IHS ILE STUDY GUIDE CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an
existing patients hearing - ANSWER Clean hands in view of patient and clean or
replace speculum from otoscope
How does osteoma present - ANSWER Bony growth in external auditory canal
What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech
reception threshold test - ANSWER Familiarize patient with the word list
A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss reports she is
unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing reveals moderate conductive loss
what is a likely cause of the patients change in hearing - ANSWER Otosclerosis
What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands - ANSWER Outer portion of external
auditory canal
Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments? - ANSWER
Cosmetic preferences
Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal - ANSWER Results in
complete impression of the canal
What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment -
ANSWER NU-6
A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about expectations of
amplification what information should the hearing healthcare professional include in this
therapy - ANSWER Outside factors that can hinder hearing
A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos the patient has a
new job that requires use of telephone with a headset - ANSWER Add an amplifier to
existing phone
A patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently After initial
inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes and taps on the case What is
the suspected problem - ANSWER An amplifier problem
Germicidal wipes are an example of - ANSWER Disinfectant
4 modes of transmission - ANSWER Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle,
Airborne, vectorborne
, Contact - ANSWER Directly infected by the host
Indirect contact - ANSWER Touching something contaminated by an infected person.
Surfaces or objects
Droplet - ANSWER transmission via airborne droplets
Vehicle - ANSWER Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food,
blood or bodily substance
Airborne - ANSWER Droplet or neucli or dust transmission
Vectorborne - ANSWER Animals or insects carries pathogen
Characteristics of tympanic membrane - ANSWER Pinkish- gray in color oval shaped
Audiometric zero - ANSWER The average softest intensity that someone with normal
hearing can detect
Tympanometry - ANSWER Measures middle ear function and compliance is also known
as imittence audiometry
During otoscopic inspection what is NOT a consideration for earmold selection -
ANSWER Compliance of tympanum
A patient comes in complaining that his ITC aids were working fine until he had them
cleaned now they are week and feeding back What is most likely the cause of the
problem - ANSWER Receiver tubing pushed in
A patient who has had a radical mastoidectomy has been referred to your office for a
new earmold Physician is urging caution due to short canal What would be true about
this patient - ANSWER Multiple otoblocks may be needed, Careful placement of
otoblock is needed
DSP is - ANSWER digital signal processing
What is the test to determine the effectiveness of directional microphones - ANSWER
QuickSIN
Cochlea can only clarify and purify up to - ANSWER 90dB
Vagus nerve - ANSWER is the 10th cranial nerve it lies at the bottom of the ear canal
and when irritated can cause Arnolds Reflux
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an
existing patients hearing - ANSWER Clean hands in view of patient and clean or
replace speculum from otoscope
How does osteoma present - ANSWER Bony growth in external auditory canal
What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech
reception threshold test - ANSWER Familiarize patient with the word list
A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss reports she is
unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing reveals moderate conductive loss
what is a likely cause of the patients change in hearing - ANSWER Otosclerosis
What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands - ANSWER Outer portion of external
auditory canal
Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments? - ANSWER
Cosmetic preferences
Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal - ANSWER Results in
complete impression of the canal
What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment -
ANSWER NU-6
A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about expectations of
amplification what information should the hearing healthcare professional include in this
therapy - ANSWER Outside factors that can hinder hearing
A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos the patient has a
new job that requires use of telephone with a headset - ANSWER Add an amplifier to
existing phone
A patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently After initial
inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes and taps on the case What is
the suspected problem - ANSWER An amplifier problem
Germicidal wipes are an example of - ANSWER Disinfectant
4 modes of transmission - ANSWER Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle,
Airborne, vectorborne
, Contact - ANSWER Directly infected by the host
Indirect contact - ANSWER Touching something contaminated by an infected person.
Surfaces or objects
Droplet - ANSWER transmission via airborne droplets
Vehicle - ANSWER Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food,
blood or bodily substance
Airborne - ANSWER Droplet or neucli or dust transmission
Vectorborne - ANSWER Animals or insects carries pathogen
Characteristics of tympanic membrane - ANSWER Pinkish- gray in color oval shaped
Audiometric zero - ANSWER The average softest intensity that someone with normal
hearing can detect
Tympanometry - ANSWER Measures middle ear function and compliance is also known
as imittence audiometry
During otoscopic inspection what is NOT a consideration for earmold selection -
ANSWER Compliance of tympanum
A patient comes in complaining that his ITC aids were working fine until he had them
cleaned now they are week and feeding back What is most likely the cause of the
problem - ANSWER Receiver tubing pushed in
A patient who has had a radical mastoidectomy has been referred to your office for a
new earmold Physician is urging caution due to short canal What would be true about
this patient - ANSWER Multiple otoblocks may be needed, Careful placement of
otoblock is needed
DSP is - ANSWER digital signal processing
What is the test to determine the effectiveness of directional microphones - ANSWER
QuickSIN
Cochlea can only clarify and purify up to - ANSWER 90dB
Vagus nerve - ANSWER is the 10th cranial nerve it lies at the bottom of the ear canal
and when irritated can cause Arnolds Reflux
