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SoundPoint: The Patient Driven Hearing Aid Fitting

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1.  The SoundPoint calibration signal should be at what intensity?
  1. 50 dB
  2. 60 dB
  3. 70 dB
  4. 80 dB
2.  To calibrate SoundPoint, the computer must have
  1. regular desktop speakers
  2. a 5.1 surround sound system
  3. a high-definition monitor
  4. all of the above
3.  To interact with SoundPoint, the patient
  1. must have knowledge of hearing aid programming
  2. uses the keyboard to explore the SoundPoint "space"
  3. uses the mouse to explore the SoundPoint "space"
  4. none of the above
4.  As the patient explores the SoundPoint "space"
  1. the professional makes changes to the hearing aid parameters
  2. they patient hears real-time changes to their hearing aid processing
  3. the patient describes his/her complaints with their hearing aids
  4. the professional has no way of seeing what changes are occurring with the hearing aids
5.  As the patient explores the SoundPoint "space"
  1. the professional has the option to monitor the real-time changes to the hearing aids
  2. a stimulus of female speech in background noise is presented
  3. the patient can mark preferred sound qualities within the space
  4. all of the above
6.  Once the patient has identified their favorite sound quality
  1. they mark that position with a star
  2. they have the professional use the Fine Tuning screen to make the changes
  3. the professional uses the Expert Assistant to finalize the changes
  4. none of the above
7.  What hearing aid technologies are compatible with SoundPoint?
  1. S Series iQ 11, 9 and 7
  2. All 3 Series, Wi, X and S Series iQ technologies
  3. S Series and e Series
  4. all of the above
8.  What device may be used as a patient remote for SoundPoint sessions?
  1. NOAH Link
  2. Blackberry
  3. Apple iPad
  4. Wi Series SURF Link remote
9.  SoundPoint stimulus utilizes
  1. the signal from the Connected Speech Test
  2. speech-shaped noise
  3. pink-noise
  4. male and female speech in speech-shaped noise
10.  SoundPoint may be used
  1. to change time noise management time constants
  2. during Live Real Ear
  3. to adjust sound quality for a specific memory (ex: music)
  4. instead of the professional interacting with the patient