Exam 1 Kahoot Questions

What frequencies are tested using an audiometer?

250, 500, 1000, 3000, 4000 Hz

What type of noise is presented for clinical masking?

narrowband noise

What does AAA stand for?

American Academy of Audiology

T/F: an air-bone gap indicates a sensorineural hearing loss?

False

What is the perceptual correlate to frequency?

Pitch

What unit is pitch?

mels

What frequencies does the occlusion effect affect the most?

250, 500, 1000 Hz

T/F: We test the left ear first if both ears have similar hearing ability

False

Test the right ear first

What does the attenuator dial on the audiometer control?

intensity

What is the unit of measurement for force?

Newtons (N)

Which tuning fork test measures BC sensitivity compared to AC sensitivity?

Rinne test

How do you calculate a 2-tone PTA?

average of two best thresholds from 500, 1000, 2000 Hz

What symbol represents left ear air conduction masked?

square

T/F The initial masking level when finding the true RE AC threshold should be 15 dB SL.

True

What two fields were the parents of audiology?

otology and speech language pathology

Who was the father of audiology?

Dr. Raymond Carhart

The interaural attenuation for insert headphones

60 dB

Which audiology specialty identifies noise sources and measure noise levels?

Industrial audiology

What is required to identify a sine wave

frequency, phase, amplitude

NOT time

When is clinical masking used?

when there is suspected cross-hearing

Which frequencies do we test in BC hearing testing

250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 Hz

When do you mask for BC in the same ear

when the BC and AC thresholds are further than 10 dB