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Well-hearing is Well-being

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1.  Understanding factors that contribute to perceptions of HL is necessary to increase HA adoption including the: social world emotional world cognitive processes all of the above

2.  We study social relationships in hearing care because: It doesn't matter who sits beside us in clinical appointments Social relationships don't matter in this process Significant others don't have any influence on decision-making Significant others influence one’s experience

3.  Untreated hearing loss is associated with: social isolation & cognitive decline increase of cognitive processing reduced listening effort social inhibition

4.  Hearing loss was identified as being a ______ risk factor for dementia permanent modifiable flexible none of the above

5.  People with hearing loss have accelerated cognitive decline as compared to: normal hearing conductive hearing loss sensorineural hearing loss geriatric patients

6.  Increased cognitive load due to hearing loss results in: reduced processing effort limited resources available for encoding of content reduced listening effort All of the above

7.  Research demonstrates the reduction in cognitive decline trajectories when using hearing aids to reduce likelihood of dementia, however: this cannot be measured definitively more long term, randomized control trials are needed hearing aids can cure dementia hearing aid technology level is related to decline

8.  Social isolation is among the top risk factors for early mortality rates, making it more important than: obesity alcohol consumption exercise all of the above

9.  Medical claims data pertaining to unmanaged hearing loss demonstrates hearing loss to be associated with ____% higher risk of fracture, falls, stroke and heart attack. 20-50% 50-70% 80-90% 100%

10.  Use of hearing aids has been found to: improve quality of life decrease psychological effects of hearing loss decrease socioemotional effects of hearing loss all of the above