A voice has a fundamental frequency of 120 Hz. Which of these frequencies is one of its harmonics?Wikipedia, "Harmonic". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), A.1 physics of sound and acoustics.
How does NIDCD say Usher syndrome is inherited?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Usher Syndrome". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), C.1 genetics and associated syndromes.
What do the malleus, incus and stapes do with the vibrations of the eardrum?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "How Do We Hear?". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), B.1 auditory system.
What is the main job of the outer hair cells of the cochlea?Wikipedia, "Hair cell". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), B.1 auditory system.
Where along the basilar membrane do high-frequency sounds localize?Wikipedia, "Basilar membrane". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), A.3 physiological and psychological acoustics.
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Foundations of audiology, continued
Which description fits presbycusis?Wikipedia, "Presbycusis". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), B.7 age-related changes in the auditory and vestibular systems.
Which inner ear fluid is found in the scala vestibuli and the scala tympani?Wikipedia, "Perilymph". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), B.1 auditory system.
Which of these drug groups is named as ototoxic?Wikipedia, "Ototoxicity". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), C.4 pharmacology, ototoxicity, and vestibulotoxicity.
Which reference sound pressure is commonly used in air for decibels of sound pressure level (dB SPL)?Wikipedia, "Sound pressure". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), I. Foundations of Audiology (20%), A.2 sound measurement.
Prevention and screening 5
A machine shop measures 95 dBA at one bench. Under Table G-16 of the OSHA noise standard, what is the permissible duration per day at that level?OSHA occupational noise exposure standard, 29 CFR 1910.95, Table G-16. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), II. Prevention and Screening (10%), B.1 exposure assessment and analysis.
A newborn hearing screening gives a negative result, a pass, to 450 of the 500 babies who truly have normal hearing. What is its specificity?Wikipedia, "Sensitivity and specificity". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), II. Prevention and Screening (10%), D.1 monitoring the effectiveness of screening and prevention programs.
At what noise exposure must an employer run a continuing hearing conservation program?OSHA occupational noise exposure standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), II. Prevention and Screening (10%), B.3 audiometric and balance monitoring.
How does the OSHA noise standard define a standard threshold shift?OSHA occupational noise exposure standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(10)(i). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), II. Prevention and Screening (10%), B.3 audiometric and balance monitoring.
Which pair of methods is usually used to screen the hearing of all newborns?Wikipedia, "Universal neonatal hearing screening". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), II. Prevention and Screening (10%), C.2 newborn hearing screening programs.
Assessment 16
An adult has a hearing loss of 48 dB HL. On the chart ASHA publishes, which degree of hearing loss is that?American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, "Degree of Hearing Loss". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), F.1.a determine type and severity of auditory impairment.
An OAE test records sound with a very sensitive microphone in the ear canal. Whose function does a normal reading point to?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Auditory Neuropathy". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.2 otoacoustic emission testing.
Cross hearing is suspected during pure-tone testing. What does masking noise in the non-test ear do?Wikipedia, "Pure-tone audiometry". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), B.1 pure-tone air and bone conduction testing.
On a Rinne test a patient no longer hears the fork when it is moved from the mastoid to beside the ear. What does this mean?Wikipedia, "Rinne test". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), B.3 specialized tests.
The stapedius muscle contracts in the acoustic reflex. Which nerve innervates it?Wikipedia, "Acoustic reflex". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.1 immittance: acoustic reflex testing.
What is a Type C tympanogram consistent with?Wikipedia, "Tympanometry". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.1 immittance: tympanometry.
What is the caloric reflex test commonly used to validate?Wikipedia, "Caloric reflex test". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), D.1 videonystagmography (VNG) and electronystagmography (ENG).
What is the Dix-Hallpike maneuver used to identify?Wikipedia, "Dix–Hallpike test". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), D. Balance and vestibular assessment.
What is tone-burst ABR used for?Wikipedia, "Auditory brainstem response". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.3 ABR threshold testing.
Where does wave I of the auditory brainstem response originate?Wikipedia, "Auditory brainstem response". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.3 auditory evoked potential.
Which behavioral technique is preferred for a child of 6 to 24 months?Wikipedia, "Visual reinforcement audiometry". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), B.4 developmentally appropriate tests for infants and children.
Which evoked potential is elicited with modulated tones and can be used to predict hearing sensitivity in patients of all ages?Wikipedia, "Auditory brainstem response". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.3 auditory steady-state response (ASSR).
Which is a listed use of electrocochleography?Wikipedia, "Electrocochleography". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.3 electrocochleography (ECOG).
Which organs' function is a vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) test used to determine?Wikipedia, "Vestibular evoked myogenic potential". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), D.3 vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP).
Which pair of results is the hallmark of auditory neuropathy?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Auditory Neuropathy". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), F.1 integrate findings.
Which tympanogram type may reveal fluid in the middle ear, a perforated tympanic membrane or a patent pressure equalization tube?Wikipedia, "Tympanometry". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), III. Assessment (35%), C.1 immittance: tympanometry.
Intervention 12
A new hearing aid user says her own voice sounds hollow and booming. What is this called?Wikipedia, "Occlusion effect". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), B.2.b select hearing-aid coupling; e.g., earmold modifications, dome selection, venting.
