Hearing Disorders 002 - Basic Hearing Science 01
10 Questions
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- 1.The description of the physical events which occur in the production of sound is called ____________.
- A.
Pitch
- B.
Vibration
- C.
Acoustics
- D.
Decibel
- 2.The rapid linear motion (or oscillation) of a particle or of an elastic solid about an equilibrium position is called a _________.
- A.
Vibration
- B.
Sone
- C.
Acoustics
- D.
Sinusoidal
- 3.A waveform describe by amplitude versus time that follows the course of a sinusoid function.
- A.
Vibration
- B.
Sone
- C.
Sinusoidal
- D.
Decibel
- 4._______ is the perceived intensity of sound.
- A.
Pitch
- B.
Loudness
- C.
Intensity
- D.
Frequency
- 5.Which tuning fork test is most useful when a unilateral hearing loss is present?
- A.
Weber
- B.
Rinne
- C.
Stenger
- D.
Schwabach
- 6.In which test is the stem of a vibrating tuning fork placed first on the temporal bone and then again near the ear the determine the presence of a sensorineural hearing loss?
- A.
Rinne
- B.
Bing
- C.
Weber
- D.
Stenger
- 7.The process by which sound is conducted to the inner ear through the air in the ear canal and via the ossicles in the middle ear is called ________________.
- A.
Acoustics
- B.
Bone conduction
- C.
Air conduction
- D.
Audiometer
- 8.The range of hearing between when a person first hears sound and the point that sound is uncomfortably loud is called ___________.
- A.
Most comfortable loudness
- B.
Recruitment
- C.
Tuning curve
- D.
Dynamic range
- 9.An abnormal phenomenon of loudnes sensitivity is called _______________.
- A.
Recruitment
- B.
Dynamic range
- C.
Acoustics
- D.
Loudness discomfort level
- 10.The intensity at which an individual prefers to listen to sound is commonly refered to as _____________.
- A.
Speech recognition threshold
- B.
Dynamic range
- C.
Most comfortable loudness level
- D.
Word discrimination
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