Exam Preview for 41038: Clinically-Relevant Hearing Aid Research, i

Clinically-Relevant Hearing Aid Research, in partnership with Vanderbilt University

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1. Consistent with several past studies, Rallapalli, Freyman & Souza (2025) demonstrated that binaural beamformers (BB) benefit all listeners at poorer SNRs when facing a talker when noise is behind. When considering working memory, however, they found which of the following? Smaller BB benefits for slow compression time constants Smaller BB benefits for fast time constants Larger BB benefits in individuals with high working memory Larger BB benefits in individuals with low working memory
2. What is the main conclusion from the work of Almufarrij, Sindi, Pepler & Munro (2024) regarding the accuracy of the initial manufacturer’s fit of NAL-NL targets when compared to real ear measures (REMs) in listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss? Average accuracy is very good (i.e. initial fits match REMs) On average use of manufacturer’s initial fit leads to underfitting (according to REMs) On average use of manufacturer’s initial fit leads to overfitting (according to REMs) Use of REMs does not improve accuracy in individuals when compared to just using the manufacturer’s initial fit
3. What is one questionnaire that can be used to capture patients’ opinions relative to the hearing aid benefit targeting current, modern (2025) hearing aid features? Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) Hearing Aid Attribute and Feature Importance Evaluation (HAFIE) Profile of Hearing Aid Performance (PHAP) Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ)
4. Before they were fit with hearing aids, how many patients in the study by Lelic and colleagues (2025) reported that they wanted help hearing sounds of nature? All of them (100%) Most of them (75%) Some of them (25%) None of them (0%)
5. According to Apoux and colleagues (2025), how do hearing care professionals generally describe the ability of their patients to hear nature sounds while they are wearing hearing aids? Nature sounds are perceived correctly Nature sounds are perceived as a little distorted Nature sounds are perceived as very distorted Nature sounds are perceived as unrecognizable