NBC-HIS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The MOST common cause of sudden loss of hearing at 4000Hz is:
A. Presbycusis
B. Noise Induced
C. Acoustic Trauma
D. Acoustic Neuroma - Answers- C. Acoustic Trauma
During the course of taking a care history, which if the following is LEAST important?
A. Any unilateral tinnitus experienced
B. Any vertigo symptoms
C. Concussion in the previous six months
D. Sudden hearing loss - Answers- C. Concussion in the previous six months
Younger mother comes I'm concerned that her hearing has gone down. And taking her
history, it's found that her mother also developed a hearing loss after the birth of her first
child. What would be the MOST probable ideology of this problem?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Otitis media
C. Ménière's disease
D. Otosclerosis - Answers- D. Otosclerosis
Which of the following conditions would NOT be a concern in establishing a pure tone,
air conduction threshold?
A. Collapsed eternal auditory meatus
B. Congenital atresia
C. Otosclerosis
D. Impacted cerumen - Answers- C. Otosclerosis
Which of the following statements is FALSE when talking about audiometric testing?
A. Headphones and insert earphones should produce comparable results.
B. Bone conductor placement can affect the test results.
C. Insert earphones can give more accurate results when testing a collapsed ear canal.
D. Ambient noise is more of a problem with insert ear phones. - Answers- D. Ambient
noise is more of a problem with insert ear phones.
During otoscopic inspection, which ONE of the following is NOT a consideration for
earmold selection?
A. Volume of acoustic cavity.
B. Texture of auricle.
C. Compliance of the tympanum.
D. Depth of concha. - Answers- C. Compliance of the tympanum
A problem that may be caused by shrinking ear, mould tubing is:
A. Harmonic distortion
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