Exam Preview for 41725: Beyond the Audiogram: Assessment and Treatm

Beyond the Audiogram: Assessment and Treatment Challenges in Veterans with Self-Perceived Listening Difficulties, in partnership with University of Pittsburgh

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. Which assessment measure category was the only one to show significant differences between those with self-perceived listening difficulties and control groups for all assessments? Questionnaires Electrophysiological Measures Non-audiological Measures (cognitive assessments, personality measures, etc.) Speech in Noise Testing
2. Which assessment measure category found the largest between group effect sizes between those with self-perceived listening difficulties and control groups for all assessments? Questionnaires Electrophysiological Measures Non-audiological Measures (cognitive assessments, personality measures, etc.) Speech in Noise Testing
3. Which Client Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) goal was identified most frequently by those with self-perceived listening difficulties without measured hearing loss? TV Telephone Hearing in Noise Reducing Tinnitus
4. Which of the following was the only group comparison which did NOT show a significant difference between those fitted with hearing aids as a treatment for hearing loss and those fitted with hearing aids as a treatment for self-perceived listening difficulties without measured hearing loss? Hours of use recorded from datalogging Number of hearing aid supply orders placed (batteries, domes, etc.) Number of return visits Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults-Screening (HHIA-S) post-fitting score.
5. Veterans with self-perceived listening difficulties without measured hearing loss seeking audiological services had significantly higher prevalence of all of the following comorbidity types EXCEPT which of the following? Tinnitus Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Sleep Impairments