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1.  An estimated _____ million people suffer from hearing loss globally.
  1. 10
  2. 75
  3. 360
  4. 860
2.  The standardizing body for the United States is the ____________.
  1. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  2. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  3. American Acoustical Society (AAS)
  4. National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL)
3.  ANSI S3.22 (Specification of Hearing Aid Characteristics) was first created in 1976 at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and last revised in ___.
  1. 2012
  2. 2014
  3. 2016
  4. 2018
4.  Wireless technologies embedded in modern hearing aids include ____________.
  1. Near-field magnetic induction (NFMI)
  2. Proprietary 2.4 GHz
  3. Bluetooth
  4. All of the above
5.  The Desired Sensation Level (DSL) and National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) prescriptive formulas are commonly used hearing aid gain and output prescriptions, a third option would be ______________.
  1. The Cambridge Formula(s)
  2. The Vanderbilt Formula(s)
  3. The Minimum Audible Map
  4. The Jerger Approach
6.  The annual cost of childhood hearing loss is estimated between:
  1. 5 and 10 million USD
  2. 5 and 10 billion USD
  3. 24 and 47 million USD
  4. 24 and 47 billion USD
7.  In cochlear implant applications, the term Bimodal refers to a listening mode that includes a cochlear implant on one ear and a _________ on the opposite ear.
  1. Cochlear implant
  2. Ear plug
  3. Hearing aid
  4. Bone conduction device
8.  Cochlear implants treat hearing loss through the electrical stimulation of _____________.
  1. Spiral ganglion cells
  2. Ossicles
  3. The promontory
  4. The vestibular aqueduct
9.  Bone conduction hearing devices can be classified into two categories, Direct Drive and ______________.
  1. Auditory Meatus
  2. Vibratory Drive
  3. Extra Cochlear
  4. Skin Drive
10.  The prevalence of regular tinnitus may exceed ___% of the population.
  1. 5%
  2. 10%
  3. 15%
  4. 20%

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