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The Roles of Audiologists and Dispensers Working with Hearing Aid Users in Cochlear Implant Candidacy, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance

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1.  A chronic health condition is: Defined as a condition that lasts 12 months or longer and meets one or both of the following tests: (a) it places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions; (b) it results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products, services, and special equipment. Defined as a condition that lasts 1 month or longer, and requires ongoing medical or healthcare appointments. Defined as a condition that lasts 12 months or longer. None of the above

2.  Hearing across the life course includes: Screening, diagnosis, fitting of hearing devices, across the life course. Prevention, identification, treatment and rehabilitation, across the life course. Fitting of implantable and non-implantable hearing devices, across the life course. None of the above

3.  What are the two factors that the 60/60 rule considers: Insurance coverage and access to rehabilitation services post implantation. Unaided pure tone average and unaided monosyllabic word recognition scores. Aided speech-in-noise test scores and quality of life questionnaires. None of the above

4.  Monitoring hearing aid benefit over time includes: Aided speech perception tests Quality of life questionnaires A rehabilitation program that includes baseline measures All of the above

5.  Common speech perception tests used in the audiological cochlear implant assessment in the U.S. include: Az Bio sentences and CNC Word lists BKB sentences and CNC word lists Az Bio sentences and NU Word list None of the above