COSTCO ILE 3 FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ the patient has had her new Hearing Instruments for 30 days.
How can the hearing healthcare provider validate that the Hearing
Instruments are helping with her hearing difficulties?
a. questionnaire designed to assess benefits / needs
b. ANSI test box measure
c. REM
d. speech/sound mapping. Answer: a
◉ how should a hearing instrument user be taught to remove their
ITE device from their ear?
a. slightly pulled the bottom portion out before the top
b. slightly pulled the top portion out before the bottom portion
c. slightly twisty instrument backward then removed from the year
d. slightly twisty instrument forward and then removed from the ear.
Answer: d
,◉ a patient's hearing instrument has an MTO switch what does the
O setting indicate?
a. omnidirectional
b. occlusion effect reduction
c. off
d. on. Answer: c
◉ a patient is having difficulty with his recent diagnosis of hearing
loss. He feels like he is the only one in the workforce with his issue.
What would be a good resource for him to utilize?
a. he should apply for disability
b. psychologist
c. local hearing loss support group
d. pamphlets on new hearing instrument technology. Answer: c
◉ the patient client would like to hear more low frequencies. They
currently are wearing BTE with a tulip Dome. What can be done to
increase the low frequencies?
a. decrease the low's in the software
b. change to a less occluding dome
, c. low frequency should never be increased
d. change to a more occluding Dome. Answer: d
◉ what feature and hearing instrument can help to alleviate the
occurrence of feedback during telephone use?
a. directional microphone
b. telecoil
c. feedback manager
d. acoustic phone. Answer: b
◉ which method of evaluation allows a hearing healthcare provider
to make sure a hearing aid is meeting manufacturer's specifications?
a. REM
b. listening check
c. patient self-report
d. test box. Answer: d
◉ the patient reports that their 2-week follow-up that the sounds
like utensils, paper, Etc are too sharp and loud. What should be
adjusted to help with this issue?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ the patient has had her new Hearing Instruments for 30 days.
How can the hearing healthcare provider validate that the Hearing
Instruments are helping with her hearing difficulties?
a. questionnaire designed to assess benefits / needs
b. ANSI test box measure
c. REM
d. speech/sound mapping. Answer: a
◉ how should a hearing instrument user be taught to remove their
ITE device from their ear?
a. slightly pulled the bottom portion out before the top
b. slightly pulled the top portion out before the bottom portion
c. slightly twisty instrument backward then removed from the year
d. slightly twisty instrument forward and then removed from the ear.
Answer: d
,◉ a patient's hearing instrument has an MTO switch what does the
O setting indicate?
a. omnidirectional
b. occlusion effect reduction
c. off
d. on. Answer: c
◉ a patient is having difficulty with his recent diagnosis of hearing
loss. He feels like he is the only one in the workforce with his issue.
What would be a good resource for him to utilize?
a. he should apply for disability
b. psychologist
c. local hearing loss support group
d. pamphlets on new hearing instrument technology. Answer: c
◉ the patient client would like to hear more low frequencies. They
currently are wearing BTE with a tulip Dome. What can be done to
increase the low frequencies?
a. decrease the low's in the software
b. change to a less occluding dome
, c. low frequency should never be increased
d. change to a more occluding Dome. Answer: d
◉ what feature and hearing instrument can help to alleviate the
occurrence of feedback during telephone use?
a. directional microphone
b. telecoil
c. feedback manager
d. acoustic phone. Answer: b
◉ which method of evaluation allows a hearing healthcare provider
to make sure a hearing aid is meeting manufacturer's specifications?
a. REM
b. listening check
c. patient self-report
d. test box. Answer: d
◉ the patient reports that their 2-week follow-up that the sounds
like utensils, paper, Etc are too sharp and loud. What should be
adjusted to help with this issue?
