Hearing Aid Dispenser Mock Exam -4 questions with answers

Hearing Aid Dispenser: Mock Exam #4 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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If a patient comes into your office with an audiogram
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showing a PTA 10 dB AD and 50 dB AS with a flat
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configuration and 2K 5 dB peak, sensorineural and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



reduced SDT scores you would be looking at:
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a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise
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b. Hearing loss caused by birth
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c. Hearing loss caused by otitis media
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d. Hearing loss caused by Meniere's - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔d. Hearing loss caused by Meniere's
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If a patient comes into your office with an audiogram
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showing a sensorineural PTA 50 dB AU with a notch at 4 K
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and reduced SDT scores you would be looking at:
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a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise
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b. Hearing loss caused by birth
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c. Hearing loss caused by otitis media
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d. Hearing loss caused by central problem - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise
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,When fitting a patient with a PTA greater than 70 dB the
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best type of mold would be:
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a. Soft material with a long canal and no vent
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b. Lucite material with a short canal and no vent
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c. Soft material with a short canal and IROS vent
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d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Soft
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material with a long canal and no vent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which is used with high frequency loss;
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a. Small pressure vent
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b. Long canal
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c. Small diameter sound channel
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d. Large diameter sound channel - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔d. Large diameter sound channel
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If you have an BTE with an HFA SSPL 90 of 117 dB,
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Frequency range of 140-5600 Hz and an HFA FOG gain of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



46 dB this would be for a:
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a. Severe sensorineural loss
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b. Severe HF sensorineural loss
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c. Mild HF sensorineural loss
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d. Moderate HG sensorineural loss - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔a. Severe sensorineural loss
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, BTE earmold used for normal hearing to 1000 Hz and a
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ski slope loss at 4000 Hz:
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a. Lucite with a short canal and IROS "A" vent
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b. Lucite with a long canal and reverse IROS "A"
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c. Regular fitting with T-22 receiver
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d. Soft with a long - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Lucite with
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a short canal and IROS "A" vent
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What is used in the good ear in a CROS fitting:
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a. Shell made of the soft material
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b. Non-occluding made of hard lucite
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c. Skeleton made of hard lucite
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d. Non-occluding mold with short canal - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔d. Non-occluding mold with short canal |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which earmold is used for a high frequency loss:
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a. Shell made of soft material
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b. Non-occluding made of hard lucite
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c. Skeleton made of hard lucite
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d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Non-
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occluding made of hard lucite |\ |\ |\ |\




Which is a non-occluding earmold:
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