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Audiologist Practice Test

Check what you know about the audiologist job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on audiologist knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15An audiogram shows:
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Answer: Hearing levels. Hearing chart.

Question 2 of 15Tinnitus is:
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Answer: Ringing in the ears. Phantom sound.

Question 3 of 15Sensorineural loss involves:
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Answer: The inner ear or nerve. Inner ear.

Question 4 of 15Real-ear measurement:
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Answer: Verifies hearing aid output. Fitting check.

Question 5 of 15Sudden hearing loss should be:
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Answer: Referred urgently. Time-sensitive.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Damage from loud sound.”
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Answer: Noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss: Damage from loud sound.

Question 7 of 15What does “Decibel” mean?
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Answer: A unit of sound level.. Decibel: A unit of sound level.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Loss from the outer or middle ear.”
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Answer: Conductive hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss: Loss from the outer or middle ear.

Question 9 of 15What does “Sensorineural hearing loss” mean?
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Answer: Loss from the inner ear or nerve.. Sensorineural hearing loss: Loss from the inner ear or nerve.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Verifying hearing aid output.”
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Answer: Real-ear measurement. Real-ear measurement: Verifying hearing aid output.

Question 11 of 15What does “Cochlear implant” mean?
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Answer: A device that stimulates the hearing nerve.. Cochlear implant: A device that stimulates the hearing nerve.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A chart of hearing levels.”
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Answer: Audiogram. Audiogram: A chart of hearing levels.

Question 13 of 15What does “Otoacoustic emissions” mean?
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Answer: Sounds the inner ear makes.. Otoacoustic emissions: Sounds the inner ear makes.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Devices that block loud sound.”
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Answer: Hearing protection. Hearing protection: Devices that block loud sound.

Question 15 of 15What does “Tinnitus” mean?
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Answer: Ringing in the ears.. Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears.

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