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ReSound Advanced Technology: An Overview of Tinnitus Management

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1.  Tinnitus perception requires further medical investigation: In certain cases, such as when it pulsates or when it is experienced only in one ear (unilaterally) When it is perceived as being very loud If the tinnitus perception occurs without measurable hearing loss Whenever it is reported, regardless of characteristics

2.  Within the ReSound Relief App, Soundscapes: Are activated by tapping any bubble on the main screen, regardless of size Are activated by tapping only the small bubbles on the screen. Larger bubbles are just there as a tactile distraction Cannot be edited Are activated on the main screen by tapping on the larger bubbles which contain titles within the center

3.  The Threshold of Audibility Method refers to: The ascending and descending method of presenting pure tones to establish the hearing thresholds of an individual One method of appropriately setting the level of a Tinnitus Sound Generator, ensuring it is audible but does not completely mask the perceived tinnitus A game played to establish the perceived level of tinnitus for a child The only acceptable method of setting the level of a Tinnitus Sound Generator, whereby it is set exactly at the threshold of perceived tinnitus

4.  Environmental Steering: Increases the level of the tinnitus in louder sound environments so that it is always very audible for the user. Intelligently knows on what days the user's tinnitus perception is loudest, and appropriately increases the volume to accommodate Acknowledges that, in most cases, tinnitus is most audible in quiet situations. It thereby acts as an automatic volume control, decreasing the volume of the Tinnitus Sound Generator in louder sound environments Decreases the volume of signal from the hearing instrument microphones so that the Tinnitus Sound Generator signal is dominant

5.  The ReSound Smart 3D App provides: No control over an active Tinnitus Sound Generator. That is why the ReSound Relief App exists. Options for manipulating the Tinnitus Sound Generator. What options are available depends upon what has been programmed by the Hearing Care Professional All possible options for manipulating the Tinnitus Sound Generator regardless of what has been programmed by the Hearing Care Professional The ability to create custom Soundscapes for Tinnitus Sound Generation, activate by the tapping of a bubble on the main screen

6.  Is the ReSound Relief app is available for both iPhone and Android phones? iPhone only Android only Neither iPhone nor Android Both iPhone and Android

7.  My Plan is a feature within the Relief app that allows a user to: Create and personalized tinnitus management plan and track their progress Create a playlist of their favorite sounds Connects them to an exercise and diet program Allows them to control the TSG feature in their hearing instruments

8.  Both TSG and Nature Sounds will be active in the Smart 3D app if: The TSG feature is inactive The TSG feature is active A telecoil program is active None of the above

9.  Up to how many sounds can a user layer in the Relief app? 1 3 5 7

10.  Which of the following statements is true? The Relief app controls the TSG feature of the Hearing instrument The Relief app is part of the TSG feature of the hearing instrument Relief is part of the Smart 3D app The Relief app is a stand-alone app that streams audio to the hearing instrument