Audiology Quiz 2 Review

The Buffalo Model includes all of the following except:
A. SW Test
b. PS Test
c. DDT - Dichotic Digits Test
d. Speech in Noise Test

c. DDT - Dichotic Digits Test

Which category of the Buffalo Model refers to Speech in Noise?
a. Decoding
b. Tolerance Fading Memory
c. Organization
d. Integration

b. Tolerance Fading Memory

The PS test has indicators of 3 APD categories but primarily indicates :
a. Decoding difficulties
b. Short-term Memory
c. Speech in Noise
d. Sequencing

a. Decoding difficulties

Which test is not a Dichotic test?
a. ACPT
b. DDT
c. SSW
d. Competing Sentences Test on SCAN

a. ACPT

Which category of the Buffalo model relates to sequencing problems?
a. Decoding
b. Tolerance/Fading Memory
c. Integration
d. Organization

c. Integration

In which of the following tests are different words, digits, or sentences presented to
each ear at the same time?
a. Filtered Word Lists
b. Dichotic Tests
c. Random Gap Detection Test
d. ACPT

b. Dichotic Tests

Which test measures binaural separation?
a. SSW
b. DDT
c. Competing Sentences on the SCAN
d. ACPT

c. Competing Sentences on the SCAN

Which is NOT a major risk factor for APD?
a. Hereditary factors
b. Chronic ear infections
c. Dyslexia
d. Hearing loss

d. Hearing loss

A hearing-impaired person needs a SNR of _______ dB to understand speech in noise.
a. 6 dB
b. 10 dB
c. 12 dB
d. 15 dB

c. 12 dB

The major ABR waves are:
a. Waves I, II, and III
b. Waves II, Ill, and V
c. Waves II, Il and IV
d. Waves I, Ill and V

d. Waves I, Ill and V

Which wave length represents activity from lateral lemniscus?
a. Wave 1
b. Wave 3
c. Wave 5
d. None of the above

c. Wave 5

Which wave is generated only by sound-evoked activity in the auditory nerve?
a. Wave I
b. Wave II
c. Wave III
d. Wave V

a. Wave I

Risk factors for infant hearing loss include each of the following EXCEPT
a. NICU for 5 days
b. In utero infections
c. Syndromes associated with HL
d. Term birth (40-week gestational age)

d. Term birth (40-week gestational age)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening is important because
a. About 4 to 5 out of 1000 children are born with some degree of hearing loss that would interfere with speech and language development
b. Early identification means adequate stimulation by 6 months for the development of auditory regions in brain.
c. Early identification of HL for all children is consistently achieved by UNHS
d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following viral infections is the most common to cause congenital SNHL?
a. Rubella
b. HIV
c. Toxoplasmosis
d. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

d. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Confirmation of HL between birth and 6 months is dependent on all of these EXCEPT
a. Aural Acoustic Immittance
b. Otoacoustic emissions
c. ABR, click and tone burst
d. Behavioral hearing assessment

d. Behavioral hearing assessment

Which of the following is NOT an example of a craniofacial abnormality?
a. Preauricular pit
b. TM perforation
c. Microtia
d. Aural atresia

b. TM perforation

Aural atresia in Treacher-Collins syndrome and Goldenhar syndrome is typically associated with:
a. Normal hearing
b. High-Frequency SNHL
c. Severe bilateral Conductive HL
d. Severe bilateral SNHL

c. Severe bilateral Conductive HL

What Ear Canal Disorders or problems can be seen by otoscopic exam?
a. Otitis Externa
b. TM perforations
C. Exostoses
d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which tympanic membrane perforation is associated with cholesteatoma?
a. Acute trauma
b. Central Perforation of TM
c. Marginal Perforation of TM
d. Total Perforation

c. Marginal Perforation of TM

Which tympanic membrane perforation is associated with Middle Ear Disease?
a. Acute trauma
b. Central Perforation of TM
c. Marginal Perforation of TM
d. Total Perforation

b. Central Perforation of TM

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction is caused by all of the following EXCEPT
a. Sinus problems
b. Upper respiratory tract infections
c. Allergies
d. Ototoxic medication

d. Ototoxic medication

Which tympanogram is indicative of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction showing negative pressure present in the middle ear space? ⭐️
a. Type A
b. Type B
с. Туре С
d. Type As

