Other Bachelor Degree-Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology 1st Year Introduction to Audiology and Audiological Evaluation(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2014)

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                            First Year BASLP Degree Supplementary Examinations - March 2014
                                        Introduction to Audiology and Audiological Evaluation
Time : 3 hrs                                                                                             Max marks : 80

• Answer all questions

Essays (4x10=40)

1. Define conductive hearing loss. Explain the etiopathology for conductive  hearing loss
2. Describe masking and the procedure for AC, BC and speech masking
3. Describe calibration of audiometers with the help of a neat diagram
4. Explain speech audiometry and its importance in testing

Short notes (5x5=25)

5. Speech detection threshold and speech recognition threshold
6. PIPB function
7. Insert versus head phones
8. Equal loudness contour
9. Different types of noise used as maskers

Answer briefly (5x3 = 15)

10. Signal to noise ratio
11. Dynamic range
12. UCL
13.Carhart notch
14. Inter aural attenuation
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