AUDIOLOGY PRAXIS TEST QUESTIONS
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following is NOT a contraindication to
performing the Epley maneuver or canalith repositioning
procedure
a. any unstable heart condition
b. severe stenosis of the carotid artery
c. cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
d. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - ANSWERS-
BPPV
This is the primary indication to perform the Epley
maneuver
Epley maneuver is also known as canalith repositioning and
is when the audiologist rotates the patient's head into
,different positions while the patient lies on a table with
their head hanging over the edge
This procedure aims to remove debris or canalith backwards
out of the labyrinth and into the vestibule and is effective
for about 50% of patients
For a person wearing hearing aids and attending a lecture in
a large audience which environmental factor would not
interfere with speech comprehension
a. distance from the speaker to the listener
b. competition of noise in the room
c. a wireless microphone for the speaker
d. the room's acoustic quality - ANSWERS-A wireless
microphone for the speaker
This would not interfere in fact it could greatly help
*Which of these things that help deaf and hearing impaired
people to communicate is not a recent digital technology
a. Skype
b. TTY/TDD (I have no idea what this is)
c. live chat
d. IM - ANSWERS-TTY/TDD
,TTY= teletype or telephone typewriter
TDD= telecommunications device for the deaf
pre-internet these technologies were the only way Deaf
people could use the phone
Which of the following is NOT used as an alerting device for
hearing-impaired people?
a. Flashlights/strobe lights
b. transducers to shake beds
c. trained hearing ear dogs
d. all of the above - ANSWERS-All of the above
Children with hearing loss diagnosed by the time they are
____ old can with early intervention, be expected to have
language development equivalent to that of their normal
hearing peers by the time they are ____ old.
a. six months, five years
b. one years, three years
c. three months, six years
d. this cannot be predicted - ANSWERS-Six months and then
five years
, *Which of the following is NOT a current issue for providers
and recipients of aural rehabilitation services?
a. There is not enough public information available about
aural rehabilitation
b. There is not an identified body for professional
certification of audiologists
c. There is not always a hearing aid orientation provided by
audiologists/SLPs
d. There is not counseling included in most AR programs'
goals and objectives - ANSWERS-There is not an identified
body for professional certification of audiologists
The inner ear is classified as what kind of device?
a. Mechanical
b. Hydraulic
c. Biological
e. All of the above - ANSWERS-All of the above
The hair cells mechanically transmit energy
The endolymph (fluid) moves from incoming sound causing
the movement of the hair cells
It analyzes sound based on frequency and intensity and
transmits that sound to the brain
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following is NOT a contraindication to
performing the Epley maneuver or canalith repositioning
procedure
a. any unstable heart condition
b. severe stenosis of the carotid artery
c. cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
d. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - ANSWERS-
BPPV
This is the primary indication to perform the Epley
maneuver
Epley maneuver is also known as canalith repositioning and
is when the audiologist rotates the patient's head into
,different positions while the patient lies on a table with
their head hanging over the edge
This procedure aims to remove debris or canalith backwards
out of the labyrinth and into the vestibule and is effective
for about 50% of patients
For a person wearing hearing aids and attending a lecture in
a large audience which environmental factor would not
interfere with speech comprehension
a. distance from the speaker to the listener
b. competition of noise in the room
c. a wireless microphone for the speaker
d. the room's acoustic quality - ANSWERS-A wireless
microphone for the speaker
This would not interfere in fact it could greatly help
*Which of these things that help deaf and hearing impaired
people to communicate is not a recent digital technology
a. Skype
b. TTY/TDD (I have no idea what this is)
c. live chat
d. IM - ANSWERS-TTY/TDD
,TTY= teletype or telephone typewriter
TDD= telecommunications device for the deaf
pre-internet these technologies were the only way Deaf
people could use the phone
Which of the following is NOT used as an alerting device for
hearing-impaired people?
a. Flashlights/strobe lights
b. transducers to shake beds
c. trained hearing ear dogs
d. all of the above - ANSWERS-All of the above
Children with hearing loss diagnosed by the time they are
____ old can with early intervention, be expected to have
language development equivalent to that of their normal
hearing peers by the time they are ____ old.
a. six months, five years
b. one years, three years
c. three months, six years
d. this cannot be predicted - ANSWERS-Six months and then
five years
, *Which of the following is NOT a current issue for providers
and recipients of aural rehabilitation services?
a. There is not enough public information available about
aural rehabilitation
b. There is not an identified body for professional
certification of audiologists
c. There is not always a hearing aid orientation provided by
audiologists/SLPs
d. There is not counseling included in most AR programs'
goals and objectives - ANSWERS-There is not an identified
body for professional certification of audiologists
The inner ear is classified as what kind of device?
a. Mechanical
b. Hydraulic
c. Biological
e. All of the above - ANSWERS-All of the above
The hair cells mechanically transmit energy
The endolymph (fluid) moves from incoming sound causing
the movement of the hair cells
It analyzes sound based on frequency and intensity and
transmits that sound to the brain
