Chapter 11

Question 1

In a SNHL, air conduction thresholds are

Answer 1

the same as bone conduction thresholds

Question 2

An air-bone gap means the

Answer 2

air conduction thresholds are worse than bone conduction thresholds

Question 3

A sensorineural component is the difference between

Answer 3

BC thresholds and the range of normal hearing

Question 4

A pure conductive loss shows

Answer 4

all bone conduction thresholds within normal limits

Question 5

In a purely conductive loss

Answer 5

sound is reduced before its arrival at the inner ear

Question 6

A mixed loss exhibits

Answer 6

a sensorineural component and a conductive component

Question 7

An audiogram with less loss at the high and low frequencies than the middle frequency region is classified as

Answer 7

trough-shaped curve

Question 8

Pure Tone Average estimates

Answer 8

SRT

Question 9

To calculate PTA in hearing loss when thresholds drop 15-20 dB or more at any or all frequencies

Answer 9

add the 2 frequencies with the least loss and divide by 2

Question 10

PTA describes the following audiogram classification fairly accurately

Answer 10

flat loss and fragmentary audiogram