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Phonak and Advanced Bionics: Powerful Connections for Managing Bimodal Fittings

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1.  A cochlear implant system consists of which of the following components?
  1. Headpiece
  2. Electrode Array
  3. Sound Processor
  4. All of the above
2.  An individual with severe to profound hearing loss may experience which of the following?
  1. Difficulty communicating over the phone
  2. Confidence in social situations
  3. High levels of speech understanding in noisy situations
  4. A strong appreciation for music
3.  The current FDA criteria for adults to be deemed a candidate for a cochlear implant includes which of the following?
  1. 18 years of age or older
  2. Severe-to-profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
  3. Less than 50% open set sentence recognition scores
  4. All of the Above
4.  Which of the following is NOT a current contralateral solutions available to Advanced Bionics cochlear implant recipients?
  1. Naida Link
  2. Naida Link CROS
  3. Virto M ITE
  4. Naida CI
5.  Thanks to the partnership with Phonak, Advanced Bionics is able to offer which of the following technologies in their devices?
  1. Tinnitus Balance Noise
  2. Binaural VoiceStream Technology
  3. FlexVolume
  4. ClearChannel
6.  The Naida Link CROS device offers wearers:
  1. Improved Speech Discrimination in Noise
  2. Binaural VoiceStream Technology
  3. Removal of the head shadow effect
  4. All of the above
7.  The SoundSuccess Program is:
  1. A speech to text app which is available for free on smart phones
  2. A sound cleaning feature that allows for the reduction of noise in restaurants
  3. A free interactive aural rehabilitation program available to wearers of Phonak and Advanced Bionics devices.
  4. A dedicated program for listening binaural on the phone
8.  Advanced Bionics currently offers support to cochlear implant candidates and recipients in which of the following languages:
  1. English
  2. Spanish
  3. German
  4. Both A and B
9.  Cochlear Implant surgery is typically:
  1. 1-3 Hours in length, performed under general anesthesia, and outpatient
  2. 1-3 Hours in length, performed under local anesthesia, and outpatient.
  3. 1 hour in length, performed under general anesthesia, and inpatient
  4. 1-3 hours in length, performed under local anesthesia, and inpatient.
10.  Hearing loss is the ____ most common health disorder in the United States?
  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth