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The PT brings in their 4 year old high end digital signal processing hearing instrument because its not working at all. It is out of warranty. All of the source of the problem has not been found and the hearing instrument is still not working. At this point the hearing instrument specialist has no c...

A large perforation of TM can commonly cause how many dB of loss. - ANSWER 30 dB What type of loss is favorable to medical treatment. - ANSWER Conductive Carhart Notch appearing at 2 KHz. BC test is poorer than the actual sensorineural response in the low frequencies. Caucasian middle-aged wom...

ILE - ANSWER International Licensing Exam recommend self help group, encourage wearing schedule, troubleshoot equipment - ANSWER after a 3 month follow up apt, a patient complains they are frustrated with their inability to understand conversation in noisy places even with a remote microphone. th...

Professionalism can be defined as practicing with ______________ . A) A high performance standard B) Accountability C) Work ethic D) All the above - ANSWER D) All the above Accountability, A High Performance Standard, Work Ethic The legal aspects of professional practice are defined ...

Why do we perform audiometric tests? - ANSWER to determine the different characteristics of a hearing loss if one presents A hearing loss is characterized by what three descriptors? - ANSWER 1. Type of hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, mixed) 2. Degree of hearing loss (mild, moderate, etc...

What is the most common reason for conductive HL. A)Too much wax B)Damaged to the VIIIth nerve C)Selective hearing D)There is no common cause - ANSWER A A patient presents themselves in your office with a bony nodular appearance of the external ear canal. What may be the cause of this conditi...

Professionalism - ANSWER ___________ is practicing with impeccable performance, accountability, and work ethic. Ethical conduct - ANSWER ____________ is rooted in a code of acceptable social behavior as determined by society's conventions regarding polite behavior and doing the right thing for t...

Hand Cupped Behind Ear - ANSWER -first Hearing Aid -increased sound by 5-8db -included horns,trumpets, speaking tubes 1892 - ANSWER -carbon amplifiers patent by Alexander Bell -marketed until 1930;first patent for a telephone type hearing instrument 1920 - ANSWER large vacuum tubes; not po...

Which of the below terms should be used to explain to a patient/client in a way that will avoid confusion? A. High; low B. Decibel ; Hertz C. intensity; Frequency D. Loudness; Pitch - ANSWER D What landmark can be observed when examining the TM? A. OVAL WINDOW B. APERTURE C. CRUS D. UMBO ...

The adult ear canal: - ANSWER Rises upward and forward then descends to the drum The isthmus is: - ANSWER Where the canal narrows to enter the temporal bone The pinna and the external canal together: - ANSWER -Gather and reinforce accoustical signals -With the irregular shape of the auricle, ...

What are 4 ways to correct the occlusion effect? - ANSWER 1. Reduce the LOWS 2. make the fitting more "open" like RIC styles or thin tube BTE's coupled to the ear with open domes. Custom styles like CICs and IICs offer fewer venting options due to small shell sizes. 3. Increase vent size 4. S...

Concerning your audiometric equipment, what is important to do daily? - ANSWER Biological check Your audiometric testing equipment must be calibrated - ANSWER Annually When placing the otoblock in the ear, regardless of impression material or technique you use, you should always: - ANSWER plac...

When the right A/C threshold is 10 dB and the left A/C threshold is 80 dB what will occur once 3 5dB increases of masking have been presented to the right ear? A) Overmasking B) Undermasking C) Central masking D) Effective masking - ANSWER B Spondees are used for determining ____________...

Which of the following statements is most true about the use of gloves? a. Gloves are considered one-time use and should be disposed of after each use. b. Gloves can be reused as long as they were not contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids. c. Gloves can be cleaned and reused if properl...