IHS Final Exam Questions And Answers Verified
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What recommendation should be made for a patient/client who has difficulty hearing on
the cell phone?
Select one:
A. Remote microphone
B. ALD
C. Speech-text phone
D. Connectivity - ANSWER D
A motivated patient/client who uses premium hearing instruments with noise reduction
features activated and consistently utilizes accessories to improve the SNR, still
experiences difficulty in background noise. What else could be recommended?
Select one:
A. An AR program
B. ALDs
C. Different hearing instruments
D. Remote microphone - ANSWER A
What should be done if a hearing healthcare professional makes a home visit to make
ear impressions but has forgotten an otoscope?
Select one:
A. Explain to the patient/client that an office visit is necessary
B. Use another tool that provides sufficient light and magnification
C. Use an earlight to inspect the ear canals using proper bridge-and-brace technique D.
Return to the office for an otoscope - ANSWER D
When selecting an appropriate hard earmold material for a patient/client with severe
allergies, which material should be ordered?
Select one:
A. Polyethylene
B. Vinyl
C. Acrylic
D. Ethyl Methacrylate - ANSWER A
,For a patient/client with a precipitous high frequency hearing loss, which type of coupler
should be used with a RIC hearing instrument and standard receiver?
Select one:
A. Open dome
B. Closed dome
C. Power dome
D. Select-a-vent - ANSWER A
Why is less gain generally required for a binaural fitting compared to a monaural fitting?
Select one:
A. Binaural summation
B. Compression
C. Binaural interference
D. Reduced MPO - ANSWER A
A patient/client who was referred by their ENT, has an asymmetrical sensory/neural
hearing loss with very poor binaural WR ability and reports having significant problems
hearing and understanding in meetings. What should be recommended?
Select one: A.
BiCROS
B. CROS
C. Semi-implantable devices
D. Monaural BTE - ANSWER A
Which hearing instrument component produces gain?
Select one:
A. Resistor
B. Amplifier
C. Transducer
D. A-D Converter - ANSWER B
How much hearing instrument gain is achieved with a 40 dB input signal and a
compression ratio of 2:1?
Select
one:
A. 20dB
B. 80dB
C. 30dB
, D. 40dB -
ANSWER
A
For a person who uses hearing instruments, which location should be the easiest for
communication?
Select one:
A. A room with rugs and drapes
B. A car on the freeway
C. A restaurant with high ceilings and tile floors
D. A room where sunlight interferes with seeing the speaker's face - ANSWER A
What is a common reason for venting?
Select one:
A. Physical comfort
B. Feedback reduction
C. Mid-frequency shaping
D. Improve SNR - ANSWER A
What hearing aid settings should be used to evaluate hearing instrument
electroacoustical performance prior to the fitting?
Select one:
A. Test mode with RTG
B. Test mode with FOG
C. User settings
D. First fit - ANSWER B
What is the benefit of measuring thresholds for all octave and inter-octave frequencies?
Select one:
A. The hearing instrument fitting potential is optimized
B. Better test-retest reliability
C. Better predictive value for speech audiometry
D. The audiogram appears more professional - ANSWER A
A patient/client comes in stating that the dome fell off their RIC product. What should be
done first?
Select one:
A. Replace the dome
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What recommendation should be made for a patient/client who has difficulty hearing on
the cell phone?
Select one:
A. Remote microphone
B. ALD
C. Speech-text phone
D. Connectivity - ANSWER D
A motivated patient/client who uses premium hearing instruments with noise reduction
features activated and consistently utilizes accessories to improve the SNR, still
experiences difficulty in background noise. What else could be recommended?
Select one:
A. An AR program
B. ALDs
C. Different hearing instruments
D. Remote microphone - ANSWER A
What should be done if a hearing healthcare professional makes a home visit to make
ear impressions but has forgotten an otoscope?
Select one:
A. Explain to the patient/client that an office visit is necessary
B. Use another tool that provides sufficient light and magnification
C. Use an earlight to inspect the ear canals using proper bridge-and-brace technique D.
Return to the office for an otoscope - ANSWER D
When selecting an appropriate hard earmold material for a patient/client with severe
allergies, which material should be ordered?
Select one:
A. Polyethylene
B. Vinyl
C. Acrylic
D. Ethyl Methacrylate - ANSWER A
,For a patient/client with a precipitous high frequency hearing loss, which type of coupler
should be used with a RIC hearing instrument and standard receiver?
Select one:
A. Open dome
B. Closed dome
C. Power dome
D. Select-a-vent - ANSWER A
Why is less gain generally required for a binaural fitting compared to a monaural fitting?
Select one:
A. Binaural summation
B. Compression
C. Binaural interference
D. Reduced MPO - ANSWER A
A patient/client who was referred by their ENT, has an asymmetrical sensory/neural
hearing loss with very poor binaural WR ability and reports having significant problems
hearing and understanding in meetings. What should be recommended?
Select one: A.
BiCROS
B. CROS
C. Semi-implantable devices
D. Monaural BTE - ANSWER A
Which hearing instrument component produces gain?
Select one:
A. Resistor
B. Amplifier
C. Transducer
D. A-D Converter - ANSWER B
How much hearing instrument gain is achieved with a 40 dB input signal and a
compression ratio of 2:1?
Select
one:
A. 20dB
B. 80dB
C. 30dB
, D. 40dB -
ANSWER
A
For a person who uses hearing instruments, which location should be the easiest for
communication?
Select one:
A. A room with rugs and drapes
B. A car on the freeway
C. A restaurant with high ceilings and tile floors
D. A room where sunlight interferes with seeing the speaker's face - ANSWER A
What is a common reason for venting?
Select one:
A. Physical comfort
B. Feedback reduction
C. Mid-frequency shaping
D. Improve SNR - ANSWER A
What hearing aid settings should be used to evaluate hearing instrument
electroacoustical performance prior to the fitting?
Select one:
A. Test mode with RTG
B. Test mode with FOG
C. User settings
D. First fit - ANSWER B
What is the benefit of measuring thresholds for all octave and inter-octave frequencies?
Select one:
A. The hearing instrument fitting potential is optimized
B. Better test-retest reliability
C. Better predictive value for speech audiometry
D. The audiogram appears more professional - ANSWER A
A patient/client comes in stating that the dome fell off their RIC product. What should be
done first?
Select one:
A. Replace the dome
