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Visible Speech Mapping

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1.  How much information provided by health care providers is usually retained?
  1. Almost everything is retained
  2. Approximately 75 % is retained
  3. Approximately half is retained
  4. Almost nothing is retained
2.  VSPM is...
  1. ...a combination of Audiometry and Counseling
  2. ...a combination of Real-ear Measurements and Counseling
  3. ...a combination of Audiometry and Real-ear Measurements
  4. ...a combination of Audiometry and Hearing Instrument Testing
3.  How does VSPM differ from traditional REM?
  1. It doesn't differ at all
  2. It does not match target
  3. It is based on human speech, designed to explain hearing loss, and has an intuitive layout
  4. VSPM is not a Real-ear Measurement
4.  What is NOT needed to perform VSPM?
  1. The Affinity hardware
  2. The in-situ headset or 2cc coupler
  3. The REM440 software including VSPM license
  4. The AC440 software license
5.  What thresholds are displayed in the VSPM screen?
  1. Only the individual hearing thresholds are displayed in VSPM
  2. Only normal hearing thresholds are displayed in VSPM
  3. Both thresholds for normal hearing and the individuals hearing thresholds are displayed in VSPM
  4. No hearing thresholds are displayed in VSPM
6.  Visible Speech Mapping in its verification form looks at the LTASS of the signal, which signals are recommended to use to obtain a LTASS and fit your hearing aids to target?
  1. International Speech Test Signal, Male and Female Speech
  2. Warble Tone and Pure Tone
  3. Narrow band noise and pseudo random noise
  4. Live voice
7.  7. LTASS in the Interacoustics Visible Speech Mapping system recommends you use:
  1. a) 1/12 Octave bands
  2. b) 1/24 Octave bands
  3. c) 1/3 Octave bands
  4. d) 1/6 Octave bands
8.  The Peaks and Valleys of the LTASS signal represent:
  1. 12dB above and 18dB below the LTASS
  2. 18dB above and 12dB below the LTASS
  3. 15dB above and 15dB below the LTASS
  4. None of the above
9.  If you saw on the VSMP screen that the 30% analysis area (the lowest line on the LTASS area graph) was BELOW the individuals threshold across the frequency range you would conclude:
  1. That they could hear AND understand the speech signal
  2. That they could only hear the speech signal but likely NOT understand it
  3. They could not hear or understand the speech signal
  4. None of the above, we cannot know what they will hear or understand from this example
10.  Pick the most appropriate answer. With VSMP you can:
  1. Show a binaural view, use only preloaded stimuli or live voice
  2. Show unaided and aided results, match to a prescription target, see a speech banana
  3. Show sound examples of everyday objects and use live voice stimuli only
  4. Import a wave file to use as a sound stimuli, view only the individuals thresholds