Costco ILE 3 Study Guide 2022 with complete solution
why are vents used in ear molds and custom Hearing Instruments?
a. To enhance low frequencies
B. To decrease high frequencies
C. To decrease low frequencies
D. To enhance high frequencies
C
when a patient can hear voices further away rather than close what should the
hearing healthcare provider consider adjusting?
A. increase loud sounds so that compression decreases.
B. increase soft sounds so that compression increases
C. increase all gain input levels so sounds are louder and compression ratio
remain the same
D. decrease loud sounds so that compression increases
A
when would the output of a hearing aid need to be limited?
a. the hearing loss increases
b. the ucl's decreased
c. the dynamic range increases
d. all of the above
b
a patient should sit how far away from the loud speaker for REM?
a. 1/2 meter
B. 3 meters
C. 2 meters
d. 1 meter
d
a patient's family would like strategies they can utilize when speaking on the
phone to your patient. What should the hearing healthcare provider recommend
they do?
a. speak clearly and give small pauses between phrases
b. Speak loudly as they may not have the phone close to their ear due to feedback
c. speak loudly and make sure to repeat if he does not understand
d. all of the above
a
what is the difference between a skeleton and free field earmold?
a. Free field has venting that continues alongside the soundbore
b. skeleton has venting that discontinues and results in soundbore only going
further into canal
c. free field has venting that discontinues and results in sound bar only going
, further into canal
d. skeleton has combined vent and sound for
b
why would a hearing healthcare provider want to know about a patient's previous
experience with Hearing Instruments?
a. need to know the likelihood of
b. need to know what situation they experienced benefit and or challenges
c. need to know how much they can afford
d. need to know if they are just shopping around for better price
b
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
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
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
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
c
why are vents used in ear molds and custom Hearing Instruments?
a. To enhance low frequencies
B. To decrease high frequencies
C. To decrease low frequencies
D. To enhance high frequencies
C
when a patient can hear voices further away rather than close what should the
hearing healthcare provider consider adjusting?
A. increase loud sounds so that compression decreases.
B. increase soft sounds so that compression increases
C. increase all gain input levels so sounds are louder and compression ratio
remain the same
D. decrease loud sounds so that compression increases
A
when would the output of a hearing aid need to be limited?
a. the hearing loss increases
b. the ucl's decreased
c. the dynamic range increases
d. all of the above
b
a patient should sit how far away from the loud speaker for REM?
a. 1/2 meter
B. 3 meters
C. 2 meters
d. 1 meter
d
a patient's family would like strategies they can utilize when speaking on the
phone to your patient. What should the hearing healthcare provider recommend
they do?
a. speak clearly and give small pauses between phrases
b. Speak loudly as they may not have the phone close to their ear due to feedback
c. speak loudly and make sure to repeat if he does not understand
d. all of the above
a
what is the difference between a skeleton and free field earmold?
a. Free field has venting that continues alongside the soundbore
b. skeleton has venting that discontinues and results in soundbore only going
further into canal
c. free field has venting that discontinues and results in sound bar only going
, further into canal
d. skeleton has combined vent and sound for
b
why would a hearing healthcare provider want to know about a patient's previous
experience with Hearing Instruments?
a. need to know the likelihood of
b. need to know what situation they experienced benefit and or challenges
c. need to know how much they can afford
d. need to know if they are just shopping around for better price
b
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
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
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
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
c
