NBC-HIS Sample Board questions | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED|
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The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma - (answer)C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss - (answer)C. Concussion in the previous six months
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone down. In
,taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis - (answer)D. Otosclerosis
Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen - (answer)C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
, testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - (answer)D. Ambient
noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma - (answer)C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+|GET A+
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise induced
C. Acoustic trauma
D. Acoustic neuroma - (answer)C. Acoustic trauma
During the course of taking a case history, which of the following information is
LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing Loss - (answer)C. Concussion in the previous six months
A younger mother comes in concerned that her hearing has gone down. In
,taking her history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after
the birth of her first child. What would be the MOST probable etiology of this
problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Meniere's disease
D. Otosclerosis - (answer)D. Otosclerosis
Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in establishing a pure
tone air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen - (answer)C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric
, testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed
ear canal
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert earphones - (answer)D. Ambient
noise is more of a problem with insert earphones
A large dip at 6000 Hz in one ear only, with a positive tone decay, is indicative of:
A. Acute otitis media
B. Industrial deafness
C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
D. Acoustic trauma - (answer)C. A possible retrocochlear tumor
A patient who has worn hearing aids for a long time reports to your office saying
that his ears are "stopped up." He recently had a cold.
