Important - you should know like the back of your hand

Question 1

What instructions would you give the patient before AC/BC testing?

Answer 1

AC:

BC:

Question 2

When to mask AC? How do you mask?

Question 3

How do we determine if the hearing loss is conductive or sensorineural?

Answer 3

bone conduction testing

Question 4

What is the IA for inserts, supra’s, and bone conduction?

Answer 4

insert = 60
supra = 40
bone = 0

Question 5

When to mask BC? How do you mask?

Question 6

When to mask speech? How do you mask?

Question 7

What instructions would you give the patient before speech testing?

Answer 7

SRT:

WRS:

Question 8

What is the plateau method, and when is it used?

Question 9

What is the range for a mild hearing loss?

Question 10

What is the range for a moderate hearing loss?

Question 11

What is the range for a moderately severe hearing loss?

Question 12

What is the range for a severe hearing loss?

Question 13

What is the range for a profound hearing loss?

Question 14

What is the Stenger, and how do we interpret it?

Question 15

What are UCL & MCL?

Question 16

What is the QuickSin?

Question 17

When do you use a dome vs. a custom earmold?

Question 18

How do you choose between an open, vented, and power dome?

Question 19

How do you choose the receiver type for the hearing aid?

Question 20

What change needs to be made if the patient says everything sounds tinny?

Question 21

What change needs to be made if the patient says everything sounds……?

Question 22

What change needs to be made if the patient says everything sounds…?

Question 23

When is recommending a lyric appropriate?

Question 24

What is a CROS?

Question 25

What is a BiCROS?

Question 26

What is an AmpCROS?

Question 27

What does a type A, Ad, Add & As tympanogram mean?

Answer 27

A - normal range A(s) - very shallow peak Associated with otosclerosis It can also occur with otitis media A(d) - very high (deep) peaks Found in otherwise normal ears that had scarred or flaccid eardrums Also found in cases of ossicular interruptions A(dd) So deep that peak is off the scale Found in ears with ossicular discontinuities

Question 28

What does a type B tympanogram mean?

Answer 28

- Essentially flat across the pressure range - Characteristic of patients with middle ear fluid and cholesteatoma - It could also be caused by eardrum perforations or impacted cerumen (or other obstructions) in the ear canal

Question 29

What does a type C tympanogram mean?

Answer 29

- Negative pressure peaks beyond -100 daPa - Indicating negative ear pressure - Associated with eustachian tube disorders - Also found in cases of middle ear fluid

Question 30

What does tympanometric peak pressure tell us, and what are the norms?

Answer 30

Tells us: Norms: -100 to +50 daPa

Question 31

What does ear canal volume tell us, and what are the norms?

Answer 31

Tells us: Norms: 0.9 - 2.0 ml

Question 32

What does the typanogram width tell us, and what are the norms?

Answer 32

Tells us: Norms: 50 - 115 daPa

Question 33

What does static admittance tell us, and what are the norms?

Answer 33

Tells us: Norms: 0.3 - 1.7 mL

Question 34

What is the patulous ...

Question 35

What is eustachian tube dysfunction...

Question 36

What are acoustic reflexes, and how do we interpret them?

Question 37

What does a low sensation level in acoustic reflexes tell us?

Answer 37

There is a cochlear lesion

Question 38

Absent acoustic reflexes tell us the problem is?

Answer 38

Retrocochlear

Question 39

What is reflex decay, and how do we interpret it?

Question 40

What is an OAE, and how do we interpret it?

Question 41

What is a VNG, and how do we interpret it?

Question 43

What is an ABR, and how do we interpret it?

Question 44

What is the Bing test, and how do you administer it?

Question 45

What is the Weber test, and how do you administer it?

Question 46

What is the Schwabach test, and how do you administer it?

Question 47

What is the Rinne test, and how do you administer it?

Question 48

What will we see if the patient has Meniere's Disease?