с. Туре С

Young children's ET runs horizontally toward the middle ear. After age _____, the frequency of ear infections substantially decreases.
a. 3
b. 6
с . 6
d. 12

d. 12

Barometric challenge induced ETD is caused by all of the following EXCEPT
a. Hiking in high altitudes
b. Scuba diving
c. Noise exposure
d. Airplane ear

c. Noise exposure

Which tympanogram is indicative of Otitis Media with effusion present in the middle ear space? ⭐️
a. Type A
b. Туре В
с. Туре С
d. Type As

b. Туре В

Which condition causes pain, fever, ruptured TM?
a. Acute Otitis Media - comes on fast =Acute
b. Serous Otitis Media
c. Otitis Media with effusion
d. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

a. Acute Otitis Media - comes on fast =Acute

A cholesteatoma is a very serious ear disease. Which of the following is NOT true of cholesteatoma?
a. Uncontrolled growth of squamous keratinized epithelium in the middle ear.
b. Tympanometry yields Type B tympanogram.
C. Over time may erode the ossicles and enter the mastoid cells.
d. Cholesteatoma HL is moderate to severe up to 60 dB SNHL.

d. Cholesteatoma HL is moderate to severe up to 60 dB SNHL.

What explains the improved speech perception in background noise (Paracusis Willisii) in otosclerosis?
a. Ossicular fixation produces a high-frequency CHL.
b. The Lombard effect
c. Schwartz sign
d. Carhart's notch

b. The Lombard effect

Which tympanogram is indicative of otosclerosis? ⭐️
a. Type A
b. Type B
с. Type C
d. Type As

d. Type As

Which sensory HL is almost always preventable?
a. Otosclerosis
b. Meniere's Disease
C. ARHL
d. NIHL

d. NIHL

Untreated Age-Related Hearing Loss is associated with:
a. Not being able to hear in noise.
b. Isolation and Loneliness
C. Brain Reorganization and early onset dementia
d. All the above

d. All the above

Noise Induced Hearing Loss comes from all of the following EXCEPT
a. Recreational shooting sports
b. Industrial Noise over 85 dBA
c. Live Music over 85 dBA
d. Vacuum cleaner

d. Vacuum cleaner

Which of the 4 symptoms of Meniere's disease is not needed for diagnosis?
a. Episodic vertigo
b. Sensation of ear fullness
c. Roaring tinnitus
d. Fluctuating SNHL

b. Sensation of ear fullness

The vertigo associated with Meniere's disease must be all EXCEPT:
a. Occur spontaneously.
b. Occur more than 1 time.
c. Be associated with nausea and vomiting.
d. Occur following quick movement. - BPPV

d. Occur following quick movement. - BPPV

Which disease refers to a hole or thinning of the bone in superior canal?
a. SSHL
b. ARHL
C. SCDS
d. AIED

C. SCDS

Patients with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL) or Idiopathic Sudden SNHL (ISSHL) may notice all except:
a. a loud, alarming "pop" just before hearing disappears.
b. Awake with unilateral HL
c. Tinnitus
d. Fever

d. Fever

The most widely accepted treatment for SSHL where the cause is unknown is use of:
a. Steroids
b. Antibiotics
c. Gentamycin
d. Loop diuretic drugs

a. Steroids

Which syndrome is NOT associated with dual sensory impairment?
a. Pendred
b. Alport
c. Usher
d. Stickler

a. Pendred

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a vestibular disorder that can be diagnosed with case history and
a. Caloric Testing
b. Oculomotor testing
c. Dix-Hallpike maneuver
d. Canalith Repositioning

c. Dix-Hallpike maneuver

The VNG Test battery includes all EXCEPT:
a. Caloric testing
b. Dix-Hallpike test
c. Positional testing
d. Rotational Testing

d. Rotational Testing

What kind of HL is age-related?
a. SCDS
b. NIHL
c. ARHL
d. AlED

c. ARHL

What kind of HL has a noise notch?
a. ARHL
b. NIHL
C. AIED
d. SCDS

b. NIHL

What is a common treatment for BBPV?
a. CRP
b. SOP
c. Meclizine
d. ABR

a. CRP

What are NOT findings that require a referral for medical consultation?
a. Dizziness
b. Bleeding from the ear
c. SNHL
d. Pulsatile tinnitus

c. SNHL

What is the gold standard for unilateral vestibular weakness?
a. Caloric testing
b. Positional testing
c. Oculomotor testing
d. SOP testing

a. Caloric testing

The following are comorbidities of SNHL except:
a. Diabetes
b. Smoking
C. High Blood pressure
d. Conductive HL

d. Conductive HL

What is NOT a cause of HL associated with SNHL?
a. Aging
b. Noise-induced
c. Disease
d. Ear infection

d. Ear infection

What type of hearing loss incurs in the outer or middle ear? ⭐️
A. Conductive HL
b. SNHL
C. Sensory HL
d. Retrocochlear HL

A. Conductive HL