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AutoSense OS: Automatic Hearing Aid Optimization at the Speed of Life

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1.  Why is automatic capability so important to have in hearing aids? Hearing aid users do not want to change manual hearing aid programs Hearing aid users cannot switch programs as accurately as a good automatic system Hearing aid users are not always reliable when switching into a manual program programs with a manual push button All of the above

2.  AutoSense OS is what generation of automatic technology in Phonak products? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th None of the above

3.  What are the exclusive classifications of AutoSense OS? Car, Speech in Noise, Music Car, Speech in Loud Noise, Music Car, Echo, Music Speech in Noise, Echo, Music Speech in Loud Noise, Echo, Music

4.  What is different about AutoSense OS on the Belong platform? It is more powerful It has more memory It has less power consumtion It is the first automatic system for Phonak so everything is different A, B, and C

5.  What is the main challenge that needs to be overcome by all automatic classification systems? Slowing down the system to catch words Adjusting compression speeds Making sure transitions between programs are not audible Activating the correct directional microphone program Making sure the hearing aid can differentiate quite vs. noise

6.  Which of these stimuli would be most difficult for an automatic system to generalize as the same? Different types of noise Different types of music Different speakers in quiet Different speeds of wind None of the above

7.  What is different about how audiologists interact with AutoSense OS in the software as compared to other types of hearing aids? Audiologists can make global changes to AutoSense OS and changes in individual programs Changes in individual programs are carried over into the automatic program A and B There are no differences All of the above

8.  What is the most important thing to keep in mind when testing in real world environments? If the participant will be distracted How to maintain experimental control in these environments How to acquire a car for testing How the experiment will be perceived to those in the public None of the above

9.  Which of these experimental controls were used in the Phonak Audiology Research Center study on AutoSense OS? Double-blinding Randomization of conditions Never completing testing in the car when it was raining Measuring noise levels on separate occasions in Starbucks to ensure consistency All of the above

10.  What environments were tested in the AutoSense OS study done at PARC? Car Starbucks Restaurant A and B All of the above