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

Which patient may benefit from bone-conduction hearing device?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Chronic conductive loss with unsuitable ear canal

Bone-conduction devices bypass external and middle ear, benefiting selected conductive or mixed hearing loss and single-sided deafness cases.

Option by option

  • A. Simple myopia

    Myopia is refractive eye disorder.

  • B. Acute viral pharyngitis

    Pharyngitis does not need hearing implant.

  • C. Chronic conductive loss with unsuitable ear canal (correct)

    Correct: bone route bypasses diseased canal or middle ear.

  • D. Panic disorder

    Panic disorder is psychiatric.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is C, Chronic conductive loss with unsuitable ear canal. Bone-conduction devices bypass external and middle ear, benefiting selected conductive or mixed hearing loss and single-sided deafness cases.

Why is "Simple myopia" not the answer?

Myopia is refractive eye disorder.

Why is "Acute viral pharyngitis" not the answer?

Pharyngitis does not need hearing implant.

Why is "Panic disorder" not the answer?

Panic disorder is psychiatric.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Hearing rehabilitation in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: bone route bypasses diseased canal or middle ear.

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.