A patient reports that a hearing aid whistles. Which cause does NIDCD give for this feedback?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Hearing Aids". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), C.5 repair and modify devices, when appropriate.
An audiologist joins the team that plans early intervention services for a 14-month-old with hearing loss and her family. Which written plan is this?Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, 34 CFR 303.20. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), D.4.e for children, participate in IEP or IFSP process.
For which patients is a bone-anchored hearing aid primarily suited?Wikipedia, "Bone-anchored hearing aid". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), B.3 other implantable devices.
How does a classroom FM system work?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing, Voice, Speech, or Language Disorders". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), B.4 hearing assistive technology system (HATS).
How does a cochlear implant differ from a hearing aid?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Cochlear Implants". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), B.3 cochlear implants, hybrids, and other implantable devices.
How does the Epley maneuver relieve benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?Wikipedia, "Epley maneuver". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), G.2 provide and monitor treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
In tinnitus retraining therapy, what does directive counseling aim to do?Wikipedia, "Tinnitus retraining therapy". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), E.1 implement or recommend evidence-based intervention methods.
What does a real ear measurement measure?Wikipedia, "Real ear measurement". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), C.3 conduct real ear measures to verify audibility, comfort, and tolerance.
What is a telecoil?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Hearing Aids". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), B.4.b determine compatibility when used in conjunction with other devices.
Which approach to tinnitus teaches a person to identify the negative thoughts that cause distress and to change the response to them?National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), "Tinnitus". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), E.1.a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other methods.
Which term names a decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their cues, known as triggers?Wikipedia, "Misophonia". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), IV. Intervention (25%), F. Decreased sound tolerance, i.e. hyperacusis, misophonia.
Professional and ethical responsibilities 5
A patient asks whether new hearing aids are certain to fix her trouble in noise. What does the ASHA Code of Ethics allow the audiologist to say?American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Code of Ethics (2023), Principle of Ethics I, rules. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (10%).
Under Principle of Ethics I of the ASHA Code of Ethics, what must individuals hold paramount?American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Code of Ethics (2023), Principle of Ethics I. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (10%).
What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule regulate?Wikipedia, "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act". Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (10%).
What must an audiologist obtain from the persons served about the nature, possible risks and effects of services, technology and products?American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Code of Ethics (2023), Principle of Ethics I, rules. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (10%).
When may a certified audiologist delegate clinical tasks to an assistant?American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Code of Ethics (2023), Principle of Ethics I, rules. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343), V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (10%).
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the content topics of the ETS Study Companion for Praxis Audiology (5343) (https://www.ets.org/pdfs/praxis/5343.pdf, read 2026-10-13; test page https://praxis.ets.org/test/5343.html): five content categories, Foundations of Audiology 20%, Prevention and Screening 10%, Assessment 35%, Intervention 25%, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities 10%. The bank holds 9, 5, 16, 12 and 5 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-13 on the public page the question names: the health pages of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (nidcd.nih.gov), the OSHA occupational noise standard (29 CFR 1910.95, law.cornell.edu), the Code of Ethics and the degree of hearing loss chart of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (asha.org), the Part C regulations (34 CFR 303.20) and Wikipedia articles on acoustics, anatomy and the tests and devices of the audiology clinic. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
These audiology Praxis practice questions are 47 of our own, spread over the five content categories of test 5343 as ETS weights them. Unofficial: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ETS or ASHA. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.
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What a Praxis audiology study guide has to cover
By the ETS Study Companion read October 13, 2026, Audiology (5343) is 120 selected-response questions in 2 hours: Foundations of Audiology 20%, Prevention and Screening 10%, Assessment 35%, Intervention 25%, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities 10%. This bank holds 9, 5, 16, 12 and 5.
What the questions ask
Harmonics and the cochlea. OSHA's noise table and the standard threshold shift. Tympanograms, masking, OAE, ABR and vestibular tests. Cochlear implants, real ear measurement and tinnitus care. The ASHA Code of Ethics.
Where the answers come from
Each explanation names the page its fact was read on: NIDCD, 29 CFR 1910.95, the ASHA code and Wikipedia articles on the tests of the clinic.
ETS says knowledge is tested through clinical case studies and assessment results, so decide what a result shows before you read the choices.
Assessment is the largest category, about 42 of the 120 questions. Start there if time is short.
Questions and answers
Are these the real audiology Praxis questions?
No. All 47 were written for this site from the ETS content topics for test 5343 and public sources. None repeats or rewords a real test question or an ETS sample question, and a result here does not forecast a real score.
Are there audiology Praxis practice tests with a time limit?
Taken as a timed test, this bank runs 47 questions in 47 minutes. That is the real pace of one minute a question: ETS gives 120 questions 2 hours.
Is there an audiology Praxis 5343 study guide?
ETS publishes a free Study Companion for test 5343 that lists the content topics. The outline on this page follows it, and every question here is filed under one of its five categories.
What score do I need on the Praxis audiology test?
ETS does not set passing scores. The state or licensing agency that asks for the test does. ETS describes the test as one of the requirements for ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence, so check ASHA's and your state's own pages.