AUDIOLOGY EXAM 2 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Maintenance of HA: visual inspection (Battery check + Tubing on
HA). Answer: BC =
- No corrosion, dirt, or rust on the battery or inside the battery
compartment
- Use battery tester every morning to ensure sufficient battery
strength
T=
No cracks, not excessively hard or discolored, clear of wax
◉ Maintenance of HA: visual inspection (ear mold + HA). Answer: E
=
- Check for wax, fits properly (no gaps), No cracks
HA =
- No cracks in casing, controls move easily, it is clean
◉ when cleaning the earmold. Answer: •Remove the earmold and
tubing from the hearing aid
,•Use warm water and mild soap (baby soap) to wash the earmold
•Carefully dry it and use an earmold air blower to remove moisture
from the tubing
◉ when clearning a hearing aid. Answer: •Wipe with a soft cloth
•Brush off wax and dirt with the small brush provided by the
manufacturer
•Clean tubing or shell opening
(helps extend life of aid)
◉ Dri-Aid Kits. Answer: •Contain desiccant
•Hearing aids are typically in Dri-Aid kits overnight
◉ Scope of Practice: Performing Daily Listening Checks. Answer: -
*SLP*
- Educational audiologist
- Teachers trained or for D & HoH
,- child w hearing loss (ready for responsibility)
◉ Without a systematic monitoring program, hearing aids or
personal FM systems can be. Answer: expected to have a 50% failure
rate of operation
(When applied appropriately, monitoring programs decrease
malfunction rate to as low as 1%.)
◉ Monitoring programs should include. Answer: listening checks
and visual inspections daily
(Responsibility = good collaboration = malfunction rates low =
children have good access to learning)
◉ Symptoms (troubleshooting HA). Answer: - no sound
- noise = feedback, whistle, motorboating
- disorted sound
- intermittent sound
◉ Symptom of no sound (troubleshooting): check to see. Answer:
•The hearing aid is turned on (if not controlled by the battery door)
, •The hearing aid battery door is completely engaged
•The battery is inserted correctly
•The volume is not turned down
◉ Symptom noises (troubleshooting): Feedback/Whistle. Answer: -
Volume control is too high
- Wax guard is clogged
- Excessive cerumen in the child's ear
- Crack in the earmold tubing (leaking sound)
- Earmold or shell is probably not fit (leaking sound)
- Object is too close to HA (Headband or Hat)
◉ Symptom noises (troubleshooting): Motorboating. Answer: -
result of faulty circuitry
- Sign of moisture damage to circuitry
- Needs to be returned to the manufacturer for repair
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Maintenance of HA: visual inspection (Battery check + Tubing on
HA). Answer: BC =
- No corrosion, dirt, or rust on the battery or inside the battery
compartment
- Use battery tester every morning to ensure sufficient battery
strength
T=
No cracks, not excessively hard or discolored, clear of wax
◉ Maintenance of HA: visual inspection (ear mold + HA). Answer: E
=
- Check for wax, fits properly (no gaps), No cracks
HA =
- No cracks in casing, controls move easily, it is clean
◉ when cleaning the earmold. Answer: •Remove the earmold and
tubing from the hearing aid
,•Use warm water and mild soap (baby soap) to wash the earmold
•Carefully dry it and use an earmold air blower to remove moisture
from the tubing
◉ when clearning a hearing aid. Answer: •Wipe with a soft cloth
•Brush off wax and dirt with the small brush provided by the
manufacturer
•Clean tubing or shell opening
(helps extend life of aid)
◉ Dri-Aid Kits. Answer: •Contain desiccant
•Hearing aids are typically in Dri-Aid kits overnight
◉ Scope of Practice: Performing Daily Listening Checks. Answer: -
*SLP*
- Educational audiologist
- Teachers trained or for D & HoH
,- child w hearing loss (ready for responsibility)
◉ Without a systematic monitoring program, hearing aids or
personal FM systems can be. Answer: expected to have a 50% failure
rate of operation
(When applied appropriately, monitoring programs decrease
malfunction rate to as low as 1%.)
◉ Monitoring programs should include. Answer: listening checks
and visual inspections daily
(Responsibility = good collaboration = malfunction rates low =
children have good access to learning)
◉ Symptoms (troubleshooting HA). Answer: - no sound
- noise = feedback, whistle, motorboating
- disorted sound
- intermittent sound
◉ Symptom of no sound (troubleshooting): check to see. Answer:
•The hearing aid is turned on (if not controlled by the battery door)
, •The hearing aid battery door is completely engaged
•The battery is inserted correctly
•The volume is not turned down
◉ Symptom noises (troubleshooting): Feedback/Whistle. Answer: -
Volume control is too high
- Wax guard is clogged
- Excessive cerumen in the child's ear
- Crack in the earmold tubing (leaking sound)
- Earmold or shell is probably not fit (leaking sound)
- Object is too close to HA (Headband or Hat)
◉ Symptom noises (troubleshooting): Motorboating. Answer: -
result of faulty circuitry
- Sign of moisture damage to circuitry
- Needs to be returned to the manufacturer for repair
