Term 1 of 62
Outcome measurement 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 2 of 62
Making sure that you maintain the VU meter at presentation peak you would be performing
which type of exam:
tone decay
short increment sensitivity index (SISI)
otometry
speech exams
,Term 3 of 62
Mary a long time patient comes into your office and says that her right ear has been hurting for
the past few days and wants you to take a look. When you look into her right ear you notice
that she has a very red swollen canal and some whitish growth. What would you do:
1. Tell her that she has external otitis and refer her to a Doctor
2. Refer her to a Doctor
3. Tell her not to use her hearing instrument till her Doctor has the problem under control
4. Clean her ear out for her and modify the shell of her hearing instrument so that it will now fit.
1, 2, and 3.
1 and 3
2 and 3
1, 2, 3, and 4
Term 4 of 62
Compression circuits should be used for:
recruitment
low tolerance for loud sounds
small dynamic range
all of the above
Term 5 of 62
One of the factors associated with a unilateral hearing loss would be:
acoustic neuroma
bilateral sensory neural labyrinthitis
discrimination of 46 percent or greater
bilateral tone decay
,Term 6 of 62
A new patient calls your office to set an appointment. During the conversations they let you
know they have a hepatitis infection. Your best means to protect yourself would be:
wash hands before and after
disposable gloves
well ventilated office space
using surgical mask only
Term 7 of 62
Which is used with high frequency loss;
Small pressure vent
Long canal
Small diameter sound channel
Large diameter sound channel
Term 8 of 62
By using real ear measurement it will give you the:
how patient is hearing in the presence of noise
a snapshot of how the hearing aid is performing in situ
a way to compare hearing aid performance to manufacturer specifications
all of the above
Term 9 of 62
One of the things that Real Ear can not do for you is:
tell you at what frequency your patient
tell you how much insertion gain your patient will have at canal resonance
tell you how much of an occlusion effect your patient will have
tell you what is the best compression ratio and release time you use
, Term 10 of 62
When trying to fit a patient what is the most important consideration:
the type of work that she does
the lifestyle and situations in which she has problems
which ear she uses on the phone
when in a car where does she sit most of the time
Term 11 of 62
Acoustic neuroma maybe found by which exams:
pure tone bone
pure tone air
tone decay
SRT
Term 12 of 62
Which of the following is NOT an earmold acoustical difference option:
Tubing diameter
Interaural Attenuation
Bore diameter
Knowles acoustic damper
Term 13 of 62
What would be semi translucent pearly gray:
Tectorial membrane
Reissner's membrane
Tympanic membrane
Mucus membrane
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