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There's a New Star in School: Making FM Work for Children with Listening Difficulties

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1.  Which of the following are factors that can affect a young child’s ability to comprehend speech.
  1. Brain immaturity
  2. Auditory experience
  3. Unilateral or minimal hearing loss
  4. Auditory processing difficulties
  5. All of the above
2.  In a normally hearing 6 year-old, what SNR is needed for them to accurately understand 80% of words spoken in the classroom?
  1. 0 dB SNR advantage
  2. 5 dB SNR advantage
  3. 11 dB SNR advantage
  4. 7 dB SNR advantage
3.  In a typical classroom, which of the following has a degrading effect on speech that a student perceives?
  1. Reverberation
  2. Noise
  3. Distance
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
4.  Potential benefits of the Amigo Star device includes which of the following?
  1. improving the SNR
  2. Compatibility with existing FM transmitters
  3. improved acceptance because of the thin tube coupling
  4. robust design with an IP57 dust and water resistance rating
  5. All of the above
5.  Amigo Star key features include
  1. Volume control
  2. LED light
  3. Intelligent Sleep and Off modes
  4. All of the above
  5. B and C only
6.  6.Which of the following are true about the fitting range of Amigo Star?
  1. a.The gain range of 14 dB was designed to suit thresholds of 1-20 dB, using the DSL pediatric rationale.
  2. b.is suitable for normal hearing individuals
  3. is suitable for children with mild, minimal and unilateral hearing loss.
  4. None of the above
  5. All of the above
7.  The receiver LED indicates
  1. Receiver is on
  2. Transmitter and receiver are communicating
  3. The receiver is correctly positioned on the ear
  4. A and B only
  5. A and C only
8.  Which one of the following is NOT true about the Intelligent Sleep and Off mode of the Amigo Star?
  1. When the Amigo Star goes into sleep mode the power consumption drops to half (50%)
  2. The Amigo Star will go into sleep mode after 60 seconds of no FM signal
  3. a.the child or teacher must control the sleep and off mode
  4. After 90 minutes it will go into “off mode”
  5. Sleep and off mode significantly extends the battery life
9.  What is the Streamer Pro battery life when using an FM receiver?
  1. 8 hours
  2. 6 hours
  3. 4 hours
  4. 2 hours
10.  Which of the following is NOT true about Streamer Pro
  1. Only 1 receiver required for binaural FM input
  2. There is only one neck loop length available for all ages.
  3. Can be used with all Oticon instruments that are Streamer compatible
  4. The built-in t-coil enables listening wherever teleloop systems are used
  5. Can be used with any FM transmitter and universal receiver