ILE PREP FINAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2025
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other
bodily fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient.
- ANSWER A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician,
preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications - ANSWER c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram
with a normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to
have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss - ANSWER b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent
speech discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing
aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus - ANSWER c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz - ANSWER a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
,b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B - ANSWER a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted - ANSWER c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious -
ANSWER b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above - ANSWER c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe - ANSWER b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB - ANSWER a
Endolymph can be found in which part of the cochlea?
a. scala vestibuli
b. scala media
c. scala tympani
, d. all chambers of the cochlea - ANSWER b
Which size of venting would be most appropriate for a patient client with thresholds from
250-1K Hz between 0 to 25 dB HL?
a. IROS
b. Small
c. Medium
d. Pressure Vent - ANSWER a
Which of the following causes of feedback might you need to send the HA in for repair?
a. Tubing is cracked or split
b. Earhook is split
c. Vent is too large
d. Microphone is loose within the BTE case - ANSWER d
Your client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship but can hear words like
door/floor/more easier. What type of hearing loss would this indicate?
a. hearing loss in the low frequencies
b. hearing loss in the mid frequencies
c. hearing loss in the high frequencies
d. hearing loss cannot be determined from this - ANSWER c
Narrow band noise is
a. Actually a variation of brown noise
b. Produced by selective warble pulses
c. Considered more effective for pure tone masking
d. Considered more effective for speech masking - ANSWER c
While speech discrimination in a moderate conductive hearing loss is generally
excellent, discriminatio a moderate sensorineural loss can best be described as
a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Fair to good
d. Poor - ANSWER c
Your patient/client has been referred to you by his ENT physician to obtain
amplification. He recently experienced a sudden sensorineural hearing loss in his right
ear and has 8% WRS in that ear. His left ear has a mild to moderate sensorineural
hearing loss from 1-8K Hz, with normal hearing in the low frequencies and has 84%
WRS. What type of hearing aid would you recommend for him based on his hearing
loss?
& ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2025
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other
bodily fluids.
c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
d. Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same patient.
- ANSWER A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician,
preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
a. History of noise exposure
b. Occasional bilateral tinnitus
c. Chronic dizziness
d. History of taking ototoxic medications - ANSWER c
You perform tympanometry on your patient/client and obtain a Type B tympanogram
with a normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to
have? Circle the two best choices.
a. Normal hearing sensitivity
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensorineural hearing loss
d. Mixed hearing loss - ANSWER b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent
speech discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing
aids?
a. opinion of colleagues
b. encouragement of spouse
c. self-motivation
d. degree of tinnitus - ANSWER c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
a. increases 2000-5000 Hz
b. increases 1000-3000 Hz
c. decreases 2000-5000 Hz
d. decreases 1000-3000 Hz - ANSWER a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
a. Test/retest reliability needs to be established
,b. It is the most important speech frequency
c. It is the hardest tone to hear
d. Both A and B - ANSWER a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
a. extremely durable
b. easily modified in the office
c. better seal for profound hearing loss
d. more easily inserted - ANSWER c
When taking an ear impression why might your patient cough?
a. It's a normal response to cough when nervous
b. It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
c. It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
d. Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious -
ANSWER b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
a. Cleaning
b. Disinfecting
c. Sterilization
d. None of the above - ANSWER c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
a. otolight
b. otoscope
c. visual inspection
d. tip of syringe - ANSWER b
Which of the following dynamic ranges would indicate recruitment?
a. 25dB
b. 45dB
c. 65dB
d. 85dB - ANSWER a
Endolymph can be found in which part of the cochlea?
a. scala vestibuli
b. scala media
c. scala tympani
, d. all chambers of the cochlea - ANSWER b
Which size of venting would be most appropriate for a patient client with thresholds from
250-1K Hz between 0 to 25 dB HL?
a. IROS
b. Small
c. Medium
d. Pressure Vent - ANSWER a
Which of the following causes of feedback might you need to send the HA in for repair?
a. Tubing is cracked or split
b. Earhook is split
c. Vent is too large
d. Microphone is loose within the BTE case - ANSWER d
Your client reports difficulty hearing words like sip/tip/ship but can hear words like
door/floor/more easier. What type of hearing loss would this indicate?
a. hearing loss in the low frequencies
b. hearing loss in the mid frequencies
c. hearing loss in the high frequencies
d. hearing loss cannot be determined from this - ANSWER c
Narrow band noise is
a. Actually a variation of brown noise
b. Produced by selective warble pulses
c. Considered more effective for pure tone masking
d. Considered more effective for speech masking - ANSWER c
While speech discrimination in a moderate conductive hearing loss is generally
excellent, discriminatio a moderate sensorineural loss can best be described as
a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Fair to good
d. Poor - ANSWER c
Your patient/client has been referred to you by his ENT physician to obtain
amplification. He recently experienced a sudden sensorineural hearing loss in his right
ear and has 8% WRS in that ear. His left ear has a mild to moderate sensorineural
hearing loss from 1-8K Hz, with normal hearing in the low frequencies and has 84%
WRS. What type of hearing aid would you recommend for him based on his hearing
loss?
