Clinical Audiology: Bone Conduction

The mechanism of bone conduction hearing which includes contribution from middle ear is known as __________


a). Compressional bone conduction
b). Inertial bone conduction
c). Distortional bone conduction
d). Occlusion effect
e). Carhart notch

Clinical Audiology: Tuning Fork Tests

False negative Rinne is most likely to be seen in __________


a). Test ear having SN hearing loss and non test ear having conductive hearing loss

b). Test ear having conductive hearing and non test ear having SN hearing loss

c). Test ear having conductive hearing loss non test ear having normal hearing

d). Bilateral symmetrical SN hearing loss

Clinical Audiology: Middle Ear

Bleeding in the middle ear from any cause is called __________


a). Tympanic necrosis
b). Otorrhea
c). Hemo-tympanum
d). Atelectasis

Clinical Audiology: Masking

High-frequency maskers presented at intense levels can produce masking at low frequencies. This is called __________


a). Upward spread of masking
b). Central masking
c). Remote masking
d). Peripheral masking
e). Simultaneous masking

 

 

 






 
correct answer: c

Sound

Absolute sound pressure of a signal having intensity of 0 dB SPL is __________


a). 0.0002 dyne/cm2
b). 0.002 dyne/cm2
c). 0.02 dyne/cm2
d). 0.00002 dyne/cm2













correct answer: a

Audiology

Sensitivity of an audiological test will increase when

a). False positive rate increases

b). False negative rate decreases
c). False positive decreases
d). True negative decreases













correct answer: b