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Personalized Fittings in Seconds Using Live Real Ear Measurements and Speech Mapping!

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1.  In a 2006 study by Kirkwood, what percentage of Audiologists stated that they never perform real ear measurements:
  1. less than 10%
  2. about 30%
  3. about 50%
  4. about 70%
  5. more than 70%
2.  In data shared on Test/Retest reliability of our Integrated Real Ear Measurement system, what was the average variation in decibels with an N of 29:
  1. less than 1dB
  2. 3dB
  3. 5dB
  4. about 6dB
3.  Which factors are taken into account in a Predicted Best Fit Response:
  1. Patient's hearing loss and selected fitting formula
  2. Hearing aid model data
  3. 2cc coupler data
  4. KEMAR ear canal data
  5. all of the above
4.  Which of the following is our default and proprietary fitting formula:
  1. NAL-R
  2. NAL-NL1
  3. e-STAT
  4. Berger
  5. Libby
5.  The Experience Manager offers offsets from target to what setting(s):
  1. Gain
  2. Compression Kneepoint
  3. Output
  4. Compression Ratio
  5. answers A & B
6.  Offsets in the Experience Manager are based upon:
  1. MCL
  2. UCL
  3. PTA
  4. Threshold at 1KHz
  5. Real ear measurement
7.  Offsets for "Familiar" in Experience Manager will focus on what frequency range:
  1. 200-500Hz
  2. 2-6KHz
  3. 1KHz-2KHz
  4. 500-750Hz
  5. all frequencies
8.  Speech Mapping can assist you and offer benefit to your patients during which time:
  1. Verification of settings
  2. Counseling
  3. Troubleshooting
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above
9.  Which of the following products offers Speech Mapping in 3D view:
  1. Vector IM12
  2. Vector IM16
  3. Vector IM24
  4. Axio IM32
  5. all of the above
10.  To use Speech Mapping with your patient, which of the following input methods can be utilized:
  1. Spouse live voice
  2. Clinician live voice
  3. Media player files
  4. Environmental Sounds (keys, door shutting)
  5. all of the above