IHS ILE Study Guide Questions and
Answers Rated A
What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an existing
patients hearing✔✔Clean hands in view of patient and clean or replace specul
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IHS ILE Study Guide Questions and
Answers Rated A
What two actions MUST a hearing healthcare professional perform before testing an existing
patients hearing✔✔Clean hands in view of patient and clean or replace speculum from otoscope
How does osteoma present✔✔Bony growth in external auditory canal
What should a hearing healthcare professional do prior to administering a speech reception
threshold test✔✔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✔✔Otosclerosis
What portion of the ear contains sebaceous glands✔✔Outer portion of external auditory canal
Which factor will affect patients acceptance in hearing instruments?✔✔Cosmetic preferences
Why should otoblock be placed beyond second bend of ear canal✔✔Results in complete
impression of the canal
What validation method can be effectively performed in a sound field environment✔✔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✔✔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✔✔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✔✔An amplifier problem
Germicidal wipes are an example of✔✔Disinfectant
4 modes of transmission✔✔Contact, Indirect contact, Droplet, Vehicle, Airborne, vectorborne
Contact✔✔Directly infected by the host
Indirect contact✔✔Touching something contaminated by an infected person. Surfaces or objects
Droplet✔✔transmission via airborne droplets
Vehicle✔✔Transmitted by contaminated substances such as water, food, blood or bodily
substance
Airborne✔✔Droplet or neucli or dust transmissio
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