Hearing Aid Dispenser: Mock Exam #4 Questions & Answers

Hearing Aid Dispenser: Mock Exam #4 Questions & Answers If a patient comes into your office with an audiogram showing a PTA 10 dB AD and 50 dB AS with a flat configuration and 2K 5 dB peak, sensorineural and reduced SDT scores you would be looking at: a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise b. Hearing loss caused by birth c. Hearing loss caused by otitis media d. Hearing loss caused by Meniere's d. Hearing loss caused by Meniere's If a patient comes into your office with an audiogram showing a sensorineural PTA 50 dB AU with a notch at 4 K and reduced SDT scores you would be looking at: a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise b. Hearing loss caused by birth c. Hearing loss caused by otitis media d. Hearing loss caused by central problem a. Hearing loss caused by loud noise When fitting a patient with a PTA greater than 70 dB the best type of mold would be: a. Soft material with a long canal and no vent b. Lucite material with a short canal and no vent c. Soft material with a short canal and IROS vent d. All of the above a. Soft material with a long canal and no vent Which is used with high frequency loss; a. Small pressure vent b. Long canal c. Small diameter sound channel d. Large diameter sound channel d. Large diameter sound channel If you have an BTE with an HFA SSPL 90 of 117 dB, Frequency range of 140-5600 Hz and an HFA FOG gain of 46 dB this would be for a: a. Severe sensorineural loss b. Severe HF sensorineural loss c. Mild HF sensorineural loss d. Moderate HG sensorineural loss a. Severe sensorineural loss BTE earmold used for normal hearing to 1000 Hz and a ski slope loss at 4000 Hz: a. Lucite with a short canal and IROS "A" vent b. Lucite with a long canal and reverse IROS "A" c. Regular fitting with T-22 receiver d. Soft with a long a. Lucite with a short canal and IROS "A" vent What is used in the good ear in a CROS fitting: a. Shell made of the soft material b. Non-occluding made of hard lucite c. Skeleton made of hard lucite d. Non-occluding mold with short canal d. Non-occluding mold with short canal Which earmold is used for a high frequency loss: a. Shell made of soft material b. Non-occluding made of hard lucite c. Skeleton made of hard lucite d. All of the above b. Non-occluding made of hard lucite Which is a non-occluding earmold: a. Free Field b. Receiver c. Shell d. Soft a. Free Field What is the use for a Libby horn: a. Give the patient only high frequencies. b. Give the patient more power with high frequencies added c. Give the patient only more power d. Give the patient lower power b. Give the patient more power with high frequencies added Placing an earmold in the ear canal will: a. Enhance the natural ear canal resonance b. Eliminate the natural ear canal resonance c. Result in the "tin ear effect" d. Enhance the "horn effect" b. Eliminate the natural ear canal resonance A longer canal on an earmold: a. Enhances low frequencies b. Enhances high frequencies c. Used only on very long canals d. Always comes with a small pressure vent a. Enhances low frequencies Which of the following is NOT an earmold acoustical difference option: a. Tubing diameter b. Interaural Attenuation c. Bore diameter d. Knowles acoustic damper b. Interaural Attenuation Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "high frequency mold': a. Non-occluding b. Long canal c. Short canal d. Large vent b. Long canal Extending the receiver tube past the isthmus will: 1. give more high frequencies 2. give more power. 3. help stop feedback 4. help with wax problems a. 1, 2, and 3 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 If a patient comes into your office and wants to be fitted with a new hearing instrument and it has only been 6 and a half months since the last exam you should first: a. Do a complete re-test b. You need only to re-test air pure tones c. Use the old exam since it has only been 6 and a half months d. Send to the doctor a. Do a complete re-test Which type of amplifier is best at maintaining audibility as well as comfort: a. Non-linear b. class D c. class B d. class A a. Non-linear First thing you would do for feedback for any type of hearing instrument would be: a. check battery b. check ANSI standards c. check for war in canal d. run a feedback measurement from the software c. check for war in canal Feedback in a CIC may be due to: a. way in canal of ear b. dislodged receiver tube c. hole in the shell d. all of the above d. all of the above If your patient had high PI-PB what would you not find: a. phonemic regression b. site lesion c. central problem d. all of the above d. all of the above Bob a long time patient walks into your office. He has been wearing the same body aid for the last 15 years. He tells you that he has been having trouble with intermittency and with a cackling noise. What would you look for first: a. bad microphone b. bad receiver c. bad cord d. aid turned to telecoil c. bad cord Bill comes into your office complaining about not being able to hear at the table during dinner, but can hear people across the room. He also complains his voice sounds like it's in a barrel: 1. shorten canal 2. add more gain at peak frequency 3. raise knee point and give less compression 4. lengthen canal a. 1, 2, and 3 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 b. 1 and 3 Your equipment needs to be biologically calibrated: a. yearly b. monthly c. weekly d. daily or when you move it d. daily or when you move it A new patient calls your office to set an appointment. During the conversations they let you know they have a hepatitis infection. Your best means to protect yourself would be: a. wash hands before and after b. disposable gloves c. well ventilated office space d. using surgical mask only b. disposable gloves When dealing with your patients own doctor, immediate family or another hearing health care professional, patient records should be accessible only with: a. signed medical release b. verbal medical release c. non-medical release d. none is needed, because you are not a doctor a. signed medical release Family members should be part of the counseling for: a. a good means to provide moral support b. a good means to assure continual use