Hearing Loss Audiological Testing and Diagnosis Test 2

Question 1

What frequency range is routinely tested in a standard clinical audiogram?

Accepted Answer

250 Hz to 8,000 Hz

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20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

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125 Hz to 4,000 Hz

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500 Hz to 6,000 Hz

Question 2

What is the main purpose of bone conduction testing in an audiological evaluation?

Accepted Answer

To bypass the outer and middle ear and directly stimulate the cochlea

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To measure how well sound travels through the outer ear canal

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To evaluate the acoustic reflex pathway

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To determine the patient's most comfortable listening level

Question 3

According to ASHA guidelines, what dB HL threshold is generally considered the boundary of normal hearing for adults?

Accepted Answer

25 dB HL

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10 dB HL

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20 dB HL

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30 dB HL

Question 4

What does an 'air-bone gap' on an audiogram indicate?

Accepted Answer

A difference between air and bone conduction thresholds suggesting a conductive component

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Sensorineural hearing loss only

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A problem limited to the cochlea

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Normal middle ear function

Question 5

Word Recognition Score (WRS) testing measures a patient's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Correctly repeat a list of phonetically balanced monosyllabic words presented at a comfortable level

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Detect speech at threshold in quiet conditions

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Understand sentences in background noise

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Recognize words using only visual cues (lip reading)

Question 6

On a standard audiogram, what does a flat hearing loss configuration suggest?

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Equal hearing loss across all tested frequencies

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Greater hearing loss in the high frequencies than low frequencies

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Greater hearing loss in the low frequencies than high frequencies

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Normal hearing at all frequencies

Question 7

Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs) differ from Transient Evoked OAEs (TEOAEs) primarily in that DPOAEs:

Accepted Answer

Are elicited by two simultaneous pure tones rather than a click or tone burst

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Do not require any stimulus to be presented

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Measure the brainstem response rather than cochlear function

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Can only be recorded in infants