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Implementation of Cochlear Implants: Enhanced Candidacy Criteria and Technology Advances

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1.  The minimum anatomic requirement for a cochlear implant to be of benefit includes:
  1. A fully developed cochlea
  2. A cochlea fully developed or malformed and a cochlear nerve
  3. External pinna
  4. None of the above
2.  Children under the age of one with single sided deafness have an absent cochlear nerve on the deaf side what percent of the time?
  1. 10%
  2. 20%
  3. 50%
  4. Up to 70%
3.  Children with auditory brainstem implants are expected to:
  1. Have environmental sound awareness
  2. Stop using sign language as a communication/language mode
  3. Understand and appreciate music
  4. Use the telephone with the ABI
4.  Hybrid hearing means:
  1. Electric hearing on one side and acoustic hearing on the other
  2. Electric and acoustic hearing on the same ear
  3. The use of two hearing aids
  4. The use of two cochlear implants
5.  Cochlear implantation with local anesthesia is beneficial because:
  1. It saves money
  2. It prevents anesthesia related dementia
  3. It is well tolerated by patients
  4. All of the above

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