CD 443 Exam 3 – Correctly Answered Questions
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For an audiologic evaluation, what is outside the booth (3) Right Ans - Case
history
Otoscopy
Tympanometry
For an audiologic evaluation, what is inside the booth (3) Right Ans -
SDT/SRT
Word Recognition
Pure tone air conduction and bone conduction
What are the 2 kinds of Audiology tests Right Ans - Behavioral tests
Objective tests
Require the patient's active cooperation AND behavioral response Right
Ans - Behavioral tests
Examples of behavioral tests Right Ans - Pure tone threshold (AC and BC)
SRT/SDT
Word Recognition
Require some cooperation but no behavioral response Right Ans -
Objective tests
Examples of objective tests Right Ans - Tympanometry
Acoustic reflexes
OAEs
ABRs
Tympanometry is... Right Ans - a test of middle ear function
Tympanometry can be affected by the findings of otoscopy (4) Right Ans -
Ear drum perforation
Wax
Foreign bodies
Malformed ear canal
, Tympanometry is NOT... Right Ans - a hearing test
What can a Tympanometry help? Right Ans - 1. identify middle ear
conditions that can cause hearing loss
2. distinguish between sensorineural and conductive causes
Tympanometry can be a very reliable test for... Right Ans - detecting otitis
media (middle ear fluid)
Normal outer ear and middle ear function Right Ans - Type A
Also known as "flat"
Typically suggests an obstructive condition (ex: wax, fluid, TM perforation,
tubes) Right Ans - Type B
Negative middle ear pressure
Ear feels "stopped up"
Typically suggests Eustachian tube dysfunction Right Ans - Type C
Within normal limits = Right Ans - middle ear fluid
Less than normal = Right Ans - wax
Greater than normal = Right Ans - perforation or tubes
Volume range for children Right Ans - 0.3 - 0.9
Volume range for adults Right Ans - 0.9 - 2.0
Normal outer and middle ear function Right Ans - Type A
Expected audiogram for Type A? Right Ans - Normal hearing or
sensorineural hearing loss
No tympanic membrane movement Right Ans - Type B
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