Audiology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Audiology Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass


Outer Ear -

CORRECT ANSWER: Pinna/auricle, ear canal, ear drum




QUESTION: Middle Ear -

CORRECT ANSWER: Enclosed air-filled space, 3 bones and

eustachian tube




QUESTION: Inner Ear -

CORRECT ANSWER: Enclosed fluid-filled space, cochlea, auditory

nerve




QUESTION: Air Conduction -

,CORRECT ANSWER: When sound travels through air; stimulates the

outer, middle and inner ear. Air conduction tests use headphones




QUESTION: Bone Conduction -

CORRECT ANSWER: When sound travels through the skull.

Stimulates the inner ear directly.




QUESTION: Why should you screen hearing in adults? -

CORRECT ANSWER: Identification and rehabilitation will minimize

the effects of hearing loss and increase the quality of life.




QUESTION: How often should adults get their hearing screened? -

CORRECT ANSWER: At least every decade through age 50 and at 3-

year intervals after that.




QUESTION: How to screen -

CORRECT ANSWER: -Under headphones

,-Standard audiometry

-1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz

-at 25 dB HL




QUESTION: Pass/refer criterion -

CORRECT ANSWER: Pass if response to pure-tone air conduction

stimuli at 25/20 dB HL at 1000, 2000, and 4000 in both ears. (all must

be obtained)

Refer if no response is observed at any frequency in either ear




QUESTION: How to screen children's hearing -

CORRECT ANSWER: Headphones, standard audiometry, 1000, 2000,

and 4000 Hz at 20 dB HL




QUESTION: Preschool aged children (3-5) Hearing Screening -

CORRECT ANSWER: Separate guidelines created because conditioned

play audiometry requires more training, instruction and interpretation on

, the part of the examiner than standard audiometry done on older

children




QUESTION: How do you condition a child to play audiometry? -

CORRECT ANSWER: Administer a min of 2 conditioning trials at a

presumed suprathreshold level to ensure child understands the task




QUESTION: How many presentations of each test stimulus is required

to assure reliability? -

CORRECT ANSWER: 2




QUESTION: When do you refer pre-school aged children? -

CORRECT ANSWER: If they do not response at least 2/3 times at any

frequency in either ear or if they cannot be conditioned.




QUESTION: How to screen toddlers -