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Oticon Medical: Using Genie Medical and Clinical Considerations

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1.  What option(s) are available in the Genie Medical programming software?
  1. Single sided deafness checkbox
  2. Loudness control
  3. Softband checkbox
  4. All of the above
2.  What additional options are available in Oticon Genie Medical programming software compared to Genie programming software?
  1. BC in-situ
  2. Single sided deafness checkbox
  3. Loudness control
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
3.  How do the gain values change when you the "Single-sided deafness" box is checked?
  1. No change
  2. Increase in high frequency gain only
  3. Decrease in low frequency gain only
  4. Decrease in low frequency gain and increase in high frequency gain
4.  How do the gain values change when the "Soft band" box is checked?
  1. No change
  2. Changes to the gains above 1000Hz is frequency dependent
  3. Typically decreases high frequency gain by 10 dB above 1kHz only
  4. Decrease in low frequency gain and increase in high frequency gain
5.  What is measured with BC In-Situ?
  1. Gain
  2. Output
  3. Bone conduction thresholds
  4. All of the above
6.  How many programs are available in the Ponto Sound Processor?
  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 4
7.  The Feedback Manager measures individual feedback limits for:
  1. The Ponto Pro Power
  2. The Ponto Pro
  3. The Ponto
  4. All of the above
8.  BC In-Situ advantages are:
  1. Limits the variation of bone vibrator placement
  2. Overcomes skin attenuation
  3. Has a wider frequency range compared to the bone vibrator
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
9.  What does the firmware upgrade do:
  1. Upgrades Ponto Pro Power processors fit prior to Genie Medical 2011.1 release
  2. Upgrades Ponto Pro and Ponto processors fit prior to Genie Medical 2011.1 release
  3. Upgrades Ponto Pro Power processors fit after Genie Medical 2011.1 release
  4. Only upgrades Ponto Pro Power processors
10.  If a patient initially reports 'boomy' sound quality it is suggested to:
  1. Let the patient use the processor for a month before making changes
  2. Increase low frequency channel gains in the Loudness Control feature
  3. Decrease low frequency channel gains in the Loudness Control feature
  4. A and B
  5. B and C