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20Q: Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Wear Time in Children - Eyes Open, Ears On!

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1.  Park and colleagues (2019) reported ___________ of children achieved full-time use of their cochlear implants by three years of age. 3% 23% 53% 83%

2.  Previous research examining hearing aid wear time during the first two to three years of a child’s life has found a typical daily wear time of: 1 to 2 hours a day 4 to 6 hours a day 7 to 9 hours a day 10 to 12 hours a day

3.  Park and colleagues (2019) found which of the following factors to be the strongest predictor of language outcomes of cochlear implant recipients at three years of age? Education of the child’s mother The child’s non-verbal IQ The child’s age at implantation The child’s age at which full-time use of the cochlear implant was achieved

4.  Walker and colleagues (2015) found which of the following to be a factor that significantly influenced hearing aid wear time of children? The child’s age The child’s degree of hearing loss Education level of the child’s mother All of the above

5.  Which of the following evaluates a parent’s beliefs, knowledge, confidence, and actions relevant to supporting their child’s hearing device use and language development? Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-Efficacy - Revised (SPISE-R) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) Urban Institute Well-being and Basic Needs Survey (WBNS) Listening Inventory for Education (LIFE)