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Audiology PRAXIS practice questions with Answers The caloric test is designed to stimulate which of the following structures - -CORRECT ANSWER--The lateral semicircular canal To reduce adverse noise effects, the audiologist should make what adjustment - -CORRECT ANSWER--Enable expansion. Expansion reduces the gain of lowlevel ambient sounds. Individuals with normal hearing sensitivity in one ear and a severe hearing loss in the other ear experience... - --CORRECT ANSWER--More difficulty understanding speech when the speaker moves closer to the ear with hearing loss Patient has persistent imbalance for the past 6 months. One severe attack of true rotary vertigo 6 months ago. She has limited her activities because quick head movements increase symptoms. VNG reveals normal saccade, optokintetic, and smooth pursuit testing. A seconddegree left-beating nystagmus is observed during gaze testing without fixation. Postactive head-shake nystagmus reveals a left-beating nystagmus. No positioning or positional nystagmus is observed. Bilateral bithermal caloric results indicate a 50 ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1