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20Q: Ten Years of Expert Insight and Resources

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1.  The most qualified professionals to provide tinnitus assessment and management services are: ENT physicians Neurosurgeons Audiologists Social Workers

2.  According to the author, what is the audiology-related word or phrase most often searched on the Internet? hearing aids tinnitus vertigo laud

3.  Which of the following is an FDA-approved treatment for hearing, tinnitus and/or balance issues? CBD oil Gingko biloba Lipo flavonoid None of the above

4.  Sources of disruption to the audiology profession include which of the following? over the counter hearing aids self fitting hearing aids self assessment of hearing all of the above

5.  According to the article, experts suggest that audiologists do which of the following, to respond to disruptive changes in products and service delivery models? retire early change careers add new services and practice the full scope of audiology join a wine-of-the-month club

6.  AutoREMfit can be defined as: a new procedure where the probe-mic equipment and hearing aid fitting software talk to each other a new slim tube model hearing aid a new self-fit hearing aid from Apple a new headphone for more accurate pure tone audiometry

7.  What is the SII and what is its purpose? An automated hearing test that is quicker than manual pure tone audiometry Speech Intelligibility Index, which impacts speech recognition and is used in hearing aid fitting Spondee Intelligence Instrument for automated in situ speech testing Staggered Spondee Icon, which is a new signal for automated ABR testing with infants

8.  In 2019, the American Academy of Audiology released a clinical practice guideline on the following topic, which was also reviewed in a 20Q? otoacoustic emissions pure tone audiometry immittance testing cochlear implants

9.  Speech recognition testing with children with hearing loss can: provide a cross-check for behavioral pure-tone results help quantify benefit from amplification and assist in determining programming and audiologic management help monitor performance over time all of the above

10.  Although research suggests that normal listening and spoken language skills are likely when children receive cochlear implants during the first year of life, current FDA guidelines call for a minimum age for implantation of : 6 months 9 months 12 months 18 months