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Neural Response Imaging (NRI)

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1.  Which of the following is NOT a clinical use of NRI?
  1. Verify that the auditory nerve is responsive.
  2. Verify subjective responses (M-Level).
  3. Indicate patient performance and device integrity.
  4. Use as a counseling tool to provide reassurance to the family or recipient.
2.  It is valuable to measure NRI on what population?
  1. All AB CI recipients
  2. Only adult AB CI recipients
  3. Only pediatric AB CI recipients
  4. Only bimodal AB CI recipients
3.  When running NRI on a bilateral recipient, it is important to:
  1. Ask the recipient to hum while NRI is running
  2. Cover the contralateral headpiece with a wrap
  3. Leave the contralateral CI on
  4. Remove the contralateral CI
4.  NRI can be measured on what equipment?
  1. Extracochlear electrodes
  2. Electrodes with normal impedances
  3. Open electrodes
  4. Shorted electrodes
5.  What can NRI results provide?
  1. Guidelines for programming levels
  2. Exact targets for programming levels
  3. Results that are significantly higher than M-Level for most recipients
  4. Results that are more valuable than behavioral measures