Title: HIS 125 Final Exam
Course: 14SP-HIS-125-GWA1-HEARING & AUDITORY DISORDERS > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Anatomically, the two auditory sub-systems of humans are the peripheral and the __________ sub-system.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Nervous</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The sensory mechanism of the auditory system includes the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Incus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Annulus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auricle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">What anatomical feature is found in the outer ear?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The incus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The annulus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fossa</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapes</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fossa</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The portion of the external ear canal which is closest to the eardrum is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bony portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sebaceous portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cartilaginous portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Earwax portion</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bony portion</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The sebaceous glands and the _____________ are found in the external auditory meatus.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pernicious glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ceruminous glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Olfactory glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perspiration glands</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ceruminous glands</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In which quadrant of the </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>right</u></b> tympanic membrane would you find the “cone-of-light”?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior inferior</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tympanic membrane initiates </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>acoustic</u></b> information to the auditory system when it experiences ________ .</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased  blood pressure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased barometric pressure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased sound pressure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased fluid pressure</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased sound pressure</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedius muscle and the ________ muscle are found in the middle ear.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor scallini</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor fossa</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor tympani</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor tympani</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The mechanical movement of the middle ear bones in response to sound energy creates a __________ transformer.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Resonant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Electrical</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Impedance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Impedance</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The footplate of the stapes rests within the round window.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>positive </u></b>electrical potential within the cochlea is found within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When an acoustic frequency is received by the cochlea, and both the positive and negative potentials reach their maximum best frequency, this generates a:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Traveling wave potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summating potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear microphone potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve potential</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summating potential</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The first wave of the traveling wave occurs at the apical end of the basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">____________ are defined when the maximum amplitude of the travelling wave occurs at the apical end of the basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mid frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Distortion frequencies</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of sudden ear pain may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of noise in their head/ears, may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of dizziness, may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tuning fork test which may differentiate a sensorineural hearing loss from a conductive hearing loss is known as the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Schwabach test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bing test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tuning fork tests are old fashioned and rarely used in the otologic assessment.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When a bone conduction sound is presented, to determine which cochlea has better lateralization to that sound, you have performed a ___________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The minimum effective sound pressure that is capable of evoking a patient/client response fifty percent of the time is known as _______________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Threshold testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Baseline testing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Threshold testing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In audiometry which following frequency would be considered a half-octave?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">500Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1000Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1500Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">2000Hz</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1500Hz</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When performing audiometric threshold testing and you select five decibels up and ten decibels down, you are performing the _________ method of threshold identification.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ascending</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Descending</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Extended</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bracketing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bracketing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">For accuracy and confidence in audiometric pure tone and speech testing results, there should be no more than a ____ decibel hearing level difference between the two tests.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ten</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Word recognition testing lists are composed of fifty phonetically balanced single syllable words.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which Jerger classification would best represent a perforated TM?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type A</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type C</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type D</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which immittance audiometry test is commonly used to make certain the TM is intact?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Compliance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Static immittance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Equivalent ear canal volume</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflex measurement</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Equivalent ear canal volume</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In immittance audiometry, which muscle contracts with sufficiently loud sound?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedial muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The olfactory muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The radial muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cranial muscle</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedial muscle</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflexes are easily observed with conductive hearing loss.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The most common cause of trauma to the external auditory canal is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Excessive sun exposure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Congenital lesions</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bacterial infection</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cerumen removal</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cerumen removal</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which benign growth, encountered within the external auditory canal, may also be occasionally found within the middle ear?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Exostosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Keratosis Obturans</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cholesteatoma</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A medical diagnosis often used for “old-age” related hearing loss is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbycusis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hyperacousis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otomycosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbyopia</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbycusis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A labyrinthitis often caused by mumps is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Serous</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bacterial</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Syphilitic</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Viral</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Viral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A common benign growth found within the inner ear is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Exostosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic Neuroma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cholesteatoma</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic Neuroma</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eustachian tube dysfunction is the most significant factor in the development of otitis media.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Recurrent otitis media has no effect on the cognitive development of children.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear condition which results in reduced mobility of the stapes is known as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanosclerosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Necrosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mastoiditis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Cochlea (inner ear) has attained its full “adult” size by the __________ of pregnancy.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">First trimester</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Second trimester</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Third trimester</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fourth trimester</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Second trimester</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The High Risk Register (HRR) is often used in the early identification of childhood:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Retardation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech development</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Autism</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hearing loss</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hearing loss</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which health care team member does </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>not</u> usually participate in the hearing health management of a hearing impaired child.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otologist</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech pathologist</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audiologist</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hearing instrument specialist</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hearing instrument specialist</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following contributes to over fifty percent of congenital hearing loss in the United States?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Genetics</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cytomegalovirus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">New vaccines</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">New steroids</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Genetics</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The form of presbycusis also known as strial presbycusis is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear conductive</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Metabolic</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Neural</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensory</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Metabolic</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The form of presbycusis which is characterized by the degeneration of hair cells and supporting hair cells at the base of the cochlea is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear conductive</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Metabolic</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Neural</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensory</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensory</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The form of presbycusis which is characterized by alterations to the cochlear mechanics produced by mass/stiffness changes is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear conductive</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Metabolic</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Neural</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensory</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear conductive</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In audiometry, speech recognition testing presented simultaneously with background noise is often used to assess ___________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech/language development</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dementia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral disorders</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central disorders</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central disorders</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ninety percent of all acoustic neuroma are located in the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">External auditory meatus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cerebella pontine area</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary auditory area</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear cavity</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cerebella pontine area</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Malignant tumors grow more slowly than benign tumors.