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Tinnitus Therapy Feature Expanded

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1.  Who is a candidate for Tinnitus Notch Therapy? Patients suffering from tonal tinnitus Patients suffering from noise-like tinnitus (non-tonal) Either A or B Patients that may need a nature-inspired relaxation program

2.  People with tinnitus may benefit from what type of therapy? TRT TAT UCL Both A and B

3.  A protocol developed for the Veteran Administration is called ___________ whereas a protocol created by Dr. Natan Bauman is called ____________. PTM, CHaTT TAT, TRT TRQ, MML None of the above

4.  How can hearing instruments alone help reduce tinnitus? By reducing the audibility of the tinnitus By enriching the sound environment Improving hearing All of the above

5.  For Signia hearing aids, the static or ocean wave therapy signal: Is set based on the patients hearing loss Needs to be set for each individual ear during the fitting based on the therapy protocol you use Is not adjustable at all Needs to be set the same for both ears

6.  How does Guided Matching determine the Tinnitus Frequency? Uses the audiometric configuration Calculates based on the patient's selections of test tones Uses a simple A-B comparison Both B & C

7.  How is Manual Matching used? By using a similar function to the familiar InsituGram in Connexx software By asking the patient to press buttons on the hearing instruments By having the patient respond "higher or lower" as compared to their tinnitus tone Both A & C

8.  What is the test called to check that the Tinnitus Frequency was determined correctly? Frequency Confusion Test Manual Frequency Check Octave Confusion Test You need a special tinnitus app for that test, only available for iPhone

9.  If using a tinnitus therapy signal, how do you activate the therapy signal in Connexx software? Place a check mark in the box for "Tinnitus Therapy" in the Tinnitus Therapy screen found under the Tinnitus menu in whichever program(s) you wish to have it activated It is active by default in all Signia hearing instruments Open and close the battery door three times quickly to activate the tinnitus therapy signal Activate the therapy signal from the App menu section

10.  How does Notch Therapy target lateral inhibition? By applying steep spectral notches in the acoustic stimuli which filters environmental sounds to suppress tinnitus By having the wearer listen to notched amplification By applying a notch filter to the frequency response of the hearing aid at the Tinnitus Frequency All of the above