A student is trying to calculate the QALY loss associated with a 75 year old mna suffering permanent hearing loss. She knows that the average life expectancy of men is 82 years old, and that from EQSD studies hearing loss leads to a quality of life that is 80% of the norm. She calculates the total loss as 0.8 x 7=

В G D E F Identify the structures that are involved in sound transmission in the correct sequence. Select one: a. D, E, A, B, G b. D, E, A, C, G O c. D, E, A, B, F d. D, E, A, B, C, G

176. A 30-year-old woman is brought to the physician because of a 2-day history of double vision and deviation of the eyes. Her symptoms began 24 hours after a motor vehicle collision. Physical examination shows left ptosis, and the left eye has developed a "down and out" location. Which of the following is most likely to occur in this patient when light is shined into the right eye? Light Pupil Constriction Constriction Constriction No change Dilation Dilation Dilation A) B) C) D) E) F) G) Left Pupil constriction no change Marcus Gunn sign no change constriction no change Marcus Gunn sign

Name and discuss one factor that influence audiometric hearing threshold during pure-tone and/or speech audiometric assessment. How and why would this factor influence audiometric threshold?