Hearing Loss Hearing 2

Question 1

Sensorineural hearing loss results from damage to which structures?

Accepted Answer

The inner ear or auditory nerve

Answer

The eardrum only

Answer

The ear canal

Answer

The outer ear cartilage

Question 2

Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound cannot pass efficiently through which areas?

Accepted Answer

The outer or middle ear

Answer

The auditory cortex

Answer

The cochlea only

Answer

The vestibular system

Question 3

What is the term for hearing loss that involves both conductive and sensorineural components?

Accepted Answer

Mixed hearing loss

Answer

Central hearing loss

Answer

Functional hearing loss

Answer

Unilateral hearing loss

Question 4

Which common condition causes gradual age-related hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Presbycusis

Answer

Otosclerosis

Answer

Cholesteatoma

Answer

Tinnitus

Question 5

A buildup of earwax causing temporary hearing loss is an example of which type?

Accepted Answer

Conductive

Answer

Sensorineural

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Central

Answer

Retrocochlear

Question 6

Which test uses a tuning fork placed on the forehead to compare hearing between ears?

Accepted Answer

Weber test

Answer

Audiogram

Answer

Tympanometry

Answer

Otoacoustic emission test

Question 7

Prolonged exposure to loud noise primarily damages which part of the ear?

Accepted Answer

Cochlear hair cells

Answer

The eardrum

Answer

The ear canal

Answer

The eustachian tube