IHS ILE QUESTIONS- FOR LICENSE PREP
2025/2026 BRAND NEW QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES!
The following are included in correct test protocol: - correct
answer --Adjusting the probe tube to minimize standing waves
-using the same stimulus type and level for all measurements.
-Inserting the instrument with the power turned off.
RESR measurements for compression hearing aids have been
replaced by: - correct answer -A family of curves starting at a soft
level and gradually increasing in intensity,
Which of the following Real Ear Targets has been documented to
be the best for non-linear hearing aids. - correct answer -None
have proven to be better than the other.
Insertion Loss occurs when; - correct answer -The level in the ear
canal with a hearing aid inserted is less than the input level.
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Follow-up care is a variety of procedures which comprise: -
correct answer --Long term management of the client's needs and
use of amplification.
-a process which never ends while the client is under the care of
the hearing aid specialist.
-bringing out the best that the instrument can give.
Emphasizing counseling to maximize amplification benefits is: -
correct answer -a program that should start before the fitting.
Aural rehabilitation: - correct answer -continues for as long as the
patient wears an instrument.
Patients are always aware of: - correct answer -the way they hear
today.
When the patient experiences difficulties, one of the problems
could be: - correct answer --a procedural flaw in the orginial
hearing loss assessment.
-an error in judgement in hearing instrument selection.
-misestimation of some aspect of the hearing problem.
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User satisfaction must include: - correct answer -patient
preference.
Client acceptance involves counseling on: - correct answer --
emotional and social concerns
-attitude and motivation
Friends and family help patients wearing hearing instruments to
hear better by: - correct answer -combining visual clues.
Your counseling avoids: - correct answer -unreasonable
expectations.
Family and friends can have a negative influence on the patient
by: - correct answer -expressing frustration that the patient does
not have normal hearing.
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When a hearing aid sounds weak, hollow, distorted, or
intermittent, the first check is: - correct answer -weak battery.
An otoscope helps when cleaning the: - correct answer -receiver
When a hearing aid is dead, you can check receiver and
microphone function by: - correct answer -turning the instrument
to telecoil.
A hearing aid that works with the battery door slightly open, but
shuts off when you close the door: - correct answer -wires
touching the battery.
You cannot use feedback checks when: - correct answer -
checking the telephone coil.
An earhook damper is plugged when during a feedback check: -
correct answer -the instrument feeds back only when the coupler
is removed.