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Hearing Aids: Technology, Treatment & Clinical Services

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1.  The hearing aid and cochlear implant for bimodal patients should be balanced for: Manufacturer brand Years of device use Audibility and loudness Frequency output

2.  Supra-segmental perception refers to: Perception of the vowels and consonants in the speech signal Perception of only vowel sounds in the speech signal Perception of voiced consonants in the speech signal Perception of voice pitch, manner and prosodic cues in the speech signal

3.  Segmental perception refers to: Perception of the vowels and consonants in the speech signal Perception of only vowel sounds in the speech signal Perception of voiced consonants in the speech signal Perception of voice pitch, manner and prosodic cues in the speech signal

4.  For adults, for the average audiometric configuration, the programmed SII for the NAL-NL2 differs from the DSL5.0 in this manner: The DSL SII is about .12 to .16 larger The DSL SII is about .05 to .10 larger The NAL SII is about .05 to .10 larger There is little difference in the SIIs between the two

5.  In the Sanders and colleagues (2015) study, they found this average deviation from NAL-NL2 targets in the high frequencies for soft inputs when the manufacturers default fitting was selected in the fitting software: Measured gain was about 5 dB above NAL-NL2 targets Measured gain was about 5 dB below NAL-NL2 targets Measured gain was about 10 dB below NAL-NL2 targets There was no deviation from NAL-NL2 targets

6.  Verification of a hearing aid fitting refers to: Checking whether a hearing aid conforms to good manufacturing practices (GMP) Confirming that the hearing aid solves the patient's initial complaint or problem Checking whether fitting goals have been met Checking whether the patient receives benefit from the hearing aid

7.  In the 2016 Amlani and colleagues research regarding probe-microphone measures, willingness to pay (WTP), and perceived value (PV), they found that conducting probe-mic measures had this effect: Improved WTP only Improved PV only Improved both WTP and PV Did not improve either WTP or PV

8.  What is the form of conditioning that uses reinforcement or punishment to increase or decrease behavior? Classical Operant Hair Cognitive

9.  Which common approach to tinnitus management gives emphasis to the subconscious pathway and based on neurophysiological model of tinnitus? Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tinnitus Activities Treatment Tinnitus Reduction Therapy

10.  What is the most effective sound for sound therapy? White Noise Pink Noise Sound of Nature Whatever sound the patient finds comfortable for passive listening

11.  In comparing the effectiveness of sound therapy approaches: there is a robust body of research that compares approaches using appropriate control groups there is a robust body of research that controls for counseling effects many studies do not use the appropriate control groups or account for counseling effects most studies of proprietary approaches are done by non-biased, third party scientific organizations

12.  What is the status of the OTC Hearing Aid Act? the OTC Bill of 2017 has passed the House only the OTC Bill of 2017 has passed the Senate only the OTC Bill of 2017 has passed the House and Senate and was signed by the president the OTC Bill did not come up for a vote yet, but is out of committee

13.  The FDA now has __________ years to write the rules for a new regulatory class of OTC hearing aids. 1 2 3 4

14.  The FDA will publish the new rules related to OTC Hearing aids in: Audiology Today Federal Register Audiology Online New York Times

15.  There are _________ published data that provide compelling evidence as to how the newly approved OTC hearing aids will work for individuals. no some myriads of very poor