ILE FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL Q&A STUDY
GUIDE GRADED A+
◉Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
D) WRS. Answer: C
◉A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing
loss. She reports that her mother had a stapedectomy when she was
about her same age. What is the most likely cause of the conductive
component of our patient's/client's hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation. Answer: A
◉Which of the following is an octave?
,A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz. Answer: B
◉When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be
masked?
A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold
and presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry. Answer: A
◉Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of
germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above. Answer: A
,◉When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like
sip/tip/ship, but can hear words like door/floor/more. Where
would the hearing healthcare provider expect there to be a hearing
loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results.
Answer: A
◉Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric
testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz. Answer: A
◉Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced
hearing loss is suspected?
, A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz. Answer: C
◉Which of the following statements is most true about the use of
gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment
with the same patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of
after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized in cold
soak bath. Answer: C
◉When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the
air conduction threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked bone
conduction threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked air
conduction threshold
GUIDE GRADED A+
◉Spondees are used for determining _____________?
A) MCL
B) UCL
C) SRT
D) WRS. Answer: C
◉A 31 yr old female patient/client has a bilateral conductive hearing
loss. She reports that her mother had a stapedectomy when she was
about her same age. What is the most likely cause of the conductive
component of our patient's/client's hearing loss?
A) Otosclerosis
B) Otitis media
C) Ototoxicity
D) Disarticulation. Answer: A
◉Which of the following is an octave?
,A) 500- 750 Hz
B) 250- 500 Hz
C) 2K- 8K Hz
D) 750- 2K Hz. Answer: B
◉When headphones are used when should speech audiometry be
masked?
A) When there is a 40 dB difference between the best B/C threshold
and presentation level
B) When there is a 15 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
C) When there is a 10 dB or more air-bone gaps for the better ear
D) You never need to mask for speech audiometry. Answer: A
◉Which infection control process refers to the killing of 100% of
germs?
A) Sterilization
B) Cleaning
C) Disinfecting
D) None of the above. Answer: A
,◉When a patient/client reports difficulty hearing words like
sip/tip/ship, but can hear words like door/floor/more. Where
would the hearing healthcare provider expect there to be a hearing
loss on the audiogram?
A) Hearing loss in the high frequencies
B) Hearing loss in the mid frequencies
C) Hearing loss in the low frequencies
D) Degree of hearing loss cannot be determined from speech results.
Answer: A
◉Which of the following is the preferred order for audiometric
testing?
A) MCL before WRS
B) Bone conduction before air conduction
C) Speech UCL before SRT
D) 500 Hz before 1K Hz. Answer: A
◉Which frequencies are usually affected when a noise induced
hearing loss is suspected?
, A) 250- 750 Hz
B) 1500- 3000 Hz
C) 3000- 6000 Hz
D) 750- 1500 Hz. Answer: C
◉Which of the following statements is most true about the use of
gloves?
A) Latex gloves should be used for ear impressioning
B) Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment
with the same patient/client
C) Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of
after each use
D) Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized in cold
soak bath. Answer: C
◉When the bone conduction threshold is 15 dB or better than the
air conduction threshold what action should occur?
A) Mask all bone conduction thresholds
B) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked bone
conduction threshold
C) Apply appropriate masking to NTE to obtained masked air
conduction threshold
