ABA Pediatric Audiology & Counseling 2

Question 1

A 6-month-old fails ABR screening at 35 dB nHL in the right ear. What is the most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Refer immediately for diagnostic ABR

Answer

EHDI guidelines recommend diagnostic ABR by 3 months of age for any failed newborn hearing screen.

Question 2

Which counseling approach focuses on helping parents identify and reframe negative thoughts about their child's hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioral counseling

Answer

Cognitive-behavioral counseling targets maladaptive thought patterns to improve coping in families of children with hearing loss.

Question 3

A 4-year-old with sensorineural hearing loss shows aided thresholds averaging 35 dB HL across 500–4000 Hz. How is this fitting described?

Accepted Answer

Appropriately fitted

Answer

Aided thresholds averaging 30–40 dB HL are generally considered appropriate per DSL and NAL-NL2 pediatric targets.

Question 4

The Ling Six Sound Test is used in pediatric audiology primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Verify hearing aid or cochlear implant function across frequencies

Answer

The Ling Six Sounds (/m/, /ah/, /oo/, /ee/, /sh/, /s/) span the speech frequency range and quickly verify device audibility.

Question 5

When counseling parents who have just received a diagnosis of permanent hearing loss for their child, the audiologist's FIRST priority should be:

Accepted Answer

Acknowledging the family's emotional response

Answer

Affective counseling that validates emotions must precede informational content for effective parent communication.

(ABA) American Board of Audiology Practice Test