ILE PREP FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
• Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
• Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids.
• Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
• Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same client. ✔✔A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably
onewho specializes in diseases of the ear?
• History of noise exposure
• Occasional bilateral tinnitus
• Chronic dizziness
• History of taking ototoxic medications ✔✔c
,You perform tympanometry on your patient /client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a
normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle
thetwo best choices.
• Normal hearing sensitivity
• Conductive hearing loss
• Sensorineural hearing loss
• Mixed hearing loss ✔✔b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech
discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
• opinion of colleagues
• encouragement of spouse
• self-motivation
• degree of tinnitus ✔✔c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
• increases 2000-5000 Hz
• increases 1000-3000 Hz
• decreases 2000-5000 Hz
,• decreases 1000-3000 Hz ✔✔a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
• Test/retest reliability needs to be established
• It is the most important speech frequency
• It is the hardest tone to hear
• Both A and B ✔✔a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
• extremely durable
• easily modified in the office
• better seal for profound hearing loss
• more easily inserted ✔✔c
When taking an ear impression why might your client cough?
, • It's a normal response to cough when nervous
• It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
• It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
• Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious ✔✔b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
• Cleaning
• Disinfecting
• Sterilization
• None of the above ✔✔c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
• otolight
• otoscope
• visual inspection
• tip of syringe ✔✔b
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A
Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves?
• Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use.
• Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids.
• Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properly sanitized.
• Gloves can be saved to be used during a different appointment with the same client. ✔✔A
Which of the following complaints warrants an immediate referral to a physician, preferably
onewho specializes in diseases of the ear?
• History of noise exposure
• Occasional bilateral tinnitus
• Chronic dizziness
• History of taking ototoxic medications ✔✔c
,You perform tympanometry on your patient /client and obtain a Type B tympanogram with a
normal ea canal volume. What type of hearing loss would you expect them to have? Circle
thetwo best choices.
• Normal hearing sensitivity
• Conductive hearing loss
• Sensorineural hearing loss
• Mixed hearing loss ✔✔b & d
Your client is a 50 yr old male. He has a mild to moderate SNHL Au. He has excellent speech
discriminat Au. What would be the biggest influence for him purchasing hearing aids?
• opinion of colleagues
• encouragement of spouse
• self-motivation
• degree of tinnitus ✔✔c
Flaring out the end of tubing results in what frequency change?
• increases 2000-5000 Hz
• increases 1000-3000 Hz
• decreases 2000-5000 Hz
,• decreases 1000-3000 Hz ✔✔a
When obtaining audiometric thresholds 1000 Hz is tested twice because
• Test/retest reliability needs to be established
• It is the most important speech frequency
• It is the hardest tone to hear
• Both A and B ✔✔a
Which of the following is not an advantage for using acrylic earmolds?
• extremely durable
• easily modified in the office
• better seal for profound hearing loss
• more easily inserted ✔✔c
When taking an ear impression why might your client cough?
, • It's a normal response to cough when nervous
• It's a normal response to cough when Arnold's Reflex is elicited
• It's a normal response to cough when the Stapedial Reflex is elicited
• Stop, use universal precautions and wear a mask, as the client may be contagious ✔✔b
Which process refers to the process in which germs are killed 100%?
• Cleaning
• Disinfecting
• Sterilization
• None of the above ✔✔c
Which tool should be utilized when verifying otoblock placement in the ear canal?
• otolight
• otoscope
• visual inspection
• tip of syringe ✔✔b
