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Improving Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes with Sound and WAY Beyond (Adults, Teens, Professionals)

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1.  How many months of use are generally needed to achieve the most gain in performance for cochlear implant patients?
  1. 7 days
  2. 30 days
  3. 3 month
  4. 1 year
2.  How many practicing cochlear implant clinics offer adult patients a comprehensive program of auditory training?
  1. <10%
  2. 30 %
  3. 70%
  4. > 90%
3.  Based on the recent research reviewed in this seminar, what is the mean improvement in speech recognition after auditory training?
  1. 0-5%
  2. 5-10%
  3. 15-20%
  4. 50-100%
4.  Who will likely benefit from the type of intensive auditory training provided with the Sound and WAY Beyond software?
  1. The majority of cochlear implant recipients
  2. Only recipients who received their implant in the past four months
  3. Only prelingually deafened adult cochlear implant recipients
  4. Only postlingually deafened cochlear implant recipients
5.  Which the following will affect the training outcome with Sound and WAY Beyond in cochlear implant patients?
  1. Training protocols
  2. Training materials
  3. The amount of training
  4. All of the above
6.  The Sound and WAY Beyond training package is appropriate for:
  1. Children of all ages (birth to 18)
  2. Most teenagers
  3. Adults of all ages
  4. b and c
7.  When using the Sound and WAY Beyond product following activation for a cochlear implant, it is best to start by:
  1. Using modules for vowels and consonants
  2. Using the module for pure tones
  3. Skipping right to the words and staying with that module for at least one month
  4. A and B
  5. Spending half of each session on environmental sounds as this will help the recipient with hearing in noise
8.  After receiving a second cochlear implant, Sound and WAY Beyond might best be used:
  1. By teens
  2. By adults
  3. As intensive training for the "new" ear by turning off the recipient's first implant during practice sessions
  4. A, B, C
  5. Only by those who did not do well with their first cochlear implant
9.  Sharing results with a recipient's audiologist and/or therapist:
  1. May be helpful in terms of map adjustments
  2. May provide professionals with guidance on other rehabilitation activities that may help a recipient
  3. A and B
  4. Is probably not worthwhile as the product is designed for home practice
  5. Is cumbersome and probably not worth the time
10.  The Sound and WAY Beyond training product:
  1. Runs on a Windows platform
  2. Can not be run on a MacIntosh computer
  3. Can be used on a MacIntosh if the computer is equipped and run on Parallels Desktop or Bootcamp in parallel mode
  4. A and B
  5. A and C