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Which is true of the occlusion effect in pure tone audiometry?

 Nystagmus (a vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements, dizziness, nausea) are all negative test results when conducting a fistula test. 

Known types of presbyacusis can be attributed to each of the following except

The audiometry room used for an occupational hearing conservation program is scheduled for renovation. The renovated room will have 4 ducts for ventilation. Each duct will have one fan, and all fans must identical for effective ventilation. In order to obtain valid thresholds, the total noise of the fans must remain below 40 dBA. Assume that the noise from the duct fans radiates equally through the room. Which represents the max noise level that can be emitted from each individual fan?

What dietary supplement might help a tinnitus patient if they have difficulty sleeping at night?

If ALL waves are delayed, likely this patient has a ____________hearing loss. 

Children’s hearing aids are typically not fitted with full-time directional microphones. Which of the following statements are true? 

In a classroom, the primary advantage of using an auditory trainer coupled to the student’s personal hearing aids is that it

The resonant frequency of the middle ear is identified when magnitude of the notch of the susceptance (B) tympanogram approximates the plane of the positive tympanogram tail at +200 daPa

Loss of velocity storage affects the sensitivity of the vestibular system for which frequency range?