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Unilateral Hearing Loss in Children: Impact and Solutions

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1.  Which of the following are true of Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL)? One ear has normal thresholds Impaired ear can have any degree of hearing loss Both A and B None of the above

2.  Hearing with both ears provides ________. Binaural summation Sound localization Release of spatial masking All of the above

3.  The impact of UHL on children can include ______. General communication difficulties Psycholinguistic dysfunction, particularly with the ability to learn language Quality of life effects All of the above

4.  Children with UHL are _______. 10 times more likely to repeat a grade Perform better in school than normal hearing children Perform equally to normal hearing children Never repeat a grade

5.  Verification of a CROS system includes _____. Measurement of hearing aid performance on the better hearing side & verifying that the CROS is transmitting sound from the poorer hearing ear to the better hearing ear Measurement of circuit noise Running a feedback management test All of the above

6.  Sky V includes _______. SoundRecover 2 AutoSense Sky OS Roger and Directional All of the above

7.  What is the goal of the CROS II? Access sound from the poorer hearing side Hear perfectly Provide sound to the poorer ear Act as a Roger device

8.  The CROS II provides ______. Directionality only on the hearing aid side Directionality only on the CROS side No directionality Directionality to both sides when using a 70 or 90 level hearing aid

9.  Roger Ready allows _____. CROS and Roger to be heard at the same time The hearing aid to switch automatically between CROS and Roger Volume controls Program changes

10.  The Roger solution for UHL is ______. Sky V CROS II Roger Focus There is no Audeo solution