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1
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Airconduction findings cannot:

A

Locate the specific site of damage

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2
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The results of air and bone conduction give information about the:

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Type & severity of hearing los

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3
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The hearing thresholds obtained during testing represent the softest sound the patient is able to hear.TRUE OR FASLE

A

TREU

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4
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Phonemically balanced lists are composed of:

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Monosyllablic words

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5
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The ____is often used
during hearing aid fitting and adjustment.

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Most comfortable;e listening level

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6
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____ should be performed at 35-40 dB above the SRT.

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WDT

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7
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Masking is needed to -

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Prevent the better ear from compensating for the poorer ear

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8
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What masking noise is used for air and bone conduction?

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Narrowband noise

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9
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What type of masking noise is used speech testing?

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White noise

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10
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Masking is needed to test each ear independently. Treu or false

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Treu

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11
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Which tympanogram is associated with middle ear fluid?

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Type b

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12
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Otoacoustic emissions are a direct measurement of hearing sensitivity. Treu or false

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True

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13
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Type C tympanogram is associated with negative middle ear pressure.

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Treu

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14
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A measureable auditory brainstem response can determine hearing sensitivity.

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Treu

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15
Q

Which of the following is a nonbehavioral test of middle ear function?
A) Otoscopy
B) Pure tone air conduction screening
C) Otoacoustic emissions screening
D) Tympanometry screening

A

D

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16
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Before conducting a hearing evaluation, an SLP or audiologist must check that the equipment:

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Has been calibrated

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17
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of the following is another term for swimmers ear

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Otitis external

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18
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Eustachian tube dysfunction is often revealed by a:

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Type c tympanogram

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19
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benign bony growth in the external ear canal is called a fistula true or false

A

False. Osteoma

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20
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Eustachian tube dysfunction is most commonly associated with:

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Otitis media

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21
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Your client has a hearing loss that is believed to be the sole result of noise exposure.
Which of the following would most accurately describe his/ her loss?

A

Sensorineural

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22
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2 fluids found within the inner ear are

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endolymph, perilymph

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23
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The portion of the inner ear responsible for equilibrium is called the __ and the portion responsible for hearing is called the

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Vestibule, cochlear

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24
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The three fluid-containing channels of the inner ear are

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scala tympani, scala vestibuli, scala media

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25
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Noise inducted hearing loss is generally caused by damage to the _____ and frequently results in a notch in the___ Hz range on the audiogram.

A

Cochlear; 4000

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26
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Heating losses arising from cochlear damage would be classified as

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Sensory hearing loss

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27
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disorder characterized by aural fullness, vertigo, tinnitus, vomiting and most often Unilateral hearing loss is

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Menderes disease

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28
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Vestibular disorders in the pediatric population:
a. Are extremely rare
b. May affect as many as one in five children in the United States
c. Affect one in 200 children in the United States
d. Affect one in 200 children world wide

A

B

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29
Q

Cochlear implants are usually considered for people with ____hearing losses

A

Profound

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30
Q

In order for a cochlear implant to be practicable, the ____ must be undamaged.

A

Auditory nerve

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31
Q

Possibly the greatest
indicator of an adult patient’s success with amplification is

A

Motivation to use the hearing aids

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32
Q

The gain of a hearing aid is

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The difference in decibels between the input signal and the output signal

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33
Q

Most difficult to speech read are

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Vowels

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34
Q

A good candidate for HA has…

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Mild/ moderate bilateral HL

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35
Q

a good candidate for cochlear implants has…

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Profound HL bilaterally and would not benefit from HA

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36
Q

What information is most valuable in tympanometry to determine if there is a perpetration in the eardrum?

A

Ear canal volume

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37
Q

Classify the type of hearing loss that refers to hearing loss with an air bone gap between 0 and 10dB

A

Sensorineural hearing loss

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38
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Classify the type of hearing loss that refers to the hearing thresholds in a hearing loss range but then bone conduction is all within the normal range.

