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Seamless Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Hearing Health Care

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1.  The following are considered important auditory milestones for increased independence: Alerting to an alarm clock Alerting to a smoke detector Alerting to a phone ringing All of the above

2.  In some states, the transition from pediatric care to adult care may include: Changes in covered services Changes in practitioner Changes in location of care All of the above

3.  For high school students, transition to work or college should start: When they graduate from high school First year of work/college Whenever the family/child indicates they are ready Early in the high school years, continuing toward graduation and into the next setting

4.  Techniques that may encourage a young adult to take more responsibility for their hearing health care might include: Scheduling their own appointments Keeping a budget related to hearing care related expenses Shopping for batteries All of the above

5.  As a young adult transitions from high school to college, they should expect the following regarding accommodations and processes: Accommodations and processes will be the same in college Accommodations and processes will be better in college Accommodations and processes will poorer in college Students should not necessarily expect the same accommodations and processes in college.

6.  If a pediatric patient has been followed in a pediatric center and needs to transition to a new provider, these steps can make that transition easier: A picture of the new audiologist along with address and scheduling information An open house at the new facility with the new audiologists in attendance The new audiologists reaching out to the young adult/family All of the above

7.  Materials that will be helpful to an audiologist taking over the care of a young adult include: Hearing aid history and current hearing aid detailed information Exported CI or NOAH file to download settings Serial audiograms All of the above

8.  If you are taking over the care of a young adult who has been fit with amplification using best practices throughout childhood, you may want to consider: Continuing to use the evidence based fitting strategy that has been used in the past Running real ear measures with the current hearing aids at the current settings to get a sense of some of the individual's audibility preferences Examine current signal processing and feature selection to see how noise reduction and directional microphones have been set for this individual prior to ordering and setting new devices All of the above

9.  In order to encourage a transitioning teen to schedule a first appointment with an adult clinic, you may want to consider: Offering a "prize" if they schedule a well-visit Provide the teen and family a clear pathway to adult care Schedule this appointment during your final appointment with the teen/young adult All of the above

10.  If you are an audiologist who works with patients across the life span, you: Don't need to worry about the transition of pediatric patients into adulthood Don't need to consider modifying your communication style as your patient transitions into a young adult Don't need transition how you interact with the young adult's family in terms of communicating health related information None of the above