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Wireless Primer: What Are the Technologies and Benefits?

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1.  Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of NFMI wireless transmission? Uses an intermediary device Transmission at a lower carrier frequency Direct transmission from the source to the hearing aid Low power consumption

2.  What are the benefit(s) of using 2.4 GHz transmission over other frequencies? 2.4 GHz has worldwide acceptance 2.4 GHz is used for Bluetooth protocols No gateway device needed with a 2.4 GHz hearing system All of the above

3.  Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bluetooth Smart? Used to communicate directly with hearing instruments Used to control the hearing instrument features Used to stream audio directly to hearing instruments Used with all Bluetooth Smart enabled devices

4.  Which accessory would be most useful to hear a passenger in the backseat of a car? TV Streamer Remote Microphone Phone Accessory Remote Control

5.  Which accessory allows a patient to listen to movies, music and videos from their computer or laptop? TV Streamer Remote Microphone with DAI Remote Microphone without DAI Remote Control A & B

6.  If a patient does not have a telecoil in their hearing aid they can utilize telecoil signals they can utilize telecoil signals if there is a telecoil in the wireless accessory telecoil signals are no longer needed telecoil signals are only from the telephone

7.  Management of tinnitus with wireless devices provides Control of acoustic characteristics of distracting sounds Streaming of districting sounds from any playback device. Streaming of sounds from any app on a SMART device All of the above

8.  Visual cues during a telephone conversation improve speech understanding and can be provided with SMART devices improve speech understanding but cannot be provided with SMART devices are distracting as visual and acoustic signals are not the same message. decrease the signal to noise ratio of the message.

9.  Streaming music and videos directly to hearing aids is a gimmick and really has no quality of life benefit has no quality improvement over using the telecoil can improve the ability to enjoy the music and videos is only a good thing for teenagers and college students.

10.  Direct connectivity with SMART devices is available for BTE devices RIE devices Custom devices All of the above, depending on the manufacturer