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Taking the Long Roads or the Shortcuts of Clinical Practices

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1.  Published studies and surveys show that the following is valued by the patient during hearing aid fittings Spatial tasks Family discussions Both technical tasks and counseling and coaching Using a wired connectivity for programming

2.  Identifying and using best practice has been associated with Greater improvement in hearing handicap and improvement in quality of life Better job/career Increased salary None of the above

3.  Completing a pre-fitting loudness discomfort level measurement Should be included as best practice for all fittings Should be completed but only at one frequency Can be skipped as long as real ear is completed to ensure that MPO is not exceeded Should never be completed as it has been deemed irrelevant

4.  Behind the ear, hearing instruments can appear to have directional microphones that are non-functional when measured in a test box because They are routinely wired backward in the factory Mistakes in test box set up can occur They are often missing one of the microphones The functional microphone creates a canceling effect for the non functional microphone

5.  If I run out of probe tubes for my real ear equipment I can use one from another manufacturer As long as I complete the probe tube calibration As long as I am doing a unilateral fitting As long as I use speech weighted noise stimulus I can never do this if I want accurate results

6.  I can complete real ear measurement verification with the hearing instrument setting at user settings rather than turning off all advanced features If I am using speech stimuli and if I am familiar with the effects based on the hearing instrument manufacturer I am fitting As long as I am not using the wind noise reduction feature As long as I use an app on my phone None of the above

7.  Spending the time to set up the app Can be a value add to the patient if you are well versed in app usage and troubleshooting Can increase patient satisfaction with the hearing instruments Can allow your patient to help themselves in difficult listening situations All of the above

8.  Updating software and firmware can take valuable minutes so Skip it when given the option Update when available to keep the systems working smoothly Update every other release, there is no need to update each time Update only the hearing aid firmware, there is no need to update the app or accessory firmware

9.  Based on manufacturer recommendations, the ideal duration to wait between removing the tab from a zinc-oxide battery and placing it in a hearing aid is 5 min 30 seconds 1 minute Depends on the manufacturer

10.  It is unnecessary to measure the real-ear unaided response during the fitting protocol because A skilled clinician is just as good as the REUR morphology for determining accurate probe tube placement Third party fitting rules use an average REUR when calculating targets Most verification is performed in output, instead of insertion gain targets All of the above