True/False: Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD) can be easily diagnosed based on symptoms alone.

If a child had complaints that suggested possible a central auditory processing disorder, which of the following assessments would you recommend? (Choose all that apply)

True/False: Commercial treatment programs for CAPD treatment are generally well researched and supported by the literature. 

Given your knowledge of evolution and natural selection consider the following scenario: A population of grasshoppers contains individuals that have either green or tan bodies.  The prairie where the grasshoppers live used to have grass plants with both green and tan colored leaves.  Recently, a disease has wiped out all the types of grass except those with the green leaves.  The effect on the grasshopper population would be that with each generation: A.  tan grasshoppers would develop slightly more green bodies, B.  there would be a greater proportion of individuals with green bodies, C.  there would be no discernible effect since there would be enough food for all grasshoppers. State your choice (A., B., C.) and provide the reasoning for the choice you made, briefly.    

A “flat” or type B tympanogram with normal ear canal volume could indicate which of the following? 

Which is the earliest manifestation of noise-induced hearing loss?

What are the main goals of tympanometry? (Choose all that apply)

Which genetic disorder is the most common cause of syndromic hearing loss and has a characteristic thyroid issue? 

Microtia and/or anotia are most likely to result in which type of hearing loss?

Use Tympanogram #2 and Table 1 to answer the following:    True/False: If the patient was an adult, instead of a three year old, the ear canal volume would be considered normal in size.