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audiogram results which might reflect the presence of an acoustic neuroma would typically reflect:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Symmetrical mixed hearing loss with poor word recognition</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Asymmetrical mixed hearing loss with good word recognition</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss with good word recognition</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss with poor word recognition</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss with poor word recognition</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic neuromas are often benign slow-growing neoplasms.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Of the following, which is </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>not</u> considered a medical imaging technique?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Radiography</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Polytomography</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stereotactic Radiotherapy</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Computed Tomography</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stereotactic Radiotherapy</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The point in the auditory path where acoustic information may no longer be added is the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth cranial nerve</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Seventh cranial nerve</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth cranial nerve</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory stimulus mostly processed within the lower levels of the central auditory pathway is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Loudness</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Complex noise</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Loudness</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The two behavioral areas of the brain where auditory information is processed are the brainstem and the __________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auditory cortex</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapedial reflex</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vagus cortex</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor tympani reflex</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auditory cortex</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone testing generally measures the behavioral response of the upper auditory pathways.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Maturation of the human brainstem is generally complete by the age of:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Six months</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Six years</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixteen years</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Birth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixteen years</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>objective</u> measure often used to measure the behavior of central auditory function is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air conduction test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanogram</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflex test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflex test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following generally does </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>not</u> influence the degree of central auditory processing measures?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Reading ability</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gender</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Age</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Medications</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gender</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audiogram results which reveal the presence of central auditory processing disorders often include:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Symmetrical hearing loss results</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Good word recognition results</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Good bone conduction results</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Poor word recognition results</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Poor word recognition results</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fitting of high quality digital hearing instruments is often recommended for:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central auditory processing disorders</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Profound deafness</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Conductive hearing loss</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Moderate sensorineural hearing loss</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Moderate sensorineural hearing loss</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Improving the communication environment for those with revealed central auditory processing disorders will rarely include:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Background noise reduction</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">American sign language</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Improved signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vision correction</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">American sign language</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A patient/client closes their eyes and becomes “unstable”.  This type of dizziness assessment result is often indicative of a _______ origin/disorder.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Unilateral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Contra-lateral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Retro-cochlear</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rotational nystagmus in association with revealed hearing loss often indicates a _________ origin/disorder.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Retro-cochlear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Physical</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following diagnostic tests involve the measurement of nystagmus?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Posturography</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audiometry</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">MRI</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">VNG</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">VNG</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Meniere’s disease is most often associated with:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Conductive hearing loss and peripheral dizziness.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural hearing loss and peripheral dizziness.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural hearing loss and central dizziness.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Conductive hearing loss and central dizziness.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural hearing loss and peripheral dizziness.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymphatic hydrops is considered to be a ________ origin for dizziness.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Retro-cochlear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Proprioceptive</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">BPPV is considered to be a _________ origin for dizziness.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Retro-cochlear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Proprioceptive</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Peripheral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The majority of otitis media begins with the dysfunction of the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Temporal bone</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanic membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eustachian tube</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eustachian tube</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear cavity has less volume for a child due to the small size of the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Temporal bone</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanic membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eustachian tube</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Temporal bone</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Chronic middle ear disease within  children generally does </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>not</u> contribute to:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delays in speech development</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delays in language acquisition</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delays in ossicle development</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delays in reading skills</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delays in ossicle development</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighty to ninety percent of all language skills are developed by:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty-four months</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thirty –six months</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty-four months</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twelve months</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty-four months</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which otologic surgical procedure does </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>not</u> involve an incision of the tympanic membrane?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanoplasty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Myringotomy</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapedectomy</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear implant</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The otologic procedure which involves patching a hole in the TM is a :</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanoplasty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Myringotomy</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapedectomy</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanoplasty</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The otologic procedure commonly used to reduce the effects of otosclerosis is a:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanoplasty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Myringotomy</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapedectomy</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapedectomy</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">What percent of patient/clients receive a binaural fitting of HI’s?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Forty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighty</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighty</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which Veterans Administration lead research audiologist conducted the largest known study upon the effects of auditory deprivation?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Skinner</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Jerger</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Lilly</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Silverman</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Silverman</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The effects of auditory deprivation can be reduced with the daily use of HI’s.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following HI styles has a sub-category termed “open-fit”?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Behind-the-ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Completely-in-the-Canal</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eyeglass</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In-the-ear</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Behind-the-ear</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following procedures accurately predicts the success of patent/client hearing instrument use?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Comprehensive audiometric examination</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Comprehensive case history</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Comprehensive medical history</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">None of the above</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">None of the above</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The test procedure which often predicts the successful use of HI’s is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Word recognition testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">QuikSin testing procedure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acceptable noise level testing procedure</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone testing procedure</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acceptable noise level testing procedure</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The surgically implanted device most often used with unilateral deafness and children with atresia ears is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory brainstem implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The bone anchored hearing aid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The bone anchored hearing aid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The surgically implanted device which involves the ossicles is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory brainstem implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The bone anchored hearing aid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear implant</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The most common surgically implanted device which involves an array of electrodes and a multiple channel external processor is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory brainstem implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The bone anchored hearing aid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear implant</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The surgically implanted device which involves the most direct stimulation of the cochlear nuclei is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The middle ear implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory brainstem implant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The bone anchored hearing aid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory brainstem implant</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The candidacy considerations for cochlear implant candidates are very similar to the candidacy considerations for hearing instrument dispensing.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">HI assistive device technology which supports hearing through magnetic induction is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">HI assistive device technology which is often used within student classrooms is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">HI assistive device technology which is most often used with cell phones is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A hearing instrument telecoil is most often used with:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument specialist must make certain that the assistive device recommended, still meets the electroacoustic requirements for the patient/client’s hearing impairment.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The HI assistive device technology with the greatest transmission distance is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">HI assistive device technology which can be compromised by bright sunlight is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Induction loop</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">FM/radio frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bluetooth</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Infra-red</span></span>