NBC-HIS Sample Board questions
correctly solved 2023.
C. Acoustic trauma - Answer The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at
4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - Answer During the course of taking a
case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
D. Otosclerosis - Answer A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing
has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
C. Otosclerosis - Answer Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern
in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - Answer Which of the
following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - Answer A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only,
with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
, NBC-HIS Sample Board questions
correctly solved 2023.
B. Impedance audiometry - Answer A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long
time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
D. Pure tone bone conduction audiometry
D. Dead instrument - Answer When troubleshooting a hearing instrument, the battery
current drain was
measured.
A reading of 0.00 MA would MOST likely indicate which of the following?
A. Bad microphone
B. Bad receiver
C. Plugged acoustic filter
D. Dead instrument
C. Increase the compression ratio - Answer Which programmable adjustment would
BEST help control loud sharp sounds?
A. Adjust the knee point higher
B. Reduce low frequencies
C. Increase the compression ratio
D. Reduce gain
C. Compliance of the tympanum - Answer During otoscopic inspection, which ONE
of the following is NOT a consideration
for earmold selection?
A. Volume of acoustic cavity
B. Texture of auricle
C. Compliance of the tympanum
D. Depth of concha
D. Soreness at top of pinna - Answer A problem that may be caused by shrinking
earmold tubing is:
A. Harmonic distortion
B. Changing response of the instrument
C. Increasing gain
D. Soreness at top of pinna
C. Receiver tubing pushed in - Answer A hearing aid patient comes in complaining
that his ITC aids were working fine
until he had them cleaned. Now they are weak and feeding back and he is told the
aids will have to be sent in for an out-of-warranty repair, or purchase new aids. What
is
the MOST likely cause of the problem?
correctly solved 2023.
C. Acoustic trauma - Answer The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at
4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma
C. Concussion in the previous six months - Answer During the course of taking a
case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss
D. Otosclerosis - Answer A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing
has gone down. In
taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis
C. Otosclerosis - Answer Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern
in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - Answer Which of the
following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor - Answer A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only,
with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma
, NBC-HIS Sample Board questions
correctly solved 2023.
B. Impedance audiometry - Answer A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long
time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
Which of the following will give the MOST information about this patient's
complaint?
A. Real ear measurement
B. Impedance audiometry
C. Pure tone air conduction audiometry
D. Pure tone bone conduction audiometry
D. Dead instrument - Answer When troubleshooting a hearing instrument, the battery
current drain was
measured.
A reading of 0.00 MA would MOST likely indicate which of the following?
A. Bad microphone
B. Bad receiver
C. Plugged acoustic filter
D. Dead instrument
C. Increase the compression ratio - Answer Which programmable adjustment would
BEST help control loud sharp sounds?
A. Adjust the knee point higher
B. Reduce low frequencies
C. Increase the compression ratio
D. Reduce gain
C. Compliance of the tympanum - Answer During otoscopic inspection, which ONE
of the following is NOT a consideration
for earmold selection?
A. Volume of acoustic cavity
B. Texture of auricle
C. Compliance of the tympanum
D. Depth of concha
D. Soreness at top of pinna - Answer A problem that may be caused by shrinking
earmold tubing is:
A. Harmonic distortion
B. Changing response of the instrument
C. Increasing gain
D. Soreness at top of pinna
C. Receiver tubing pushed in - Answer A hearing aid patient comes in complaining
that his ITC aids were working fine
until he had them cleaned. Now they are weak and feeding back and he is told the
aids will have to be sent in for an out-of-warranty repair, or purchase new aids. What
is
the MOST likely cause of the problem?
