Speech Audiometry Quiz

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1. True or False: speech audiometry tests both peripheral and central systems

a. True
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b. False
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2. Which of the following are examples of speech audiometry tests?

a. Threshold tests, suprathreshold tests
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b. Threshold tests, suprathreshold tests, speech-in-noise tests
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c. Threshold tests, speech-in-noise tests
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d. Suprathreshold tests, speech-in-noise tests
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Question 3 of 15

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3. Why should speech audiometry be tested? Choose the most correct answer

a. To confirm pure tone audiometry results
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b. To estimate the communicative ability of an individual at a normal conversational level
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c. To determine whether or not a more thorough diagnostic assessment is going to be conducted
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d. B and C
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4. True or False. Speech discrimination (SD) and Word recognition are the same thing?.

a. True
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b. False
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5. Which statement is INCORRECT. Word recognition testing in quiet….

a. isn’t very good at differentiating people with normal hearing vs. hearing loss
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b. isn’t very good at detecting pathologies
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c. predicts how people perform in the real world
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d. doesn’t predict how people understand speech in background noise
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6. What is the goal for word recognition testing?

a. To determine the patient’s optimum word recognition performance under controlled and standardized conditions
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b. To determine the softest speech the patient can recognise
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c. To determine which ear performs better than the other
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d. To determine whether a patient is malingering
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Question 7 of 15

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7. Why was the QuickSIN test developed?

a. Provide a quick way for clinicians to quantify a patient’s ability to hear in noise
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b. Determine if extended high frequency emphasis improves or degrades understanding of speech in noise
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c. Show that hearing aids with tinnitus maskers improve speech intelligibility in noise
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d. A and B
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Question 8 of 15

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8. Which of the following best describes a common mistake made in speech audiometry testing

a. Using speech-in-noise materials
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b. Using a presentation level of 2kHz threshold + SL
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c. Using sentence materials
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d. Using a presentation level of SRT + 30 dB in a patient with a downward sloping hearing loss
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Question 9 of 15

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9. True or False. The psychometric functions for both phoneme (AB wordlist) and word scores (NU-6 wordlist) are very similar for all set sizes

a. True
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b. False
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Question 10 of 15

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10. What type of list is the Arthur Boothroyd word list?

a. MLV words
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b. Phonemically balanced words
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c. Phonetically balanced isophonemic words
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d. None of the above
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Question 11 of 15

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11. Why is recorded voice preferred over live voice?

a. Inter-speaker and intra-speaker variability makes using recorded materials the method of choice
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b. Recorded materials standardize the test procedure
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c. There is no value in live voice testing
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d. All of the above
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Question 12 of 15

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12. When interpreting results from the QuickSIN test, which is more correct:

a. 3-7 dB = mild SNR loss
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b. 66-76% = Fair to moderate difficulty
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c. 0-3 dB = severe SNR loss
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d. None of the above
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Question 13 of 15

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13. What can be used to interpret suprathreshold speech audiometry results as well as inter-ear variability?

a. 2 kHZ threshold + SL approach
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b. Critical differences from Thornton and Raffin (1978)
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c. SPRINT Chart
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d. None of the above
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Question 14 of 15

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14. True or false: Masking in speech audiometry isn’t often necessary

a. False, masking is necessary because the test is being presented at a level above threshold
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b. False, masking is necessary because the test is being presented at threshold
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c. True, masking is not necessary because the test is being presented at a level above threshold
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d. True, masking is not necessary because the test is being presented at a level above threshold
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15. Which statement is CORRECT

a. Speech audiometry testing can be done in place of pure tone audiometry
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b. Speech audiometry testing is complementary to pure tone audiometry
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c. Speech audiometry testing is necessary to perform pure tone audiometry testing
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d. Speech audiometry testing is complementary to otoacoustic emission testing
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