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20Q: Auditory Brainstem Implants - Continued Advancements for Both Adults and Children

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1.  An auditory brainstem implant is indicated for: sensory loss single sided deafness neural loss conductive loss

2.  Both a cochlear implant and auditory brainstem implant have a: electrode array electrode paddle abutment receiver stimulator

3.  The only auditory brainstem implant approved by the FDA is indicated for: cochlear aplasia VIII nerve hypoplasia NF2 in children under the age of 12 NF2 in people age 12 and over

4.  The author's facility is studying auditory brainstem implants in which group? adults with NF2 older adults with multiple CI failures children with no cochlea, or cochlear nerve aplasia/hypoplasia children with cranial nerve tumors

5.  The auditory brainstem team should include which of the following: audiologist neurosurgeon otologist all of the above

6.  Which of the following tests may be part of a pre-op work up for a pediatric auditory brainstem implant? behavioral audiometric testing ABR OAEs all of the above

7.  The audiologist's responsibilities throughout the auditory brainstem implant (ABI) process include all of the following except: counseling the family regarding expectations communication evaluation monitoring placement of the ABI during surgery programming the ABI

8.  Outcomes with auditory brainstem implants: include a wide range of performance have not been studied will only include rudimentary sound awareness for most patients all of the above

9.  For auditory brainstem implants for patients with NF2 post implant performance may include: improved speech recognition with lipreading improved speech recognition without lipreading improved awareness of environmental sounds all of the above

10.  If an auditory nerve is not visualized on an imaging study of a child, why might a cochlear implant be considered? it's much cheaper than other solutions the surgeon can perform an auditory nerve implant at the same time as the cochlear implant surgery sometimes imaging studies do not show a nerve when there is one present and performance is better with a cochlear implant when indicated it's possible that an underdeveloped auditory nerve will grow if stimulated