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Improving Accessibility to Hearing Healthcare: Only Smartphones Have the Answer, presented in partnership with Seminars in Hearing

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1.  According to Valente and Amlani (2017), what percentage of adults with hearing loss adopt hearing aids in the United States of America? 8.5% 17% 34% 68%

2.  What does the acronym “mHealth” stand for? Medicine and Health My Health Marketing in Healthcare Mobile Health

3.  What is another term for “direct-to-consumer (DTC) amplification devices”? Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids Personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) Smartphone-connected hearing aids Programmable hearing aid smartphone applications

4.  How many direct-to-consumer amplification devices were compared to a conventional hearing aid in a recent study published by Almufarrij et al. (2019)? 28 32 36 40

5.  In a study by Maidment et al. (2018) assessing a range of connected hearing technologies, which device was comparable to smartphone-connected hearing aids? Over-the-counter hearing aids Personal sound amplification product Hearing aid app coupled to wired earphones Hearing aid app coupled to wireless earphones