Deck 12: Audiology

Question 1

An audiologist evaluates and treats disorders of _____.

A) Vision
B) Smell
C) Hearing and balance
D) Gait

Answer 1

Hearing and balance

Question 2

Hearing conservation refers to_____.

A) Evaluation and protection of hearing ability
B) Conservation of the ear
C) Preservation of cadaver ears
D) Fitting hearing aids to everyone so they can hear

Answer 2

Evaluation and protection of hearing ability

Question 3

Audiologists primarily conduct research in the area of _____.

A) Cardiac health
B) Hearing and balance
C) Physical well-being
D) Mental well-being

Answer 3

Hearing and balance

Question 4

Telehealth refers to _____.

A) Providing health care by telephone
B) Delivering health care through television
C) Health-care delivery through telepathy
D) Health-care delivery where the provider is physically not present with the patient or client

Question 5

Which of the following organizations awards the Certificate of Clinical Competence to an audiologist?

A) American Academy of Audiology
B) American Auditory Society
C) Academy of Doctor of Audiology
D) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Question 6

Which of the following organizations awards the Board Certification in Audiology to an audiologist?

A) American Board of Audiology
B) American Auditory Society
C) Academy of Doctor of Audiology
D) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Question 7

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, what is the projected rate of job growth for audiology between 2012 and 2022?

A) 10%
B) 18%
C) 34%
D) 56%

Question 8

According to the 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, what proportion of adolescents in the United States demonstrated some degree of hearing loss?

A) One in every 20
B) One in every 5
C) One in every 10
D) One in every 8

Question 9

Which of the following is a desirable essential quality to become a successful audiologist?

A) Weak ethics
B) Lifelong learner
C) Computer illiteracy
D) Love of exercise

Question 10

You are most likely to meet an educational audiologist at a _____.

A) School for the deaf
B) Hearing aid company
C) University hospital
D) Veterans Administration (VA) outpatient clinic

Question 11

A dispensing audiologist primarily_____.

A) Dispenses hearing aids
B) Works with cochlear implant patients
C) Works for charities
D) Works with pharmacists

Question 12

What is an earmold?

A) The fungus growing inside one's ear
B) Another name for ear infection
C) The unique shape of each person's ear
D) A coupling device attached to the hearing aid to retain it in the ear

Question 13

According to the Food and Drug Administration, what is the minimum age for cochlear implantation?

A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 12 months

Question 14

Which setting employs the most audiologists in the United States?

A) VA hospitals
B) Private practices
C) ENT offices
D) Hearing aid companies

Question 15

Which of the following university degrees most likely identifies an audiologist?

A) BS
B) MS
C) AuD
D) PhD

Question 16

Which of the following is not performed by an audiologist?

A) Removal of earwax from external ear
B) Hearing aid fitting
C) Treatment of ear infection
D) Nonmedical treatment of hearing loss

Question 17

Hearing tests to determine a person's hearing sensitivity are called _____.

A) Hearingmetry
B) Earometry
C) Hearology
D) Audiometry

Question 18

Which of the following is not a type of hearing aid?

A) Behind the ear
B) Outside the ear
C) In the ear
D) In the canal

Question 19

What is the youngest age at which an audiologist can test a child's hearing status?

A) Newborn
B) 1 year
C) 18 months
D) 3 years

Question 20

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, what is the median salary in the profession of audiology?

A) $55,000
B) $63,000
C) $73,000
D) $84,000