Exam Preview for 41374: Audiological Testing with Adults with Sever

Audiological Testing with Adults with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss, in partnership with RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. What is NITD’s hierarchy of sentence recognition tests, from easiest to hardest? HINT, CID Everyday, AZBio CID Everyday, HINT, AZBio AZBio, CID Everyday, HINT CID Everyday, AZBio, HINT
2. Which of the following case history topics might you discuss in more depth with the severe to profound hearing loss adult population? Dizziness and balance issues Language history and preferences Childhood ear infections Current medications
3. When might you decide NOT to pursue speech recognition testing with a client with severe to profound hearing loss? Speech understanding is not one of their listening goals. They score 80% or better on the Four Choice Spondee Test. They use spoken English as their primary communication mode. They are interested in cochlear implant candidacy.
4. Which pure tone audiometry test procedure is somewhat unique to the client with severe to profound hearing loss? Assess both air and bone conduction thresholds Use the Hughson-Westlake method to find thresholds Test air conduction thresholds at 125 Hz Vary the timing between stimulus presentations
5. Angel is being seen at your clinic for an updated audiogram and aided testing. You’ve just completed CID Everyday Sentence testing in the auditory-only condition (Aided, right CI) and the client scored 0%. Time permitting, what would you do next? HINT sentences in auditory-only condition CNC words in the visual condition Speech Reception Threshold Testing CID Everyday sentences in the auditory + visual condition