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Average normal conversation level is around:

What is the purpose of masking during audiometric testing?

An audiogram showing a sensorineural hearing loss will indicate:

Consider the following audiogram: This hearing loss is:

An audiogram showing a sensorineural hearing loss will indicate:

Select all of the FALSE statements: 1.  Audiologists usually earn $30,000 less than speech-language pathologists.2.  In general, otoscopy is in the scope of practice of both speech-language pathology and audiology.3.  The clinical doctorate in audiology is designated as Ph.D.4.  Speech-language pathologists and audiologists both treat patients whose only diagnosis is a voice disorder.

Which statement(s) is (are) TRUE regarding hearing loss?        1.  A long-standing, mild hearing loss is not significant for a child’s acquisition of language.    2.  Over 30 million Americans have hearing loss    3.  Hearing loss is not very common in the elderly.    4.  All hearing losses are permanent.

Dynamic Range (in dB) refers to:

The range of human hearing is:     1.    20-20,000 Hz and 0-120 dB HL    2.    20-20,000 dB HL and 0-120 Hz    3.    Very small (for intensity)    4.    Very large (for intensity)

When headphones are used, the audiologist needs to be aware of cross-over-hearing more often than when insert phones are used.