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Managing Tinnitus without Hearing Loss and Unilateral Hearing Losses – Tinnitus Case Studies

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1.  If tinnitus is present in both ears and hearing loss in only one ear:
  1. Use monaural amplification, with binaural Zen
  2. Use no amplification, with binaural Zen
  3. Use Zen Noise only in both ears
  4. Use bilateral amplification.
2.  In cases of tinnitus with normal hearing, it is NOT necessary to:
  1. Do a complete hearing assessment
  2. Use Zen tones
  3. Use amplification
  4. Complete an intake form
3.  If the patient does not like Zen tones they should
  1. Be dismissed from therapy
  2. Be encouraged to use Zen all day
  3. Be counseled that no other form of therapy will work
  4. None of the above
4.  Zen is a form of what type of therapy?
  1. Sound therapy
  2. Relaxation therapy
  3. Cognitive Behavioral therapy
  4. A and B
5.  The style of Zen tones should be chosen on the basis of:
  1. Which style is most relaxing to the patient
  2. Which style is first in the drop down menu
  3. Which style masks the tinnitus completely
  4. Which style sounds the best
6.  The volume of the Zen tones should be set so that:
  1. They mask the tinnitus
  2. They are audible, but relatively soft
  3. They can be heard by the clinician
  4. They fall just below the patient’s UCL
7.  If a person needs a relaxation program,
  1. A program slot can be dedicated to it
  2. The mics are turned off
  3. Zen tones and/or noise is chosen
  4. All of the above
8.  Zen2Go is ideal for:
  1. Patients with bilateral hearing loss
  2. Patients with unilateral hearing loss
  3. Patients with normal hearing
  4. None of the above
9.  Patients with unilateral tinnitus may have the following:
  1. Normal hearing
  2. Unilateral hearing loss
  3. Bilateral hearing loss
  4. All of the above
10.  Widex offers many tools to assist the clinician. One tool that is NOT available is:
  1. Over- the- counter supplement
  2. Relaxation CD
  3. TRQ self- assessment scale
  4. Counseling Flipchart

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