audiology exam #1

The reference for the dB SPL scale is average human hearing sensitivity.

• true

• false

In order to have "normal" hearing sensitivity, your threshold (i.e., the lowest level you can hear) must be exactly 0 dB HL at all frequencies.

• true

• false

If a person has hearing loss at one frequency, that means the person must also have hearing loss at other frequencies.

• true

• false

Bone conduction tests only part of the auditory pathway - it tests only the conductive mechanism

• true

• false

f the site of lesion is in the cochlea, and this is the only site of lesion, both AC and BC testing will show a hearing loss.

• true

• false

A tuning fork can be used to present sound by bone conduction or by air conduction.

• true

• false

An important fact to keep in mind when interpreting tuning fork tests is that bone conduction is not ear specific.

• true

• false

The occlusion effect is that bone conducted sound seems louder when the ear is occluded.

• true

• false

Which tuning fork test(s) include(s) presenting a sound by air conduction?

• bing

• rinne

• weber

• schwabach

Which of the following statements are true regarding behavioral assessments?

• they require a conscious response from the listener

• they might be able to be completed while the listener is asleep

• they do not inform about the listener's perception of sound

• all of the above