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Managing Hearing Loss in Patients with Chronic Otitis Media (COM)

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1.  Which of the following is true with respect to COM-related hearing loss? Most patients with COM experience a conductive or mixed hearing loss The severity of hearing loss depends on the status of the middle ear Moderate hearing losses are most common, but many patients experience a moderately-severe hearing loss with COM All of the above

2.  A standard of care for treatment of the ________ related to COM is well established. Disease Hearing loss Disease and hearing loss None of the above

3.  Research related to treating COM-related hearing lows shows that: Most patients prefer traditional hearing aids Patients with an air-bone gap greater than 30-35dB are likely to have better outcomes with a bone conduction solution compared to hearing aids Bone conduction isn’t necessary because the hearing loss always resolves with treatment of the disease Speech recognition in noise is the same with bone conduction or traditional amplification regardless of air bone gap

4.  Bone conduction solutions include: Surgical and non-surgical options Old technology A last resort None of the above

5.  Expected outcomes of a bone conduction solution in COM-related hearing loss include: Stable hearing despite fluctuations due to the disease process Increased quality of life Improvements in speech recognition compared to hearing aids All of the above