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HEARING AID DISPENSER MOCK EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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HEARING AID DISPENSER MOCK EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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72 Multiple choice questions

Term 1 of 72
When delivering a repaired hearing instrument you should:
a. run new complete hearing exam to see if their hearing has changed from when they were fit
b. run real ear to see if the patients aids meet their target
c. a and b
d. none of the above

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4


1. comparison of discrimination scores between ears
2. tone decay
c. reflex
d. PI-PB rollover

a. soft material with a long canal and no vent

d. all of the above
otoscopic exam of the ear for wax, evaluate the hearing aid placement in the ear, hold
finger over sound bore and vent


c. a and b

a. run new complete hearing exam to see if their hearing has changed from when they
were fit
b. run real ear to see if the patients aids meet their target

,Term 2 of 72
Discrimination %: Right 90 Left 90
Presentation Level dB: Right 100 Left 90
SRT Right 70 Left 65
MCL Right 100 Left 90
UCL Right 110+ Left 110+
Mr. Andree was referred for an audiologic evaluation with the complaint of social hearing loss.
His history includes numerous ear surgeries, hearing loss and hearing instrument use. His
Hearing Handicap Inventory score was 40 revealing a perceived a profound hearing problem.
Otoscopic examination of the ear canals appears AD draining which was malodorous, AS
normal and clear.
The audiogram suggests he is functioning with a severe bilateral conductive hearing loss with
excellent word understanding bilaterally at optimal listening levels.
This information was reviewed with Mr. Andree and binaural hearing instruments were
recommended. Impressions were taken of both ears and he will be seen for follow-up visits to
assure a successful fitting.


What type of ear molds would you sel

d. CIC's with some type of compression


d. tell you what is the best compression ratio and release time to use

a. otosclerosis

b. soft shell with care taken for the draining ear, thick wall tubing

Term 3 of 72
Outcome measurements can be used to find out why a patient is having troubles. Outcome
measurement would be considered:
1. aided minus unaided speech discrimination
2. sound field or free field speech discrimination using HINT exam
3. real ear measurement function
4. In-Situ and MCL/UCL audiometry

1, 2, and 3

1 and 3

2 and 4


1, 2, 3, and 4

,Term 4 of 72
Which one of the following will cause a sensorineural hearing loss:

occluded external auditory meatus, because of cerumen


perforated tympanic membrane

rubella

closed eustachian tube

Term 5 of 72
Exam to indicate issues with the retro cochlear pathway would be:

impedance


pure tone air

tone decay

otoscopic exam

Term 6 of 72
Making sure that you maintain the VU meter at presentation peak you would performing which
type of exam:

tone decay


short increment sensitivity index (SISI)

otometry

speech exams

, Term 7 of 72
If a patient comes into your office with an audiogram showing a PTA 40 dB AU with a
rising/reverse configuration, conductive component and normal SDT scores you would be
looking at:

hearing loss caused by loud noise

hearing loss caused by birth

hearing loss caused by otitis media

hearing loss caused by otosclerosis

Term 8 of 72
To help in finding a site lesion we could use:
1. comparison of discrimination scores between ears
2. tone decay
c. reflex
d. PI-PB rollover


a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

d. all of the above
surgically altered ear, traumatically deformed ear, and cone of light

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

1. comparison of discrimination scores between ears
2. tone decay
c. reflex
d. PI-PB rollover

d. all of the above
audiometer out of calibration, improper placement of bone oscillator, ambient noise

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