Audiology

Question 1

Speech Reception Thresholds (STRs) are…

A. Determined by the patients response to a list of monosyllabic words presented at a low level of hearing
B. Determined by looking at the pt’s pure tone test results at the frequencies most imp to speech
C. The lowest levels of hearing at which a person can understand 100% of words presented
D. The lowest levels of hearing at which person can understand 50% of words presented

Answer 1

D. The lowest levels of hearing at which a person can understand 50% of the words presented

SRTs are the softest/lowest level of hearing at which the Pt understands 50% of words presented. Pts listen to spondee words (two-syllable words with equal emphasis on each syllable) and repeat them as accurately as possible

Question 2

The two muscles in the middle ear that dampen the vibrations of tympanic membrane and the ossicular chain are…

Answer 2

Auditory meatus and Levator tympani muscles

Question 3

Marisa’s mother takes her to the emergency room because she notices a foul-smelling discharge coming from Marisa’s ear. The doctor examines Marisa’s ear and sees that her tympanic membrane is ruptured. The doctor explains to Marisa’s mother that she will need to repair the tympanic membrane by using which of the following surgical procedures?

Answer 3

Myringoplasty

A myringoplasty is a surgical procedure to repair a perforated tympanic membrane

Question 4

60 yr old pt comes to audiologist bc she thinks she may have a hearing loss. Its discovered she has otosclerosis and a bone conduction threshhold characterized by reduced bone-conduction sensitivity predominantly at 2000Hz. This condiditon is called

Answer 4

Carhart’s notch

Question 5

4-year-old-child, Abby, is referred by her pediatrician to a multidisciplinary clinic where speech - language pathologists and audiologists work with a variety of other health care professionals. The pediatrician is concerned because Abby has had many middle-ear infections and several sets of pressure equalizing (PE) tubes. At her preschool, the teacher says that she “tunes out” and has difficulty following directions. Her mother says that at home, Abby always requests that music and TV be turned up louder. Thus, the pediatrician wants Abby to have a thorough hearing evaluation.
To determine Abby’s hearing loss, the pediatrician recommended a

Answer 5

rhinne test

Question 6

A child with cerebral palsy has higher auditory detection thresholds, poorer speech reception thresholds, and poor speech discrimination than a typically developing child. You would recommend

Answer 6

audiological exam