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Conducive HL

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39
Q

Otoacoustic Emissions Test the —-

A

Inner ear, outer hair cells a

40
Q

Auditory Brainstem Response

A

Inner ear, inner hair cells, 8th cranial nerve, brainstem

41
Q

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outer and inner hair cells?

A

3 rows of outer hair cells attach to the tectorial membrane and 1 row of inner hair cells detach to tectorial membrane

42
Q

Tympanic membrane
landmarks that can be visual:

A

Cone of light, malleus, incus

43
Q

Adult cochlea implant candidacy includes all the following except:

A

No use of hearing aids (it involves HA)

44
Q

The change in sound energy from the outer ear to the middle ear to the inner ear is:

A

Accostic to mechanicals to hydraulic to chemical to electrical to neural

45
Q

masking noise used for pure tone air and bone conduction is

A

Narrowband noise

46
Q

Speech noise is used for-

A

Speech auditory

47
Q

When testing by AIR conduction the entire pathway is being tested (from outer ear through middle ear to the inner ear and then the auditory nerve)

A
48
Q

when testing with bone
conduction, thresholds represent the acuity of ONLY the - and - (outer ear and middle ear are bypasssed

A
49
Q

type of hearing loss is considered a “corner” audiogram because you can see only thresholds on the corner of the audiogram, the rest are “no responses” meaning the patient did not respond to any of those frequencies. What is the degree, type and configuration of hearing loss?

A

Bilateral profound sensorineural healing loss

50
Q

tthe raditional pure tone average is based on hearing thresholds for 3 frequencies which are:

A

500 1000 2000

51
Q

This audiogram configuration always reflects a profound hearing loss that has a major impact on communication.

A

Corner hearing loss

52
Q

Masking is necessary in any hearing test procedure when there is a chance of -

A

Cross-hearing

53
Q

primary function of the eustachian tube is

A

Pressure equalization

54
Q

“th” is a ____ frequency sound

A

“th” is a high frequency sound

55
Q

b). ___ and ___ have a similar frequency and intensity

A

b)n and g have a similar frequency and intensity

56
Q

c) most of the energy for vowel sounds are in the ____ and ____ frequency range

A

c) most of the energy for vowel sounds are in the low and mid frequency range

57
Q

conductive hearing loss is characterized by:
A. normal air conduction and normal bone conduction
B. normal air conduction and abnormal bone conduction
C. abnormal air conduction and equally abnormal bone conduction
D. abnormal air conduction and normal bone conduction

A

D

58
Q

sensorineural hearing loss is characterized by
A. normal air conduction and normal bone conduction
B. normal air conduction and abnormal bone conduction
C. abnormal air conduction and equally abnormal bone conduction
D. abnormal air conduction and normal bone conduction

A

C

59
Q

client with a unilateral asymmetrical hearing loss is having his hearing tested. Priof t to the introduction of masking, their air conduction results for the poorer ear will show a pattern known as a:
A. high frequency hearing loss
B. reverse curve configuration
C. shadow curve
D. none of these is correct

A

C

60
Q

of the following types of hearing loss would most likely be characterized by is distortions of (only) the vowel sounds?
A. High frequency hearing loss
B. Noise notch
C. Precipitously sloping
D. Reverse curve

A

D

61
Q

A normal type A tympanogram may be seen in all the cases listed, except:
A. normal hearing
B. mild hearing loss, secondary to noise exposure
C. severe hearing loss, secondary to ototoxic drug intake
D. moderate hearing loss, secondary to otitis media

A

D

62
Q

Low frequency include vowels or constants

A

Vowels

63
Q

High frequency include vowels or constants

A

Constants

64
Q

a healthy ear, in which TM quadrant will you see the cone of light?

A

Anterior inferior

65
Q

of the following hearing related services do speech language pathologists provide?
A. diagnostic auditory brainstem response
B. Education about hearing loss risk factors
C. Hearing screenings
D. Auditory rehabilitation
E. Hearing aid fittings

A

ABCDE

66
Q

is a two syllable word used in speech audiometry that has equal stress on both syllables?

