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Hearing Loss and the Vestibular System – What’s the Connection?

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1.  NIOSH stands for? National Institute for Ongoing Safety and Health National Institute for Occurring Safety and Health National Institute for Obvious Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

2.  Data indicates that the decline in hearing sensitivity accelerates above age ___ to ____ in men. 18 to 21 20 to 25 20 to 30 35 to 40

3.  Data indicates that the decline in hearing sensitivity accelerates above age ____ in women. 30 40 50 60

4.  Studies have shown that the likelihood of falling is more than ______ as great in older individuals with hearing loss compared to individuals with normal hearing thresholds. 2 times 10 times 100 times No difference

5.  What is a vestibular diagnostic test routinely done that demonstrates it is possible to “overdrive” the cochlea? Caloric Rotational chair Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials Subjective visual vertical