Hearing Aid Dispenser Practice Test Questions With Verified Answers

The rule for masking for WR testing is: Deliver speech spectrum masking noise to the NTE when the difference between the presentation intensity of speech to the TE and the best BC threshold of the NTE at 500, 1000, 2000 or 4000 Hz exceeds the amount of IA for the transducer. Select one: A. True B. False {Ans: A. True}Terms such as __________ describe the relationship between the right and left ear thresholds. Select one: A. right and left B. PTA C. Carhart's notch D. symmetrical, unilateral, asymmetrical and bilateral {Ans: D. symmetrical, unilateral, asymmetrical and bilateral}Tympanometry is one component of a test battery called __________ . Select one: A. acoustic reflex testing B. the middle ear test battery C. immittance audiometry D. medical referral {Ans: C. immittance audiometry}The SRT is __________ . Select one: A. a measured threshold B. the lowest intensity at which the patient/client can repeat 50% of the spondees presented C. helpful since it quantifies the degree of hearing loss for speech D. All the above {Ans: D. All the above}A mixed hearing loss shows __________ . Select one: A. threshold elevation by BC and air-bone gaps B. threshold elevations by BC