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COMD3700 EXAM 4 (AUDIOLOGY) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANS!!
What is the relationship between other tests (mainly
pure tone tests) and speech tests? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ "The SRT and the Pure Tone Average should
be within 5 dB of each other (or else something is
wrong).
SRT scores are used to set a level to test Word
Recognition.
SRT scores can be used to categorize the severity of
hearing loss."
What is the difference between a speech audiometer
and a pure tone audiometer? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
The same audiometer can be used to test both speech
and pure tones. For speech, we can use 3 different
types of input: microphone, compact disk, or tape
recorder. With speech, we have the additional
consideration of controlling the intensity of the input,
using a voltage unit (VU) meter.
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What is the purpose of specific components of a speech
audiometer such as a VU meter? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
We monitor the VU meter to try to keep the speech
input level at close to 0.
What is the purpose of the attenuator? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ It is used to adjust the Hearing Level.
What is the purpose of the amplifier? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Receives the speech input and sends it to the
attenuator. (voltage meter in between.)
What is the purpose of the auxiliary amplifier? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ It takes the speech signal from the
attenuator or sends it to either the earphones or the
loudspeaker.
The difference between 0 dB SPL and 0 dB HL at 1000
Hz is 7.5. What is the difference between 0 dB SPL and
0 dB HL for speech audiometry? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
20 dB
What test is a spondee used for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
The Speech Reception Threshold (SRT).
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What test are monosyllabic words (phonetically
balanced) used for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ "Speech
Recognition Score (SRS)
Also known as Word Recognition Score (WRS), Speech
Discrimination Score, (SD), discrim score"
What test(s) is cold running speech used for? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ "Most Comfortable Loudness Level
(MCL)
Uncomfortable Loudness Level (UCL)
Dynamic Listening Range (DR) or RCL
Speech Detection Threshold (SDT) or (SAT)
sometimes SRT"
What are the top 2 Phonetically Balanced Word lists
used for Speech Recognition testing? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ "1. Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)
Auditory Test W-22
2. Northwestern Univ (NU) - 6 lists"
What is the procedure for obtaining the SRT (Speech
Recognition Threshold) score? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
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You use spondee words as the input. (or cold running
speech, per text.) You start at 30 dB HL, then 50 dB and
continue to increase by 10 until a correct response is
obtained. Then decrease by 10, and go up by 5 dB for
each incorrect response. Repeat until 3 correct responses
have been obtained at a given level. (Similar to PT
testing.) Recorded as a finite score.
What is the procedure for obtaining the MCL score? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ You use cold running speech as the
input. We start at a hearing level slightly above the
SRT. (Some start at 40 dB sensation level.) You quickly
increase the level by 5 dB steps until the patient puts his
thumb down for softer. Then you go down in 10 dB steps
until they say it's comfortable. You go up 5 or down 10
dB at a time until you find the most comfortable level for
them. Recorded as a finite score.
What is the procedure for obtaining the UCL score? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Again you use cold running speech
as the input. You begin at a comfortable loudness level,
and then increase the intensity until they say that's as
loud as they can tolerate. Then you reduce the intensity
and start rasing again, until the highest level they can
tolerate. Recorded as a finite score.
"What is the procedure for obtaining the WRS?
COMD3700 EXAM 4 (AUDIOLOGY) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANS!!
What is the relationship between other tests (mainly
pure tone tests) and speech tests? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ "The SRT and the Pure Tone Average should
be within 5 dB of each other (or else something is
wrong).
SRT scores are used to set a level to test Word
Recognition.
SRT scores can be used to categorize the severity of
hearing loss."
What is the difference between a speech audiometer
and a pure tone audiometer? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
The same audiometer can be used to test both speech
and pure tones. For speech, we can use 3 different
types of input: microphone, compact disk, or tape
recorder. With speech, we have the additional
consideration of controlling the intensity of the input,
using a voltage unit (VU) meter.
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What is the purpose of specific components of a speech
audiometer such as a VU meter? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
We monitor the VU meter to try to keep the speech
input level at close to 0.
What is the purpose of the attenuator? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ It is used to adjust the Hearing Level.
What is the purpose of the amplifier? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Receives the speech input and sends it to the
attenuator. (voltage meter in between.)
What is the purpose of the auxiliary amplifier? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ It takes the speech signal from the
attenuator or sends it to either the earphones or the
loudspeaker.
The difference between 0 dB SPL and 0 dB HL at 1000
Hz is 7.5. What is the difference between 0 dB SPL and
0 dB HL for speech audiometry? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
20 dB
What test is a spondee used for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
The Speech Reception Threshold (SRT).
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What test are monosyllabic words (phonetically
balanced) used for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ "Speech
Recognition Score (SRS)
Also known as Word Recognition Score (WRS), Speech
Discrimination Score, (SD), discrim score"
What test(s) is cold running speech used for? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ "Most Comfortable Loudness Level
(MCL)
Uncomfortable Loudness Level (UCL)
Dynamic Listening Range (DR) or RCL
Speech Detection Threshold (SDT) or (SAT)
sometimes SRT"
What are the top 2 Phonetically Balanced Word lists
used for Speech Recognition testing? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ "1. Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)
Auditory Test W-22
2. Northwestern Univ (NU) - 6 lists"
What is the procedure for obtaining the SRT (Speech
Recognition Threshold) score? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
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You use spondee words as the input. (or cold running
speech, per text.) You start at 30 dB HL, then 50 dB and
continue to increase by 10 until a correct response is
obtained. Then decrease by 10, and go up by 5 dB for
each incorrect response. Repeat until 3 correct responses
have been obtained at a given level. (Similar to PT
testing.) Recorded as a finite score.
What is the procedure for obtaining the MCL score? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ You use cold running speech as the
input. We start at a hearing level slightly above the
SRT. (Some start at 40 dB sensation level.) You quickly
increase the level by 5 dB steps until the patient puts his
thumb down for softer. Then you go down in 10 dB steps
until they say it's comfortable. You go up 5 or down 10
dB at a time until you find the most comfortable level for
them. Recorded as a finite score.
What is the procedure for obtaining the UCL score? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Again you use cold running speech
as the input. You begin at a comfortable loudness level,
and then increase the intensity until they say that's as
loud as they can tolerate. Then you reduce the intensity
and start rasing again, until the highest level they can
tolerate. Recorded as a finite score.
"What is the procedure for obtaining the WRS?
