Hearing Aid Dispenser Practice Test Questions and Answers

Hearing Aid Dispenser Practice Test Questions and Answers What BEST describes the effect on the patient if you continue to lower a hearing instrument's kneepoint and increase the compression ratio? Choose ALL that apply. A. a lot of gain for soft sounds B. very few speech cues in a crowded party C. little or no gain for moderately loud sounds D. too much amplification in a crowded party - CORRECT ANSWER-A,B, & C What frequencies would be MOST affected by a head cold? - CORRECT ANSWERLow frequencies. 250,500 What is found on the bottom of the ear canal? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Vagus Nerve(Xth Cranial) What test would best predict the signal-to-noise ratio necessary for a hearing impaired person to understand speech normally in noise? - CORRECT ANSWER-QuickSIN. What would be the BEST way to prevent an intermittency in the hearing instrument from showing up in the delivery process? A. 2 cc couplet N.A.L. target matching B. real ear testing C. biological check of the instrument D. A.N.S.I. test of the instruments - CORRECT ANSWER-C. biological check of the instrument When both stapedius muscles contract even though only one ear is stimulated is called: - CORRECT ANSWER-Consensual Reflex. When considering different digital hearing instruments, open platform technology is generally considered: A. more complicated to program B. software driven C. hardware based D. less flexible for programming - CORRECT ANSWER-B. software driven When discussing benefits of multi-channel digital hearing instruments which of the following does NOT apply? A. Increased capacity for aid to change with hearing changes B. Increased hearing benefit in noise C. Exact fit to the patient's hearing loss D. More "natural" sound reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Exact fit to patient's hearing loss. When IA is exceeed, and one cochlea is better than the other ____ - CORRECT ANSWER-Cross-Over is poss