Question

1. Which of the following is NOT a goal of Aural rehabilitation a. Alleviate the communication difficulties associated with hearing loss b. Minimize the consequences of hearing loss c. Decrease conversational fluency d. Reduce hearing-related disability 2. Omnidirectional microphones are designed to: Respond to sound primarily from the front of the user b. Enhance SNR c. Enhance listening in noise d. a. Be sensitive to sounds from all directions 3. In the World Health Organization nomenclature, a disability is: An abnormality of a body function or structure A psychosocial consequence of hearing loss A functional consequence of an impairment a. b. c. d. A handicap 4. Mr. Smith complains that he can hear speech with no problem even if the talker is speaking softly, but that he cannot understand it well. His configuration of hearing loss is most likely: a. Low-frequency b. Flat c. High-frequency d. Saucer-shaped The following are all purposes of Speech testing: a. To compare performance both with and without a listening aid b. To demonstrate to patient that their speech recognition is diminished c. To obtain info related to environmental listening issues(i.e. speech in noise) 5. d. All of the above None of the above e.

Answer 1

1) C is the answer - in this all the other option are linked to the exact goal of aural rehabilitation as it is meant to provide an awareness among the public about the cause and management of hearing loss in order to provide better hearing and communication skill so that it reduce people frustration and problems. Never mentioned about conversational fluency .

2) D is the answer - the word omni means found every were so omnidirectional means from all direction.

3) A is the answer - disability does not only related to hearing impairment but it prevent a person from performing certain task and influence his / her live as a whole.

4) D is the answer - all the other are different in the their nature .

5) E is the answer - the main purpose is used to test whether the person is about to recognize speech signal and the material are pre-recorded audio and a note read by the examiner which the person want to repeat it.