IHS ILE Study Guide with Verified Answer 2022 What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an existing patients hearing - Correct answer-Clean hands in view of patient and clean or replace speculum from otoscope How does osteoma present - Correct answer-Bony growth in external auditory canal What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech reception threshold test - Correct answer-Familiarize patient with the word list A 36- year old female restaurant worker with history of hearing loss reports she is unable to hear as well as she did 2 years ago testing reveals moderate conductive loss what is a likely cause of the patients change in hearing - Correct answer-Otosclerosis What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands - Correct answer-Outer portion of external auditory canal Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments? - Correct answer- Cosmetic preferences Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal - Correct answer- Results in complete impression of the canal What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment - Correct answer-NU-6 A hearing health care professional is counseling a patient about expectations of amplification what information should the hearing healthcare professional include in this therapy - Correct answer-Outside factors that can hinder hearing A patient has been using an ITC hearing instrument for approx 16 mos the patient has a new job that requires use of telephone with a headset - Correct answer-Add an amplifier to existing phone A patient complains that the hearing instrument works intermittently After initial inspection the hearing healthcare professional squeezes and taps on the case What is the suspected problem - Correct answer-An amplifier problem Germicidal wipes are an example of - Correct answer-Disinfectant
4 modes of transmission - Correct answer-Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle, Airborne, vectorborne Contact - Correct answer-Directly infected by the host Indirect contact - Correct answer-Touching something contaminated by an infected person. Surfaces or objects Droplet - Correct answer-transmission via airborne droplets Vehicle - Correct answer-Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food, blood or bodily substance Airborne - Correct answer-Droplet or neucli or dust transmission Vectorborne - Correct answer-Animals or insects carries pathogen Characteristics of tympanic membrane - Correct answer-Pinkish- gray in color oval shaped Audiometric zero - Correct answer-The average softest intensity that someone with normal hearing can detect Tympanometry - Correct answer-Measures middle ear function and compliance is also known as imittence audiometry Acoustic Reflex - Correct answer-Middle ear muscle reflex, tympanometer is used to measure activity of stapedius muscle TPP - Correct answer-Tympanometric peak pressure- 0.6-144cc ECV - Correct answer-Ear canal volume +200 to 400 mH2o or dapa The most common cause of sudden loss of of hearing at 4000Hz is - Correct answer- Acoustic trauma What condition would not be a concern in establishing pure tone air conduction threshold - Correct answer-Otosclerosis
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