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20Q: Auditory Neuropathy and Auditory Synaptopathy - Genotyping and Phenotyping

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1. What are the two auditory test measures most useful in accurately identifying AN/AS? Pure tone thresholds and OAEs OAEs and ABR OAEs and speech recognition in quiet ABR and MEMR
2. What does genotype refer to? A single sequence of three nucleotides A result measurable using OAEs A notation for eye color An individual’s genetic make-up
3. What does phenotype refer to? Observable characteristics of an individual A new method of testing hearing A code for test results Average characteristics of a group of people
4. What does auditory synaptopathy focus on? A hypoplastic auditory nerve The synaptic juncture of the inner hair cells and auditory nerve Demyelination of the auditory nerve Synapses in the brainstem
5. Which of the following statements is true for AN/AS patients with variants in the gene OTOF? All patients have mild hearing loss for pure tones. Temperature sensitive AN/AS is NOT associated with these variants Many patients benefit from use of cochlear implants. All patients can successfully benefit from use of amplification.