ILE Exam Questions | 50 Questions | 100% Correct Answers
A PT hearing evaluation reveals moderate symmetrical loss without air-bone gaps. WRS 60% in
AS, 72% AD and 44% AU. The PT has never worn amplification. The case history reveals
arthritis, diabetes, and macular degeneration. what is a possible contraindication for fitting both
ears?
A. bilateral recruitment
B. poor binaural QuickSIN score
C. poor bilateral fusion
D. Bilateral conductive components Correct Answer: C. poor bilateral fusion
A hearing healthcare professional is counseling a PT on hearing instrument use in noisy
enviroments. what is the optimal seating location when dining with a group of four people in a
busy restaurant?
A. high table in lounge
B. Square table by a window
C. booth with high-back benches
D. round table centered in the room Correct Answer: C. booth with high-back benches
A PT with moderate, gradually sloping hearing loss requests assistance hearing better at the PT's
place of worship, which has recently been looped. Which feature should the hearing healthcare
professional recommend?
A. bluetooth
B. Directional microphones
C. Telecoils
D. Volume control Correct Answer: C. Telecoils
A PT reports a longstanding history of untreated hearing loss. Testing confirms that the PT
would benefit from amplification. Which information should be acquired from the PT before
making a hearing instrument model recommendation?
A. dominant hand
B. PT living arrangments
C. Style preference Correct Answer: C. Style preference
A PT with moderate bilateral sensory/neural hearing loss has difficulty understanding speech in
noise. The hearing healthcare professional is ordering canal hearing instruments. What should
the hearing healthcare professional include to increase speech understanding in noisy
enviroments?
A. extended reciever tubes
B. Directional microphones
C. digital volumes controls
D. feedback management. Correct Answer: B. Directional microphones
In fitting hearing instruments, what is a difference in fitting someone with a conductive hearing
loss versus someone with a sensorineural hearing loss?
A. Conductive loss maximum output should be lower
, B. Conductive loss targets require less gain
C. Conductive loss has narrower dynamic range
D. Conductive loss required greater gain for comfort. Correct Answer: D. Conductive loss
required greater gain for comfort.
Which benefit is provided by a PT use of a telecoil?
A. Provides a decrease in hearing instrument output
B. Provides access to an assistive listening loop
C. provides an increase in high frequencies
D.can be an on/off switch for the hearing instrument Correct Answer: B. Provides access to an
assistive listening loop
A PT demonstrates significant recruitment. Which parameter is critical to a successful fitting?
A. gain
B. venting
C. output
D. bands Correct Answer: C. output
What is a potential result of an undersize otoblock?
A. an earmold with an excessively wide canal
B. an impression that reaches the tympanic membrane
C. an impression that reaches the eustachian tube
D. An earmold with an improper sound bore angle Correct Answer: B. an impression that
reaches the tympanic membrane
refer to email for this question... Correct Answer: Collapsed canal
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difference in audiograms Correct Answer: Audiogram C
Inter-octave frequencies should be tested for pure tone audiometry when there is a minimum of
how many decibles (dBs) between adjacent octaves?
A. 40dB
B. 10dB
C. 20 dB
D. 30dB Correct Answer: C. 20 dB
A PT wears a BTE hearing instrument with acrylic shell mold. The instrument falls off of the top
of the PT ear. Which action should a hearing healthcare professional take a fix this issue?
A. change to #13 double-wall tubing
B. Modify the fit of the earmold
C. Shorten the earmold tubing Correct Answer: C. Shorten the earmold tubing
Counseling involves not only providing a supportive resource people with hearing loss, it also
entails _____
A. post-fitting care
A PT hearing evaluation reveals moderate symmetrical loss without air-bone gaps. WRS 60% in
AS, 72% AD and 44% AU. The PT has never worn amplification. The case history reveals
arthritis, diabetes, and macular degeneration. what is a possible contraindication for fitting both
ears?
A. bilateral recruitment
B. poor binaural QuickSIN score
C. poor bilateral fusion
D. Bilateral conductive components Correct Answer: C. poor bilateral fusion
A hearing healthcare professional is counseling a PT on hearing instrument use in noisy
enviroments. what is the optimal seating location when dining with a group of four people in a
busy restaurant?
A. high table in lounge
B. Square table by a window
C. booth with high-back benches
D. round table centered in the room Correct Answer: C. booth with high-back benches
A PT with moderate, gradually sloping hearing loss requests assistance hearing better at the PT's
place of worship, which has recently been looped. Which feature should the hearing healthcare
professional recommend?
A. bluetooth
B. Directional microphones
C. Telecoils
D. Volume control Correct Answer: C. Telecoils
A PT reports a longstanding history of untreated hearing loss. Testing confirms that the PT
would benefit from amplification. Which information should be acquired from the PT before
making a hearing instrument model recommendation?
A. dominant hand
B. PT living arrangments
C. Style preference Correct Answer: C. Style preference
A PT with moderate bilateral sensory/neural hearing loss has difficulty understanding speech in
noise. The hearing healthcare professional is ordering canal hearing instruments. What should
the hearing healthcare professional include to increase speech understanding in noisy
enviroments?
A. extended reciever tubes
B. Directional microphones
C. digital volumes controls
D. feedback management. Correct Answer: B. Directional microphones
In fitting hearing instruments, what is a difference in fitting someone with a conductive hearing
loss versus someone with a sensorineural hearing loss?
A. Conductive loss maximum output should be lower
, B. Conductive loss targets require less gain
C. Conductive loss has narrower dynamic range
D. Conductive loss required greater gain for comfort. Correct Answer: D. Conductive loss
required greater gain for comfort.
Which benefit is provided by a PT use of a telecoil?
A. Provides a decrease in hearing instrument output
B. Provides access to an assistive listening loop
C. provides an increase in high frequencies
D.can be an on/off switch for the hearing instrument Correct Answer: B. Provides access to an
assistive listening loop
A PT demonstrates significant recruitment. Which parameter is critical to a successful fitting?
A. gain
B. venting
C. output
D. bands Correct Answer: C. output
What is a potential result of an undersize otoblock?
A. an earmold with an excessively wide canal
B. an impression that reaches the tympanic membrane
C. an impression that reaches the eustachian tube
D. An earmold with an improper sound bore angle Correct Answer: B. an impression that
reaches the tympanic membrane
refer to email for this question... Correct Answer: Collapsed canal
refer to email for this question,
difference in audiograms Correct Answer: Audiogram C
Inter-octave frequencies should be tested for pure tone audiometry when there is a minimum of
how many decibles (dBs) between adjacent octaves?
A. 40dB
B. 10dB
C. 20 dB
D. 30dB Correct Answer: C. 20 dB
A PT wears a BTE hearing instrument with acrylic shell mold. The instrument falls off of the top
of the PT ear. Which action should a hearing healthcare professional take a fix this issue?
A. change to #13 double-wall tubing
B. Modify the fit of the earmold
C. Shorten the earmold tubing Correct Answer: C. Shorten the earmold tubing
Counseling involves not only providing a supportive resource people with hearing loss, it also
entails _____
A. post-fitting care
