Exam Preview for 28484: Single Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearin

Single Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss in Adults and Children, presented in partnership with AAS

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1. The main challenge of unilateral deafness is: hyperacusis speech understanding in quiet speech discrimination in noise and localization aural fullness
2. Treatment options for single sided deafness worldwide include: traditional hearing aid on the deaf ear CROS; BiCROS and cochlear implant Auditory brainstem implant all of the above
3. The most frequent cause of deafness in adults is: labyrinthitis acoustic neuroma otitis media sudden hearing loss
4. BiCROS and CROS hearing aids provide an improvement in: only summation effect only squelch effect only head shadow effect nothing
5. Localization in patients with SSD can be improved with: BiCROS and CROS hearing aids Cochlear implant and CROS hearing aids Cochlear implant, CROS hearing aids and BiCROS cochlear implant
6. The most frequent cause of deafness in children is: CMV infection premature birth cochlear nerve hypoplasia unknown cause
7. The age for cochlear implant indication in children with congenital SSD: is not important should be over 6 years must be under 2 years is still unknown exactly but appears that the best age is less than 4 years
8. Cochlear implant pre-examination must always include: scintigraphy MRI olfactometry allergic testing
9. Contraindications for cochlear implant surgery include: epilepsy age> 80 years Meniere's disease cochlear nerve aplasia
10. A requirement before cochlear implant surgery for the patient with SSD should be: commitment to participate in a mandatory re-habilitation phase postoperatively refrain from all sports activity to learn to read music all of the above