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Providing Structure to the Subjective Evaluation of Amplification

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1.  Aesthetics in a hearing aid fitting can include:
  1. loudness
  2. spectral balance
  3. noisiness of the device
  4. all of the above
2.  Subjective evaluation can be used:
  1. as an outcome measure
  2. as an aid in the initial setting of the device
  3. as an aid in the follow-up adjustment of the device
  4. all of the above
3.  If a patient reports difficulty in communication performance in challenging situations:
  1. you can accurately recreate those situations in a typical sound booth
  2. there is little that can be done to hearing aid settings to improve performance
  3. the patient may need time to evaluate the effect of device settings changes back in the real world
  4. try switching devices
4.  Two recommended useful dimensions to assess during structured listening are:
  1. Softness and Loudness
  2. Clarity and Pleasantness
  3. Brightness and Darkness
  4. Clarity and Brightness
5.  Structured listening makes sense for:
  1. first time users on the day of the new fitting
  2. experienced users but only using their old devices
  3. first time users a day or two after fitting
  4. both experienced and new users, but only after an appropriate adjustment period
6.  The basic purpose of performing structured listening is:
  1. to replace useless fine tuning
  2. to allow the patient to express opinions about the fitting that are not normally addressed in an organized fashion
  3. to replace real ear measures
  4. to replace objective speech in noise measures
7.  Using structured listening experiences
  1. should reduce the frustration that some patients experience in the fitting process
  2. represents a significant addition of time to the fitting process
  3. makes patient follow up unnecessary
  4. makes fine tuning unnecessary
8.  In order to be effective, the clinician:
  1. needs to give the patient sufficient time to adapt to the new fitting
  2. must orient/prepare the patient for the listening task
  3. assess only the most relevant dimensions of device performance
  4. all of the above
9.  Structured listening should lead to:
  1. the best possible fitting
  2. an examination of all possible combination of settings
  3. a greater sense of satisfaction in the fitting process for the patient
  4. all of the above
10.  Patients will vary on:
  1. weighting of perceptual priorities
  2. sensitivity to device setting differences
  3. desire to find an optimal setting
  4. all of the above