audiometry

Question 1

how is air conduction tested?

Answer 1

using headphones

Question 2

how is bone conduction tested?

Answer 2

using an oscillator

Question 3

what does the ‘O’ on an audiometry stand for?

Answer 3

-right air conduction

Question 4

what does the ‘X’ on the audiometry stand for?

Answer 4

-left air conduction

Question 5

what does the [ stand for in audiogram?

Answer 5

-bone conduction in right ear

Question 6

what does the ] stand for on the audiogram?

Answer 6

-bone conduction in the left ear

Question 7

what does conductive hearing loss suggest?

Answer 7

-hearing loss in the external or middle ear

Question 8

what does sensorineural hearing loss suggest?

Answer 8

-inner ear hearing loss

Question 9

what would be classed as normal hearing?

Answer 9

-patient hearing between 0 and 20 dB at the top of the chart

Question 10

how does sensorineural hearing loss present on an audiogram?

Answer 10

-both the bone conduction and air conduction will be over 20 dB

Question 11

how does conductive hearing loss present on an audiogram?

Answer 11

• bone conduction will be between 0-20dB

- air conduction will be greater than 20dB