Audiology - SRT + WRT Exam (2024/2025) | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
List 3 reasons why we test SRT Answer ✔✔•Validates results found for pure tones
•Helps determine appropriate gain when fitting hearing aids
•Helps determine appropriate db level of supra-threshold speech testing
SRT should be within __ db of any one of the pure tone averages Answer ✔✔+/- 10
According to Stach, SRT will agree with the (best/worst) pure tone threshold on the audiogram Answer
✔✔best
What does poor SRT and pure tone agreement entail? Answer ✔✔Pure tone thresholds may not be valid
SRTs may not be valid
What is a spondee word? Why are they used in SRT? and examples Answer ✔✔: 2-syllable word in
which each syllable is a word (compound word) *a stimulus for SRT testing*
•Homogenous with respect to audibility—equal stress on each syllable
•Highly redundant and predictable
•Easy to discriminate
•Easy to id even in only part of the word is heard; so, could use all 50 from the list or just 10
Ex: airplane, birthday, mushroom, cowboy, outside, oatmeal
When familiarizing pt with spondee words, remember: Answer ✔✔reason
intensity level
technique - if pts cannot understand a word
lip reading
