Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Previous year questions on Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 95 live questions in Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation.
- 3 of 95 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Most common cause of SNHL
- ALabyrinthitis
- BPresbycusis✓ Correct answer
- CMeniere's disease
- DVestibular Schwannoma
Q2.All are true regarding King Kopetzky syndrome except
- AAlso known as Auditory stress disorder
- BDifficulty in hearing in presence of background noise
- CCommonly seen in young females✓ Correct answer
- DPatients have a high family prevalence of deafness
Q3.Site for placing an electrode in auditory brain stem Implant is:
- ASinus tympani
- BRecess of fourth ventricle✓ Correct answer
- CRound window
- DLateral ventricle
Q4.Where will be the placement location for Auditory Brainstem Implant?
- AScala tympani
- BRecess of 4th ventricle✓ Correct answer
- CIAC
- Dback of ear
Q5.Dip at 4000hz in pure Tone audiometry indicates:-
- AOtosclerosis
- BMeniere's disease
- CNoise induced hearing loss✓ Correct answer
- DAge related hearing loss
Q6.Cochlear implant used in
- ASensorineural deafness✓ Correct answer
- BConductive deafness
- CMixed deafness
- DAbsent pinna
Q7.According to the WHO definition of hearing loss, what is the value to classify as profound hearing loss?
- A61-71 dB
- B>81 dB✓ Correct answer
- C>91 dB
- D>101 dB
Q8.Noise induced hearing toss inosto affects:
- AInner hair cell
- BOuter hair cell✓ Correct answer
- CMacula
- DCupula
Q9.Cochlear implant done in
- AScala media
- BScala tympani✓ Correct answer
- CScala Vestibuli
- DMiddle Ear
Q10.Which of the following is not a cause of conductive hearing loss-
- ACSOM
- BOtosclerosis
- CPresbycusis✓ Correct answer
- DSerous otitis media
Answer key
Q1: B. Presbycusis; Q2: C. Commonly seen in young females; Q3: B. Recess of fourth ventricle; Q4: B. Recess of 4th ventricle; Q5: C. Noise induced hearing loss; Q6: A. Sensorineural deafness; Q7: B. >81 dB; Q8: B. Outer hair cell; Q9: B. Scala tympani; Q10: C. Presbycusis.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- CSOM: Management and Complications
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Tumours of the Ear
- Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
- ENT Instruments