1. What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform
before testing an existing patients hearing: Answer- Clean hands in view
of patient and clean or replace speculum from otoscope
2. How does osteoma present: Answer- Bony growth in external auditory
canal
3. What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to
administering a speech reception threshold test: Answer- Familiarize
patient with the word list
4. A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss
reports she is unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing
reveals moderate conductive loss what is a likely cause of the patients
change in hearing: Answer- Otosclerosis
5. What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands: Answer- Outer
portion of exter- nal auditory canal
6. Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments?:
Answer- Cos- metic preferences
7. Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal:
Answer- Results in complete impression of the canal
8. What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound
field environment: Answer- NU-6
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, 9. A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about
expecta- tions of amplification what information should the hearing
healthcare pro- fessional include in this therapy: Outside factors that can
hinder hearing
10.A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos
the patient has a new job that requires use of telephone with a headset:
Add an amplifier to existing phone
11.A patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently
After initial inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes
and taps on the case What is the suspected problem: An amplifier
problem
12.Germicidal wipes are an example of: Disinfectant
15.Indirect contact: Touching something contaminated by an infected
person. Surfaces or objects
16.Droplet: transmission via airborne droplets
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