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What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an existing patients hearing - Clean hands in view of patient and clean or replace speculum from otoscope How does osteoma present - Bony growth in external auditory canal What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech reception threshold test - Familiarize patient with the word list A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss reports she is unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing reveals moderate conductive loss what is a likely cause of the patients change in hearing - Otosclerosis What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands -Outer portion of external auditory canal Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments? - Cosmetic preferences Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal - Results in complete impression of the canal What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment - NU-6 A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about expectations of amplification what information should the hearing healthcare professional include in this therapy -Outside factors that can hinder hearing A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos the patient has a new job that requires use of telephone with a headset - Add an amplifier to existing phoneA patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently After initial inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes and taps on the case What is the suspected problem - An amplifier problem Germicidal wipes are an example of - Disinfectant 4 modes of transmission - Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle, Airborne, vectorborne Contact - Directly infected by the host Indirect contact - Touching something contaminated by an infected person. Surfaces or objects Droplet - transmission via airborne droplets Vehicle - Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food, blood or bodily substance Airborne - Droplet or neucli or dust transmission Vectorborne - Animals or insects carries pathogen Characteristics of tympanic membrane - Pinkish- gray in color oval shaped