A test of validity is to retest: - 1000 Hz in 1st ear tested
Universal symbols used on graphic audiograms to record hearing thresholds are: - Red O
right ear; blue X left ear
A _____ tone presented for _____ seconds should be utilized for hearing testing - Pulsed & 1-2
The human ear at birth ca...
A test of validity is to retest: - ✔✔1000 Hz in 1st ear tested
Universal symbols used on graphic audiograms to record hearing thresholds are: - ✔✔Red O
right ear; blue X left ear
A _____ tone presented for _____ seconds should be utilized for hearing testing - ✔✔Pulsed & 1-2
The human ear at birth can hear frequencies from: _____, however, humans hear best at _____ -
✔✔20-20,000 Hz: 500-4000 Hz
The human ear can hear range of intensities from _____, however hearing is considered within a normal
range at: - ✔✔0-140 dBHL; 0-25 dBHL
Risk of damage to human hearing is a function of _____ and _____: - ✔✔Intensity & duration
_____ noise lasts more than 1 second and is hazardous enough to require HCP enrollment at _____? -
✔✔Continuous; 85 dBA
_____ noise is hazardous at _____ and does not utilize TWA (based on 8 hour work shift) to determine if
hazardous: - ✔✔Impulse; 140 dBP
The function of the _____ ear is to collect sound waves and major parts consist of the pinna and ear
canal: - ✔✔Outer
, The middle ear contains the _____, _____ and _____ which function to amplify the sound about 10X -
✔✔Tympanic membrane, ossicles, eustachian tube
A loss that occurs simultaneously in the outer/middle ear and inner ear is called a _____ hearing loss: -
✔✔Mixed
A person with a _____ hearing loss will talk softer and one with a _____ hearing loss will talk louder: -
✔✔Conductive; sensorineural
The regulation that should always be followed if more than one exists is: - ✔✔The most stringent
regulation
The relationship between the _____ and the _____ on the HCP team are critical to success of the
audiometric testing component of a hearing conservation program - ✔✔OHC; PS
The OHC can do which of the following: - ✔✔Perform air conduction threshold testing
A professional supervisor oversees the _____ component of an HCP and must be a _____ or an _____ -
✔✔Audiometric testing; physician or audiologist
Professional most likely to treat a hearing problem medically or surgically is: - ✔✔Otolaryngologist
The _____ of _____ is when employees are enrolled in a program and must be tested, trained, and HPDs
made available - ✔✔Action level; 85 dBA
The _____ of _____ is when hearing protection becomes mandatory and noise controls must be
considered - ✔✔Permissible exposure limit; 90 dBA
The first component of a HCP is to: - ✔✔Perform a noise hazard assessment
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