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Advanced Sound Processing

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1.  What happens to stimulation rate when pulse width is increased? Rate decreases Rate increase Rate stays the same None of the above

2.  How many independent current sources do AB internal devices have? 1 8 16 32

3.  Current steering provides _______________ points of stimulation within the cochlea. fewer additional the same none of the above

4.  The ability to steer current between physical electrode contacts provides the recipient with additional __________ information. temporal spectral intensity none of the above

5.  Which sound processing strategies use current steering? HiRes Optima S & P HiRes Fidelity 120 S & P HiRes S & P A&B only

6.  Which type of stimulation sends an electrical pulse to one electrode at a time. Sequential Paired Sporatic None of the above

7.  Faster rates of stimulation elicit __________ firing of the auditory nerve and provide additional temporal details. synchronous stochastic sporadic simultaneous

8.  What is the maximum amount of attenuation applied for the ClearVoice medium setting? 6 dB 12 dB 18 dB 24 dB

9.  Which IDR provides more soft sounds to the recipient? 50 dB IDR 60 dB IDR 70 dB IDR 80 dB IDR

10.  Which sound processing strategy was introduced to provide additional temporal information to the recipient? CIS HiResolution HiResolution Fidelity 120 HiRes Optima