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The nurse palpates the pulse behind the knee. Which pulse is this?

In the audiogram above, identify where masking is needed (yes/no) for left AC and what the initial presentation level should be for plateau masking. Assume supra-aural earphones. If no masking is needed, write N/A. Right Frequency Masking needed?  Starting level 250 Hz    [BLANK-1]              [BLANK-2] 500 Hz    [BLANK-3]              [BLANK-4] 1000 Hz   [BLANK-5]              [BLANK-6] 2000 Hz   [BLANK-7]              [BLANK-8] 3000 Hz   [BLANK-9]              [BLANK-10]

Someone with normal hearing precipitously sloping to a severe hearing loss at 4000 Hz would have the most difficulty hearing what phonemes?

40 dB is the minimum interaural attenuation for what transducer?

Which stimuli are used for speech MCL testing?

Interaural Attenuation (IA) is:

What is does a Type A audiometer have that the Type B audiometer does not?

Fletcher’s average should be used with what hearing loss configuration to better match speech reception thresholds?

A cooperative adult is turning their head when they hear a tone. What type of testing is a head turn usually used for?

Pure tones are best masked by what?