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The Devil is in the Defaults: How Various Signal Processing Strategies Influence Fine-Tuning Decisions in Older Adults

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1. What is the country of origin of the 2023 fitting guidelines for older adults reviewed in this course? UK US Canada Australia
2. According to these guidelines, what age is an "older adult?" 55 years and older 65 years and older 75 years and older 85 years and older
3. Normal aging is comprised of changes in which of the following? top-down and cortical processing top-down and linguistic processing top-down and bottom-up processing top-down and central auditory processing
4. Older adults tend to prefer and benefit from a compression speed that has what type of release time? Slower release time Syllabic release time Faster release time Dual release time
5. The main problem associated with normal aging of the auditory system that can be addressed with properly fitted hearing aids is best defined as which of the following? Aging creates distortion to the incoming signals Aging creates social isolation Aging creates cognitive decline Aging creates non-use of hearing aids