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The Neurophysiological Model of Tinnitus: A Practical Perspective

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1.  What percentage of people with tinnitus also has hearing loss?
  1. 90%
  2. 80%
  3. 70%
  4. 95%
2.  According to this presentation, what is the best way to approach or think about your patient's tinnitus?
  1. With tunnel vision
  2. Like a beam of light
  3. Globally
  4. None of the above
3.  Tinnitus has been found to be akin to phantom limb pain studies and is therefore sometimes termed as a
  1. Ghosts of auditory past
  2. Phantom auditory perception
  3. Eighth nerve pain
  4. None of the above
4.  What are the three components involved in disturbing tinnitus?
  1. Relaxation, neurological, and orthopedic
  2. Auditory, attentional, and emotional
  3. Central gain, auditory, and desensitization
  4. Auditory, emotional, and eighth nerve
5.  In terms of our subconscious ability to filter auditory information, what are the three possibilities discussed in this lecture?
  1. Auto action, awareness, and purification
  2. Awareness, relaxation, and purification
  3. Auto action, awareness, and subconscious
  4. Wide frequency, desensitization, and relaxation
  5. Both C and D
6.  Compensation for lack of auditory input can lead to increased ______________.
  1. Noise floor
  2. Central gain
  3. Dizziness
  4. Hearing loss
7.  When discussing treatment options with your patients, it is important to consider both their _________________ needs and tinnitus impact.
  1. Human
  2. Attentional
  3. Communication
  4. Central Gain
8.  The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment involves the component(s) of:
  1. Customized acoustic stimuli
  2. Engineered device
  3. Interactive counseling
  4. All of the above
9.  To address the effects of auditory deprivation and to promote relief and relaxation, the Neuromonics device delivers:
  1. A wide-frequency acoustic stimulus
  2. Pleasant and relaxing music
  3. Spectrally modified acoustic stimulus
  4. All of the above
10.  According to this presentation, the approach to consider for hyperacusis treatment is:
  1. You cannot treat a patient for hyperacusis
  2. Hyperacusis must be managed before tinnitus can be effectively addressed
  3. Only tinnitus can be treated
  4. Tinnitus must be targeted initially with treatment before hyperacusis can be effectively addressed