A

Sponsee

67
Q

are the primary functions of the outer ear?
Select all that apply.
A. Assist in sound localization
B. Boost frequencies important for speech
C. Protect TM from trauma
D. Impedance matching

A

ABC

68
Q

of the following are functions of the outer ear?
A. Protect the tympanic membrane from trauma
B. Funnel sound into the ear canal
C. Resonator for frequencies between 2000 and 7000 Hz
D. Sound localization
E. All the above

A

E

69
Q

Which of the following are hearing air styles?
A. In the concha
B. Completely in the canal
C. Receiver in the canal
D. Below the ear
E. Body warn

A

BCE

70
Q

According to the speech banana, higher frequencies provide information about

A

Constant place of articulation

71
Q

part of the cochlea encodes low- frequency sounds?

A

Apex

72
Q

The speech banana shows fricatives and vowels have more energy in

A

High and low frequency regions, respectively

73
Q

is the level at which a tone is barely audible. it is so soft that a patient may only
respond to it 50% of the time

A

Threshold

74
Q

Number of turns in the cochlea is

A

2 1/2

75
Q

Patient must be still and quiet but not asleep, present AE=very little or no conductive hearing loss, absent OAE=could be conductive or sensorineural loss

A

OAE

76
Q

Child must be asleep, uses electrodes, click or toneburst, toneburst is frequency specific but click is not

A

ABR

77
Q

__ sounds are
processed at the base of the cochlea

A

High frequency

78
Q

___ words are
utilized for Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) testing.

A

Sponsee

79
Q

Word Recognition Scores are attained with -

A

are
Phonetically Balanced Monosyllabic Words

80
Q

Represents the approximate frequency and intensity of most common speech sounds
A. speech banana audiogram
B. Sound field testing
C. Functional sounds audiogram
D.Speech audiometry

A

A

81
Q

What type of word would you use in an SRT?

A

Sponsee

82
Q

What types of words do you use with a word recognition test (WRT)?

A

monosyllabic words

83
Q

Which of the following group of sounds below comprise the loudest sounds?

A

Vowels, nasals, liquids

84
Q

The “S” on the phonetic audiogram falls around the
6000 Hz range.

A

Treu

85
Q

THE vowel sounds are____ in intensity than consonant soUnds

A

LOUDER

86
Q

250Hz required to identify nasal sounds (m, n, gn)
500Hz required to detect plosive burst for /b/ and /d/

A
87
Q

2000Hz is required to discriminate /r/ and //, hear plosive burst /p/ and /k/, affricate bursts /ch/and /j/, fricative noise /sh/ and /zh/

A
88
Q

___ is required to identify /f/, /s/, /e/

A

4000 he

89
Q

With access to frequencies between 250-1000Hz -> all _)____ can be detected
That is because the first formant of all is _____

A

access to frequencies between 250-1000Hz -> all vowels can be detected
That is because the first formant of all vowels is low frequency.

90
Q

With access to frequencies between 250-3000Hz -> all vowels can be identified
That is because the human brain need the hear the 2 first formants to identify a vowel sound.

A
91
Q

Ling 6 sounds cover the main frequencies relevant for speech identification: mm ss sh ah ii oo

A
92
Q

Electrode array implanted via surgery in the cochlea to replace the function of the hair cells and stimulate the auditory nerve.

A

Ci

93
Q

When cross-hearing is still occurring in the non-test ear. The tone (by cross-hearing) continues to be heard in the masked ear despite the noise since the tone level is below the threshold of the test ear.

A

Under masking

94
Q

The tone (by cross-hearing) continues to be heard in the masked ear despite the noise since the tone level is below the threshold of the test ear.

A

Overmasking

95
Q

WORDS ARE
ONLY FOR ____ (looking for a threshold)
MONOSYLLABLIC WORDS
USED FOR ____(not looking for a threshold)

A

SST; WRT

96
Q

___= Uses spondees
___= cold running speech
___= Uses phonetically
balanced word testing

A

SRT; SDT;WRT

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