Aural Rehab Exam 2 With
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2024
Which of the following is currently the most common treatment for patients with
hearing loss who report constant, but not life-altering tinntus?
a. Hearing Aids
b. Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
c. Neuromonics
d. Noise generators
e. Transcranial magnetic stimulation Answer: a. Hearing Aids
Which of the following accurately describes the critical distance when considering
room acoustics?
a. The point in the room where the direct sound level = the indirect sound level
b. The point in the room where the sound source has decreased by 60 dB
c. The point in the room where the maximum background noise level is 35 dBA
d. The point in the room where the speaker is more than 3 feet away from the
listener Answer: a. The point in the room where the direct sound level = the
indirect sound level
Which of the following condition pairs would NOT be appropriate for use in an
auditory training program?
a. familiar/unfamiliar speakers
b. with/without hearing aids
,c. with/without visual cues
d. attention focused/attention engaged in other activities
e. All of these are appropriate condition pairs for an AT program Answer: b.
with/without hearing aids
All of the following make it easier to speechread except...?
a. Speakers at a 45 degree angle
b. Speakers who are familiar to the listener
c. All of these make it easier to speechread
d. Speakers who are female
e. Speakers who exaggerate pronunciation/articulation Answer: e. Speakers
who exaggerate pronunciation/articulation
Since (in real life) most rooms have reverberation, how can normal hearing
listeners localize a sound source?
a. because of the adsorption coefficients
b. because of the precedence effect
c. because of dead room effects
d. because of the inverse square law Answer: b. because of the precedence
effect
What is the best reason to recommend a venue use an induction loop system for
large area amplification?
a. Coupling with hearing aids is easy with wireless boots that can be checked out
at the service desk
b. It is the best system to use when privacy is a concern
, c. It is the most effective large area system because there are no "dead spots"
d. Any hearing aid user with a telecoil can use it without any additional couplers
e. All of these are reasons to use induction loop systems Answer: d. Any
hearing aid user with a telecoil can use it without any additional couplers
Which of the following is true regarding soundfield FM systems?
a. Each child with a telecoil will benefit from the system.
b. All of these are true regarding soundfield FM systems.
c. The microphone of the system is placed near the sound source.
d. A speaker is placed on the teacher's desk to broadcast the sound into the
classroom.
e. Individuals should not sit near the middle of the room due to dead spots.
Answer: c. The microphone of the system is placed near the sound source.
Which of the following is an advantage of an infrared system in a public theater?
a. Inexpensive to install
b. Can be used in outdoor amphitheaters
c. Sound quality
d. All of these are infrared advantages. Answer: c. Sound quality
All of the following is recommended by the FDA as cochlear implant candidacy
criteria for children EXCEPT...
a. High level of family support
b. Immersion into an ASL program for language development
c. 12 mos. of age or older
d. Profound sensorineural hearing loss
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