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Complex versus Standard Fittings: Part 3

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1.  The A & D components of hearing loss refer to:
  1. Acclimatization and Desensitization
  2. Audibility and Distortional
  3. Assessment and Delineation
  4. Acceptance and Denial
2.  Etiologies that are associated with a low distortional component would be:
  1. Meniere's
  2. Sudden Idiopathic
  3. Autoimmunity
  4. Effusion
3.  Which of the following is not believed to increase the distortional component:
  1. Membrane disruptions
  2. Significant inner hair cell loss
  3. Widespread inflammation
  4. Conductive loss
4.  In the presence of a severe distortional component:
  1. Prescriptive targets are a good place to start, but the fitting may require significant modification
  2. UCLs should be ignored
  3. Extra power will likely be needed
  4. Targets must be closely matched
5.  In the presence of a severe distortional component:
  1. Linear is the only reliable options
  2. There is no requirement for environmentally adaptive systems
  3. Multi-channel, nonlinear approaches may likely be useful
  4. Getting enough gain may be difficult
6.  Which of the following is not seen in sudden hearing losses:
  1. A partial or full recovery of thresholds
  2. Residual reductions in word recognition
  3. Some residual asymmetries
  4. Thresholds returning to better than normal levels
7.  Asymmetrical hearing loss:
  1. Is nearly always stable
  2. Demonstrates word recognition declines proportional to the threshold loss
  3. Will require more gain than a similar symmetrical loss
  4. May require deviations from target, especially in the poorer ear
8.  Serial monaural fittings:
  1. May help to reduce confusion on the part of the patient and clinician
  2. Are against the code of ethics
  3. Only work in cases of unstable thresholds
  4. Require fitting the poorer ear first
9.  In serial monaural fittings:
  1. The poorer ear should be fit first
  2. The better ear will typically be fit first
  3. The ears will be alternately fit for six months
  4. The patient will choose which hearing aid to wear each day
10.  The success criteria when fitting an asymmetrical loss include:
  1. A fused binaural image
  2. Equivalent gain between the ears
  3. Equivalent aided word recognition between the ears
  4. "Target plus 10 dB"

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