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DISPENSER EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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DISPENSER EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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  • September 26, 2024
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240 Multiple choice questions

Term 1 of 240
Cerumen will primarily affect which component of a canal hearing instrument?

amplifier

receiver

microphone

volume control

Term 2 of 240
A patient/client presents with moderate to moderately severe sloping bilateral sensory/neural
loss. The patient reports troubles with dexterity and understanding conversation on a cell
phone. Which fitting should the hearing healthcare professional recommend?

CIC instruments with wireless connectivity


ITE instruments with directional microphones and multiple memories

BTE instruments with a large battery and Bluetooth connectivity

Monoaural RIC instrument with a telecoil

Term 3 of 240
A patient/client returns for an initial hearing instrument fitting. Real-ear verification indicates
that the hearing instruments appropriately match the prescriptive target. The patient/client
reports that the instruments are too loud and states, "if this is what hearing instruments are like,
I'm not even gong to take them home." Of the following options, what should the hearing
healthcare professional do?

fit only one ear and counsel the patient/client that they can get the second instrument
after they become accustomed to amplification


counsel the patient/client to take the instruments home and wear the constantly to
become accustomed to them


reduce the gain and output of the hearing instruments and counsel the patient/client on
wearing schedule

,Term 4 of 240
An 83 year-old female is brought to the office of a hearing healthcare professional by her
daughter. The patient/client recently moved into an assisted living facility and is unable to be
actively social in this environment. She currently wears a left RIC hearing instrument with a
semi-open dome and power receiver. She has a right matching hearing instrument but it
provides no benefit. Listening check reveals that the right instrument is dead. The patient/client
reports difficulty inserting the instruments properly by herself.
The patient/client was tested and the hearing test results are asymmetrical. Speech mapping
has been completed on the patient's/client's current left hearing instrument and adjustments
made to meet targets as closely as possible with the current instrument.
What should the hearing healthcare professional recommend?

open dome RIC hearing instruments

slim tube BTEs and IROS earmolds

power BTEs and half shell earmolds

Term 5 of 240
A patient/client is referred by a physician who diagnosed mucoid otitis media the previous day.
How will they patient's/client's tympanic membrane likely appear?

red and normal

opaque and normal

opaque and bulging outward


red and bulging outward

Term 6 of 240
A hearing healthcare professional is using a gun filled with two-part silicone material to take an
impression for a CIC hearing instrument. How should the hearing healthcare professional
safely perform this procedure?

use gentle pressure to inject material gradually

use minimal pressure and inject material rapidly

use light pressure and inject material incrementally

use high pressure and inject material quickly

,Term 7 of 240
A patient/client describes hearing challenges that involve specific lifestyle situations. Post-
hearing instrument fitting measures verify that all electroacoustic parameters have met fitting
targets. How should the hearing healthcare professional ensure that the patient's/client's
hearing challenges have been addressed?

complete COSI/APHAB

check the data logging

conduct sound field measurements


perform ANSI test battery

Term 8 of 240
During a new fit of a custom hearing instrument, the patient/client reports that the instrument
feels snug. The patient's/client's own voice sounds booming or hollow when the instrument is
turned on, but NOT when the instrument is turned off. What is the most appropriate solution?

shorten the canal length

decrease the low frequency gain

lower the kneepoint

increase the size of the vent

Term 9 of 240
A hearing healthcare professional delivers new ITC instruments to a patient/client who is a
long-time hearing instrument wearer. The patient/client indicates that the fit is very
comfortable, but also reports a "plugged ear" sensation. How should the hearing healthcare
professional make the hearing instruments more satisfactory?

recess the faceplates

increase the diameter of the vents

add widescreens to microphones

, Term 10 of 240
A patient/client has excessive hair in the ear canals that prevents viewing the tympanic
membrane through otoscopy. What approach should the hearing healthcare professional
take?

use a different size speculum

dampen the ear hair to flatten

refer to the physician for removal

Term 11 of 240
A patient/client has been diagnosed with ossicular discontinuity. Which type of tympanogram
should be anticipated?


a. B
d. Ad
c. A
d. As

a custom mold

past the second bend


opaque and normal

Ad

Term 12 of 240
A patient/client with moderate bilateral loss has been evaluated for heairgn insturments. The
patient/client has requested small instruments in order to avoid a plugged sensation. The
hearing healtcare professional and the patient/client agree that RIC instrumetns would be
acceptable. Which style should the hearing healthcare professional recommend?

RIC with double domes

RIC with open custom mold


RIC with SAV custom mold

RIC with open fit

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