.-Also,-it-may-cause-
stiffening-and-a-mixed-loss.
A)Tympanometry
B)Osseotympanic-distortion
C)OHC-damage
D)Tympanosclerosis---ans-✔✔D
If-the-TM-has-an-unusual-colour,-otorrhea-is-present-and-has-a-protrusion.-What-do-you-
have?
A)Otitis-Media
B)Otitis-externa
