1. Which of the following is an example of sensorineural hearing loss? A. Perforation of the tympanic membrane B. Otosclerosis C. Cholesteatoma D. Presbycusis: Answer D. Presbycusis 2. The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the externalauditory meatus.The patient is asked to let the clinician know when the soundfades away.This is an example of which type of test? A. Weber test B. Schwabach test C. Rinne test D. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test: Answer C. Rinne test 3. A patient presents to the clinician complaining of ear pain. On examination,the clinician findsthat the patient hastenderness on traction of the pinnaas well as when applying pressure over the tragus.These findings are classicsigns of which condition? A. Otitis media B. Ménière's disease C. Tinnitus D. Otitis externa: Answer D. Otitis externa 4. In which ofthe following scenarios would otitis media (OM) be consideredchronic? A. Patient has had repeated episodes of acute OM followed by continuous orintermittent otorrhea lasting for more than 3 months. B. Patient has had severe pain and intermittent otorrhea lasting for 2 months. C. Patient has had repeated episodes of acute OM followed by continuous orintermittent otorrhea lasting for more than 1 month.