Title: 2.2: Unit 2 Quiz
Course: 14SP-HIS-170-G101-CLINICAL PRACTICUM I

Q: Results obtained during bone-conduction testing do not reflect any outer or middle ear condition.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which of the following test measurements is calculated as a percentage correct score:
- Word recognition score
- Speech reception threshold
- Puretone average
- Tympanometry
A: Word recognition score

Q: Word recognition testing is commonly performed at ___ dB SL in reference to the SRT.
- 20
- 40
- 60
- 80
A: 40

Q: If test results are valid, the speech recognition threshold should be within approximately 10 dB of the:
- Puretone average
- Word recognition score
- Acoustic reflex thresholds
- Air-conduction threshold at 250 Hz
A: Puretone average

Q: The word recognition score is also commonly referred to as the speech discrimination score.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Our human ears have an audible frequency range of 20 to ____________:
- 200 Hz
- 2,000 Hz
- 20,000 Hz
- 200,000 Hz
A: 20,000 Hz

Q: The average interaural attenuation of bone conduction testing is:
- 0 dB
- 40 dB
- 55 dB
- None of the above
A: 0 dB

Q: The average interaural attenuation of stimuli introduced via insert earphones is:
- 0 dB
- 40 dB
- 55 dB
- None of the above
A: 55 dB

Q: The average interaural attenuation of stimuli introduced via TDH-39 headphones is:
- 0 dB
- 40 dB
- 55 dB
- None of the above
A: 40 dB

Q: The purpose of audiometric masking is to isolate the test ear and prevent cross-over between the ears.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: When air-conduction and bone-conduction thresholds are equal and better than 15 dB, the type of hearing loss is:
- Sensorineural
- Conductive
- Mixed
- None
A: None

Q: When air-conduction and bone-conduction thresholds are equal and poorer than 15 dB, the type of hearing loss is:
- Sensorineural
- Conductive
- Mixed
- None
A: Sensorineural

Q: When air-conduction thresholds are ≥15 dB poorer than bone-conduction thresholds and when bone-conduction thresholds are better than 15 dB, the type of hearing loss is:
- Sensorineural
- Conductive
- Mixed
- None
A: Conductive

Q: When air-conduction thresholds are ≥15 dB poorer than bone-conduction thresholds and when both air-conduction and bone-conduction thresholds are worse than 15 dB, the type of hearing loss is:
- Sensorineural
- Conductive
- Mixed
- None
A: Mixed

Q: Threshold is defined as the softest level that a patient can hear:
- 25% of the time
- 50% of the time
- 75% of the time
- 100% of the time
A: 50% of the time

Q: A monitored, live-voice method of presentation is recommended in performing word recognition testing.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Word recognition scores will be near-normal in patients with conductive hearing loss.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Tympanometry is an objective measurement of middle ear function.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A type B tympanogram with an enlarged ear canal volume may be indicative of:
- a perforated tympanic membrane
- middle ear fluid
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- otosclerosis
A: a perforated tympanic membrane

Q: A type B tympanogram with a normal ear canal volume may be indicative of:
- a perforated tympanic membrane
- middle ear fluid
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- otosclerosis
A: middle ear fluid

Q: A type A_S tympanogram may be indicative of:
- a perforated tympanic membrane
- middle ear fluid
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- otosclerosis
A: otosclerosis

Q: A type C tympanogram may be indicative of:
- a perforated tympanic membrane
- middle ear fluid
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- otosclerosis
A: eustachian tube dysfunction

Q: The acoustic reflex occurs when the tensor tympani muscle contracts in response to loud sounds.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: When the acoustic reflex decays in the first 5 seconds of continuous stimulation, there is significant concern for retrocochlear pathology.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Acoustic reflex testing results in a percentage correct score.
- True
- False
A: False