Exam Preview for 40988: Precision Audiology: Advanced Diagnostics t

Precision Audiology: Advanced Diagnostics to Individualize Treatment for Sensorineural Hearing Loss, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh

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1. Which cochlear pathology is unlikely to influence audiometric thresholds? Outer hair cell loss Atrophy of the stria vascularis Cochlear synaptopathy Total loss of the inner hair cells
2. Two patients have similar degrees of sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the following is true? They are likely to have the same score on a speech-in-noise test like QuickSIN. If they are the same age, then it is likely that the etiology of their hearing loss is the same. The intervention that helped one patient is likely to be the right intervention for the other patient. Their acoustic reflex thresholds may differ.
3. A core principle of precision medicine is: Treatments should be tailored based on the average response observed in large populations. Treatments should be customized based on subjective patient reports Treatment should be adapted to an individual patient based on their unique biological, environmental, and lifestyle characteristics. All patients with the same condition should be treated using standardized protocols.
4. Why might sensorineural hearing loss be considered a complex pathology? It has an array of possible underlying causes It is impossible to know the etiology of someone’s hearing loss It changes over a person’s lifetime It is challenging to diagnose
5. Which advancement in hearing loss treatment would benefit from precision diagnostics? Pharmaceuticals for hearing loss Gene therapy Hair cell regeneration All of the above