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1.  In the current proposed legislation, OTC hearing aids are meant for:
  1. Conductive hearing loss
  2. Mild, moderate hearing loss
  3. Severe hearing loss
  4. Only people who can't afford to purchase through the more traditional method to obtain hearing aids
2.  OTCs and PSAPs:
  1. Are the same
  2. Are targeted at the same population by definition of their marketing
  3. Are different by definition of their target population
  4. Are inferior products
3.  If a patient comes in to an audiology practice with an OTC hearing aid,
  1. The audiologists cannot legally work with the aid
  2. The audiologist cannot charge for any services related to the aid
  3. The audiologist can have a price structure in place to care for the patient and the device
  4. The audiologist will need to tell the patient that they made a poor choice in purchasing an OTC hearing aid
4.  When using concurrent equalization instead of stored equalization with an open fitting, the most probable mistake will be:
  1. A large dip in the response around 500 Hz
  2. A large peak in the response around 500 Hz
  3. Actual gain will be greater than observed gain on the fitting screen
  4. Actual gain will be less than observed gain on the fitting screen
5.  In an open fitting, when it isn't possible to reduce low unwanted low frequencies in the REAR in the 500 Hz range, this could be because of:
  1. The REOR
  2. The RECD
  3. The RETSPL
  4. The AGCo setting
6.  Without changing the programing of the hearing aid in any way, you would expect the following difference in the REAR85 for an open vs closed fitting:
  1. Closed 5-10 dB greater than open for all frequencies
  2. Closed 5-10 dB greater than open, but only for 3000 Hz region
  3. Open 5-10 dB greater than closed for all frequencies
  4. Open 5-10 dB greater than closed, but only for 3000 Hz region
7.  In general, we'd like to see the REAR85 output to fall in this general area:
  1. Within a dB or so of the target real ear LDLs
  2. About 5 dB or so below the target real ear LDLs
  3. About 5 dB or so above the target real ear LDLs
  4. Consistent with the peaks of speech for the 75 dB SPL input
8.  What is not a reasonable strategy you can offer to help with concentration?
  1. Take frequent breaks as needed
  2. Remove other distractions from your work area
  3. Play soft background music
  4. Wait until later in the day to focus on important work
9.  Which of the following would be a reasonable approach to a hearing aid fitting for tinnitus patients:
  1. Use a highly directional microphone
  2. Only fit the ear with the tinnitus
  3. Attempt to amplify low-level sounds
  4. Always fit binaurally
10.  What is not a probable advantage of sound therapy?
  1. Eliminate the tinnitus
  2. Decrease the loudness of the tinnitus
  3. Substitute an annoying sound for a less annoying sound
  4. Decrease the prominence of the tinnitus
11.  The most important advantage of an open-ended questionnaire is that:
  1. They are easier
  2. Patients can take as much time as they want to complete it
  3. Patients have the opportunity to write down what they believe is important
  4. It lets the patient know you care
12.  Which type of individual would NOT be a candidate for nonlinear frequency compression?
  1. Someone with a high-frequency loss that is at moderately-severe or worse
  2. Someone with a severe or profound loss above 1500 Hz
  3. Someone with a precipitous mid-frequency loss above 2000 Hz
  4. Someone with a high-frequency loss that is mild to moderate
13.  A key feature of nonlinear frequency compression is:
  1. The harmonics in the signal are preserved in the region of frequency lowering
  2. The bandwidth of the hearing aid is unaltered after lowering
  3. The low frequencies are unaltered
  4. Feedback is completely eliminated
14.  When fitting new hearing aids with frequency compression to a patient who is already using hearing aids with frequency compression:
  1. You should apply the same settings as the old hearing aids, even if you are a fitting a different make/model
  2. You should use the same settings as the old hearing aids only if the hearing aid style is the same
  3. You should not apply the same settings to the new hearing aids, as frequency compression methods differ in the exact relationship between input and output frequencies
  4. You should apply the same settings to the new hearing aids, as frequency compression methods differ in the exact relationship between input and output frequencies
15.  Determining the MAOF is an important step in a protocol when fitting frequency lowering. MAOF stands for:
  1. minimum audible output frequency
  2. maximum audible output frequency
  3. master aided output frequency
  4. minimum audiological output function

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