Hearing rehabilitation: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Hearing rehabilitation

Sample item

What is the role of cochlear implantation?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Stimulate auditory nerve in severe sensorineural loss

Cochlear implants bypass damaged cochlear hair cells and electrically stimulate the auditory nerve in appropriately selected severe sensorineural hearing loss.

Option by option

  • A. Stimulate auditory nerve in severe sensorineural loss (correct)

    Correct: implant provides neural auditory stimulation.

  • B. Treat nasal polyps

    Polyps are nasal disease.

  • C. Remove earwax

    Wax removal is canal care.

  • D. Repair tympanic membrane perforation

    Perforation repair is tympanoplasty.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is A, Stimulate auditory nerve in severe sensorineural loss. Cochlear implants bypass damaged cochlear hair cells and electrically stimulate the auditory nerve in appropriately selected severe sensorineural hearing loss.

Why is "Treat nasal polyps" not the answer?

Polyps are nasal disease.

Why is "Remove earwax" not the answer?

Wax removal is canal care.

Why is "Repair tympanic membrane perforation" not the answer?

Perforation repair is tympanoplasty.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Hearing rehabilitation in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: implant provides neural auditory stimulation.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Hearing rehabilitation?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.