Exam Preview for 29085: Battery Life: Counseling Patients About The

Battery Life: Counseling Patients About Their Wireless Streaming Hearing Aids

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1. There are 4 types of hearing aid batteries currently used with hearing aids. They are Alkaline, Polymer, Lead, Acid Zinc air, Nickel metal hydride, Lithium Ion, Silver Zinc Zinc polymer, lead acid, lithium Ion, Alkaline None of the above
2. A battery's capacity Is the charge stored by the battery Is a measure of the amount of energy that can be stored for a given weight Is measured in milliamp hours (mAh) All of the above is true
3. According to MarkeTrak IX, the most compelling feature(s) sought by non-owners of hearing aids include: A rechargeable hearing aid or rechargeable batteries for hearing aids A comfortable earmold A cable to attach to the TV The color purple
4. The information on battery performance on the data sheets provided by manufacturers Provide little correlation between real life current consumption and what is reported Are a good way to estimate the battery life of a wireless streaming hearing aid Follows ANSI which requires all featured to be active None of the above
5. Size 312 zinc-air batteries Always have the same capacity across brands and manufacturers Are the same regardless of the size Have the same capacity as size 13 zinc-air batteries May vary and perform differently with different hearing aids
6. Silver-zinc rechargeable batteries Have the least amount of capacity when compared to other rechargeable hearing aid batteries Have the most amount of capacity when compared to other rechargeable hearing aid batteries Are highly flammable Were invented by AG Bell
7. Lithium ion rechargeable batteries Always charge to full capacity even after one year Cannot be used with wireless streaming hearing aids Tend to lose 20% or more capacity every 200 charges All of the above
8. With streaming and more features being added to hearing aids: Battery life is getting shorter Patients dislike their hearing aids more than at any other time history Hearing aids are best worn when fishing for salmon Batteries are lasting longer and longer
9. Hearing aid battery life Is shorter with NFMI hearing aids than with 2.4 GHz hearing aids Is shorter with hearing aids that stream at 2.4 GHz hearing aids than when compared to hearing aids using an intermediary streaming device Is not something we have the ability to measure or predict is much better with CROS hearing aids
10. Building patient trust requires providing patients with accurate information Is not a goal that should be sought by providers Will never happen when fitting hearing aids None of the above