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Understanding Single Sided Deafness: Evaluation and Treatment for Professionals

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1.  For today's discussion SSD is best described as: Mild Sensorineural loss in one ear and profound hearing loss in the other Normal hearing (PTA @ .5,1,2, and 3Khz = or < 20dB HL) in one ear and a non-functional ear on the other Mixed/Conductive hearing loss in each ear None of the above

2.  Which of the three attributes help define our ability to localize in the horizontal Plane? Interaural Time difference, Interaural Level Difference and Spectral Difference Comb Filter effect Paradox Effect None of the Above

3.  Which of the following is NOT a cause of SSD? Tympanic membrane peroration Acoustic Neuroma Sudden Hearing loss (viral) Trauma to the temporal bone resulting in a transverse fracture

4.  Which of the following methods is state-of-the-art for providing CROS routing in Modern hearing aid technology? Hard Wire Connection FM radio Frequency transmission AM radio frequency transmission Wide band digital streaming via Near Field Radio Frequency Induction

5.  Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to overcome in CROS Solutions? Sensorineural Hearing Loss Central Auditory Processing Head Shadow Effect Hass Effect

6.  Which amplification system is common to a Transcranial Acoustic CROS fitting? Completely in-the-canal hearing aid fitted in the "Dead Ear" Baha on the Dead side Open fit, receiver-in-the-canal BTE hearing aid None of the Above

7.  Which of the following Bone Conduction Systems uses an Intraoral appliance? Oticon Ponto System Cochlear Baha System Soundbite TransEAR

8.  Of the implantable systems listed: which one uses a Transcuteanous pathway? Sophono Cochlear Baha Oticon Ponto TranEAR

9.  Which attribute listed below is common to all implantable SSD solutions? High Frequency Compression Expansion Osseointergration Cognitive support

10.  What term listed below is a challenge when routing a signal from the "Dead" side To the good side in Bone Conduction systems? Trancranial Attenuation Sensorineural Hearing loss Mixed Hearing loss None of the Above