Information related to hearing impairment for Audiology students

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AUDIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The ear is comprised of ___ portions.
 1
 2
 3
 4
2. ______ gathers the sound and directs it towards eardrum.
 Middle ear
 Inner ear
 Pinna
 Eustachian tube
3. The middle ear consists of ____ smallest bones.
 3
 4
 2
 1
4. The Eustachian tube is approximately ___ inches in length.
 1
 1 ½
 2
 2 ½
5. The Eustachian tube equalizes the pressure for _____.
 Middle ear
 Outer ear
 Inner ear
 Tympanic membrane

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6. Children whose hearing loss is greater than ___db are considered as deaf.
 90
 80
 100
 110
7. Conductive hearing losses are caused by diseases in _____.
 Inner ear
 Middle ear
 Ossicles
 Cochlea
8. The period from birth to ____ years is considered as a critical period.
 4-5
 5-6
 3-4
 3-5
9. There are types of hearing loss.
 3
 4
 1
 2
10.Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a type of ___ hearing loss.
 Conductive
 Sensorineural
 Mixed
 Neural
11.Normal hearing loss ranges between ______.
 16 to25
 -10 to25
 0 to 10
 10 to 15

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12.Slight hearing loss ranges between _______.
 -10 to 25
 26 to 40
 16 to 25
 15 to 30
13.Mild hearing loss ranges between ________.
 16 to 25
 56 to 70
 26 to 40
 20 to 40
14.Moderate hearing loss ranges between ________.
 16 to 25
 56 to 70
 26 to 40
 41 to 55
15.Moderate- severe hearing loss ranges between _______.
 16 to 25
 56 to 70
 60 to 70
 41 to 55
16.Severe hearing loss ranges between ________.
 56 to 70
 60 to 70
 41 to 55
 71 to 90
17.Inner ear exists within the ______ bone.
 Occipital
 Frontal

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 Parietal
 Temporal
18.Middle ear is an ___ filled cavity.
 Liquid
 Air
 Water
 Small bones
19.Middle ear is open to the __________.
 Eustachian tube
 Nasophraynx
 Larynx
 Oesophagus
20.Bony labyrinth is divided into ____ main components.
 4
 3
 2
 1
21.The stapes is attached to the _______.
 Oval window
 Round window
 Tympanic membrane
 Cochlea
22.Vestibular system is within the _________.
 Middle ear
 Inner ear
 Outer inner
 Tympanum membrane

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23.__________ regulates the balance of the body.
 Vestibular system
 Ossicles
 Oval window
 Round window
24.The most common cause of acquired hearing loss is exposure to ______.
 Noise
 Air
 Wax
 Dust
25.The major challenge person facing with hearing impairment is _________.
 Communication
 Language
 Balance
 None of the above
26.Eustachian tube is normally filled with _______.
 Liquid
 Air
 Perilymph
 Hair cells
27.Which ear part have problems related to flying?
 Tympanic membrane
 Vestibular system
 Eustachian tube
 Oval window
28.Bony labyrinth is filled with a fluid called ________.
 Perilymph

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 Endolymph
 Mesoderm
 None of the above
29.Inside the cochlea are special neurons called______.
 Hair cells
 Lymph
 Ceruminous
 None of the above
30.The classification of hearing loss is of ____ types.
 4
 5
 3
 2
31.BTE stands for.
 Behind the ear
 Bend the ear
 Better than ear
 Base Terminating Equipment
32.ITE stands for.
 In the ear
 Information Technology Equipment
 Integrated Terminal Equipment
 In the End
33.CIC stands for.
 Completely in canal
 Combat Information Center
 Cable in canal
 Controller-In-Charge

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34.RITE stands for.
 Receiver-in-the-ear
 Recorder in the ear
 Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation
 None of the above
35.The hearing aid clipped to the clothes or pockets are called _______.
 Body worn
 Outside the ear
 Receiver in the hand
 Pocket aid
36.Wax is also called ________.
 Ceruminous
 Endolymph
 Serum
 Plasma
37.______ Membrane is capable of bending hair cells.
 Gel like tectorial
 Basilar membrane
 Tympanum
 Mesoderm
38.Pinna is also called ______.
 Auricle
 Cochlea
 Helix
 Tragus
39.The other name of stapes is _______.

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 Stirrip
 Anvil
 Hammer
 malleus
40.The other name for malleus is called _______.
 Hammer
 Incus
 Anvil
 stirrip