Exam Preview for 35896: Restoring Connection with Cochlear Implants

Restoring Connection with Cochlear Implants, presented in partnership with the American Auditory Society

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. What is a normal aural preference? Left ear projects to right cortex, right ear projects to left cortex. Left ear projects to left cortex, right ear projects to right cortex. Left ear projects to right cortex, right ear projects to right cortex. Left ear projects to left cortex, right ear projects to left cortex.
2. What is the most common associated deficit in the setting of SNHL? Renal dysfunction Long QT syndrome Visual impairment Vestibular dysfunction
3. What delay in motor milestone would make you concerned for an underlying vestibular impairment in a child with SNHL? Not sitting by 6 months. Not walking by 15 months. Not walking by 20 months. Poor head control at 2 months.
4. Delays in motor milestones can result from: Vestibular impairment Hearing loss Neurologic disorder All of the above
5. If a child has an abnormal horizontal head thrust test, where is the deficit? Superior semicircular canal Saccule Horizontal (lateral) semicircular canal Utricle
6. Which of the following are correct: Early simultaneous rehabilitation of bilateral hearing loss with bilateral cochlear implant leads to: Improved access to sound Improvements in balance Normal aural preference All of the above
7. What is the most common cause of single-sided deafness in children? Cochlear nerve aplasia/hypoplasia Congenital cytomegalovirus Enlarged vestibular aqueducts Trauma
8. What is the most common cause of single-sided deafness in children that can benefit from cochlear implantation? Cochlear nerve aplasia/hypoplasia Congenital cytomegalovirus Enlarged vestibular aqueducts Trauma
9. Listening effort can be measured using: Reaction time Pupil diameter Electromyography Both A & B
10. Which etiology of sensorineural hearing loss is not typically associated with concurrent vestibular impairment? Congenital cytomegalovirus Meningitis Usher Syndrome Type 1 Homozygous mutation in Connexin 26 (GJB2 mutations)