ILE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉What is the biological check?
A) Daily listening check of audiometer's transducers and attenuator
B) Annual calibration of audiometer
C) Blood pressure and pulse rate of patient/client
D) Listening to patient's/client's hearing instrument. Answer: A
◉At 1K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is at 30 dB HL. The
A/C threshold for the right ear is at 40 dB HL and 45 dB Hl for the
left ear. The left masked bone conduction threshold needs to be
obtained. How much initial masking noise should be presented?
A) 40 dB+ 10 dB for audibility+ 10 dB OE
B) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility
C) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility + 10 dB OE
D) 40 dB + 10 dB for audibility. Answer: A
,◉Using the audiogram, the right ear degree of hearing loss can be
described as _____________________. (Audiogram shows: Mild to severe
slopping SNHL AD; Mild to moderate flat CDHL AS)
A) Mild to moderate
B) Mild to severe
C) Mild to profound
D) Hearing loss degree cannot be determined. Answer: B
◉There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is
obtained for pure tones. Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz. Answer: B
◉A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal
volume. Which types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare
provider expect to see on the audiogram?
A) Conductive hearing loss; sensorineural hearing loss
B) Mixed hearing loss; conductive hearing loss
,C) Mixed hearing loss; sensiorneural hearing loss
D) Normal hearing loss; mixed hearing loss. Answer: B
◉Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral
to a physician, preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
A) Use of blood thinners
B) History of cerumen impaction
C) Tinnitus after recent noise exposure
D) Sudden hearing loss. Answer: D
◉Which of the following would indicate an SRT/PTA discrepancy?
A) SRT: 10; PTA: 15
B) SRT: 40; PTA: 42
C) SRT: 15; PTA: 13
D) SRT: 35; PTA: 60. Answer: D
◉The most important finding of the SRT is to __________________________.
A) Determine the softest level 50% of the words are repeated back
B) Determine if there is a discrepancy with the PTA
, C) Obtain the percent of words repeated back correctly
D) Determine MCL. Answer: B
◉If a patient/client has a disarticulated ossicular chain what type of
tympanogram type would they most likely have?
A) Type A
B) Type As
C) Type Ad
D) Type B. Answer: C
◉Which speech test utilizes phonetically balanced words?
A) MCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) SAT. Answer: C
◉Narrow band noise is used for ____________________________?
A) Air conduction masking
B) Bone conduction masking
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉What is the biological check?
A) Daily listening check of audiometer's transducers and attenuator
B) Annual calibration of audiometer
C) Blood pressure and pulse rate of patient/client
D) Listening to patient's/client's hearing instrument. Answer: A
◉At 1K Hz the best bone conduction threshold is at 30 dB HL. The
A/C threshold for the right ear is at 40 dB HL and 45 dB Hl for the
left ear. The left masked bone conduction threshold needs to be
obtained. How much initial masking noise should be presented?
A) 40 dB+ 10 dB for audibility+ 10 dB OE
B) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility
C) 45 dB + 10 dB for audibility + 10 dB OE
D) 40 dB + 10 dB for audibility. Answer: A
,◉Using the audiogram, the right ear degree of hearing loss can be
described as _____________________. (Audiogram shows: Mild to severe
slopping SNHL AD; Mild to moderate flat CDHL AS)
A) Mild to moderate
B) Mild to severe
C) Mild to profound
D) Hearing loss degree cannot be determined. Answer: B
◉There is a discrepancy of 15 dB when a reliability check is
obtained for pure tones. Which frequency is used for this check?
A) 3000 Hz
B) 1000 Hz
C) 4000 Hz
D) 500 Hz. Answer: B
◉A patient/client has a Type B tympanogram with normal ear canal
volume. Which types of hearing loss would a hearing healthcare
provider expect to see on the audiogram?
A) Conductive hearing loss; sensorineural hearing loss
B) Mixed hearing loss; conductive hearing loss
,C) Mixed hearing loss; sensiorneural hearing loss
D) Normal hearing loss; mixed hearing loss. Answer: B
◉Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral
to a physician, preferably one who specializes in diseases of the ear?
A) Use of blood thinners
B) History of cerumen impaction
C) Tinnitus after recent noise exposure
D) Sudden hearing loss. Answer: D
◉Which of the following would indicate an SRT/PTA discrepancy?
A) SRT: 10; PTA: 15
B) SRT: 40; PTA: 42
C) SRT: 15; PTA: 13
D) SRT: 35; PTA: 60. Answer: D
◉The most important finding of the SRT is to __________________________.
A) Determine the softest level 50% of the words are repeated back
B) Determine if there is a discrepancy with the PTA
, C) Obtain the percent of words repeated back correctly
D) Determine MCL. Answer: B
◉If a patient/client has a disarticulated ossicular chain what type of
tympanogram type would they most likely have?
A) Type A
B) Type As
C) Type Ad
D) Type B. Answer: C
◉Which speech test utilizes phonetically balanced words?
A) MCL
B) SRT
C) WRS
D) SAT. Answer: C
◉Narrow band noise is used for ____________________________?
A) Air conduction masking
B) Bone conduction masking
