Hearing Screening Exam
Pure-tone audiometric sweep-check screen must be conducted:
For EACH ear
Less than or equal to 25 DECIBELS (dB)
For EACH frequency: 1000, 2000, & 4000 HERTZ (Hz) - ANS-- Congenital Hearing Loss: loss
present or existing at birth
Acquired Hearing Loss: loss developed during person's lifetime
A child fails the sweep-check screen if she fails _____ frequency (ies).
A. Zero
B. One
C. Three
D. Four - ANS-- B. One
A possible source of error in a hearing screening program is:
A. The equipment
B. The environment
C. The examiner
D. All of the above. - ANS-- D. All of the above
A ruptured eardrum could be the cause of what type of hearing loss?
A. Conductive
B. Sensorineural
C. Mixed
D. Functional - ANS-- A. Conductive
Before the screener is ready to do the pure-tone sweep-check, he or she should check:
A. For proper operation of all controls and switches.
B. To be sure that all plugs are secured in electrical outlets, jackets, etc.
C. That the screening environment is suitable.
D. All of the above. - ANS-- D. All of the above
Carson, a third grader, displays no signs or symptoms of hearing loss, but he has failed two
sweep-check screens. What should be your next step as a screener?
A. Refer him to an ear, nose, and throat specialist,
B. Write his parents a letter encouraging them to make an appointment with Carson's
pediatrician.
C. Follow extended recheck procedure.
D. All of the above. - ANS-- C. Follow extended recheck procedure.
, (TRUE-FALSE)
Each candidate for the monthly biological calibration check must be able to hear the tone at all
six frequencies (1000, 2000, 4000, 6000, 500, and 250 Hz) in both ears at an intensity of 25 dB.
- ANS-- TRUE
Each child who fails the first pure-tone sweep-check screen should be:
A. Referred for medical attention.
B. Set aside for observation.
C. Referred for an audiological evaluation.
D. Rescreened with another pure-tone sweep-check screen no sooner than three and not more
than four weeks later. - ANS-- D. Rescreened with another pure-tone sweep-check screen no
sooner than three and not more than four weeks later.
Second screen failure of one frequency in either ear requires a referral or an extended recheck
(extended recheck failure = referral)
Referral may be made on initial failure with child showing signs of hearing deficit assessed by
tester
Earphones should:
A. Be placed on the child's head for them.
B. Be handed to the child for him to put on.
C. Fit loosely.
D. Placed over glasses. - ANS-- A. Be placed on the child's head for them.
(TRUE-FALSE)
If one audiometer earphone becomes defective, you do not replace it with an earphone from
another audiometer that has recently been calibrated. - ANS-- TRUE
Intensity refers to the degree of:
A. Speech
B. Pain
C. Time
D. Loudness - ANS-- D. Loudness (decibels)
Frequency = Pitch (Hertz)
'how often you threw the pitch'
One correct color code for audiometer earphones is:
A. Red for right.
B. Blue for right.
C. Red for left.
Pure-tone audiometric sweep-check screen must be conducted:
For EACH ear
Less than or equal to 25 DECIBELS (dB)
For EACH frequency: 1000, 2000, & 4000 HERTZ (Hz) - ANS-- Congenital Hearing Loss: loss
present or existing at birth
Acquired Hearing Loss: loss developed during person's lifetime
A child fails the sweep-check screen if she fails _____ frequency (ies).
A. Zero
B. One
C. Three
D. Four - ANS-- B. One
A possible source of error in a hearing screening program is:
A. The equipment
B. The environment
C. The examiner
D. All of the above. - ANS-- D. All of the above
A ruptured eardrum could be the cause of what type of hearing loss?
A. Conductive
B. Sensorineural
C. Mixed
D. Functional - ANS-- A. Conductive
Before the screener is ready to do the pure-tone sweep-check, he or she should check:
A. For proper operation of all controls and switches.
B. To be sure that all plugs are secured in electrical outlets, jackets, etc.
C. That the screening environment is suitable.
D. All of the above. - ANS-- D. All of the above
Carson, a third grader, displays no signs or symptoms of hearing loss, but he has failed two
sweep-check screens. What should be your next step as a screener?
A. Refer him to an ear, nose, and throat specialist,
B. Write his parents a letter encouraging them to make an appointment with Carson's
pediatrician.
C. Follow extended recheck procedure.
D. All of the above. - ANS-- C. Follow extended recheck procedure.
, (TRUE-FALSE)
Each candidate for the monthly biological calibration check must be able to hear the tone at all
six frequencies (1000, 2000, 4000, 6000, 500, and 250 Hz) in both ears at an intensity of 25 dB.
- ANS-- TRUE
Each child who fails the first pure-tone sweep-check screen should be:
A. Referred for medical attention.
B. Set aside for observation.
C. Referred for an audiological evaluation.
D. Rescreened with another pure-tone sweep-check screen no sooner than three and not more
than four weeks later. - ANS-- D. Rescreened with another pure-tone sweep-check screen no
sooner than three and not more than four weeks later.
Second screen failure of one frequency in either ear requires a referral or an extended recheck
(extended recheck failure = referral)
Referral may be made on initial failure with child showing signs of hearing deficit assessed by
tester
Earphones should:
A. Be placed on the child's head for them.
B. Be handed to the child for him to put on.
C. Fit loosely.
D. Placed over glasses. - ANS-- A. Be placed on the child's head for them.
(TRUE-FALSE)
If one audiometer earphone becomes defective, you do not replace it with an earphone from
another audiometer that has recently been calibrated. - ANS-- TRUE
Intensity refers to the degree of:
A. Speech
B. Pain
C. Time
D. Loudness - ANS-- D. Loudness (decibels)
Frequency = Pitch (Hertz)
'how often you threw the pitch'
One correct color code for audiometer earphones is:
A. Red for right.
B. Blue for right.
C. Red for left.
