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Current Topics in Noise Induced Hearing Loss: Selections from the 11th Annual AudiologyOnline Series

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1.  Although more widely recognized in the UK and Australia, a common cause of acoustic trauma in the US is: Otosclerosis Working in a call center Listening to music Presbycusis

2.  This cause of acoustic trauma results in progression of symptoms over a lifetime: Presbycusis Noise exposure Electrocution Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

3.  The underlying etiology thought to result in tinnitus and/or hyperacusis in patients exposed to acoustic trauma is: Cochlear synaptopathy Inner hair cell damage Presbycusis Central auditory dysfunction

4.  Pure tone audiometric findings for a patient who has experienced an acoustic trauma are likely to demonstrate: A severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss A mild conductive hearing loss A unilateral hearing loss A "normal" audiogram based on pure tone description

5.  A medical treatment thought to assist with improvement of hearing and tinnitus following acoustic trauma is: Steroid treatment Hyperbaric oxygen treatment Vasoactive agents Carbogen

6.  How many items does the current version of the Tinnitus Screener have? Four Six Ten Two

7.  The LENS-Q is an acronym for the _______. Lifetime Exposure to Noise and Solvents Questionnaire Listening Enjoyment of Noise and Sound Questions Leisure, Exercise, and Nighttime Sleep Questionnaire Listening to Everyday Noise and Speech Questionnaire

8.  According to the Veterans Benefits Administration, what service-connected disability was the most common service-connected disability for those Veterans receiving compensation during Fiscal Year 2016? Diabetes Spinal cord injury Tinnitus ALS

9.  MOS is an acronym that stands for ________. Military occupational specialty code Military occupational sounds Military officer school Machine occupational sounds

10.  Which of the following is a field of study that explores the prevalence, incidence, and potential risk factors associated with a disease? Anthology Ethnography Sociology Epidemiology

11.  What is the mechanism of cochlear damage from a blast overpressure? Force exceeds the elastic limit of the basilar membrane Force exceeds the elastic limit of the tympanic membrane Metabolic overload of the outer hair cells Cochlear blebs

12.  What is the mechanism of cochlear damage from long term moderate sound exposure between 78-132 dBA? Force exceeds the elastic limit of the basilar membrane Metabolic overload of the outer hair cells Middle-ear effusion Palatal myoclonus

13.  For a person sitting in the front row of a NASCAR race, what is their unprotected sound exposure from one race? 100% 1000% 64% 6400%

14.  What prescription medication is currently used in an attempt to treat acoustic trauma? Prednisone (oral or intratympanic) Tylenol Aminoglycoside antibiotics Cisplatinum chemotherapy

15.  Which is an example of a novel compound that might reduce the severity of permanent threshold shift from acoustic trauma? Prednisone (oral or intratympanic) Tylenol Aminoglycoside antibiotics D-methionine