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Outsmarting the Smartphone

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1.  Smartphone connectivity to hearing instruments offer the patient Instant gratification User involvement in their hearing health care Adjustments to the hearing aids without traveling to the office All of the above

2.  The following smartphones can operate on iOS Samsung Google Apple LG

3.  Which of the following statements is TRUE Android is the only system to offer accessibility options for hearing iOS only offers accessibility options for dexterity and visions Both Android and iOS offer accessibility options for hearing, vision and dexterity Smartphones do not offer accessibility options for dexterity

4.  Direct streaming from a smartphone to hearing instruments is possible Only with Android Only with iOS Only when using an intermediary device between the hearing instruments and smartphone With both Android and iOS, depending on brands

5.  When using iOS, accessibility options can be found in the following menu Settings About Manage connectivity iOS does not have accessibility options

6.  When using Android OS, accessibility options can be found in the following menu Apps Settings Help Android does not have accessibility options

7.  When faced with connectivity issues, Be sure that all updates have been performed and components are up to date Try restarting components Be sure to check the Bluetooth pairing or even re-pair if still paired All of the above

8.  If a patient likes to take phone calls with audio streaming through the hearing aids but does not want all sound from the app streamed through the hearing aids The only option the patient has is to will have to remove the hearing aids or turn Bluetooth off when streaming from the app You can make a selection in the iOS to disable app sounds from other apps from streaming, but this is not possible with Android Unfortunately, they will have to deal with both as they cannot select which sounds to stream Selections can be made in the operating system of the phone to disable sounds from other apps from streaming

9.  What is Bluetooth pairing really doing? Creating a bond with the local FM radio antennae to stream data Creating an agreement between devices that they will exchange data with each other wirelessly when in range Allowing hearing instruments to be discoverable by others hearing instruments for data sharing Powering the battery when hearing instrument is near the smartphone

10.  You are seeing a patient that has normal sloping to mild symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss with asymmetric word recognition (96% in the right ear, and 16% in the left ear). The patient reports it feels like some speech is unclear when watching movies and listening to certain music when using headphones or streaming audio from their phone to their hearing aids. What is one setting that can be changed with in the phone to that may improve the patient’s listening experience? Change phone screen to black and white Change phone audio from stereo to mono Increase contrast of text on the screen Adjust the Left/Right balance audio slider on the phone from center to the right