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How Signia’s Research Approach Fits into Evidence-Based Practice Decision-Making

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1.  Which feature below is an essential component of Signia’s IX and Real-time Conversation Enhancement?
  1. Bluetooth streaming
  2. Frequency lowering
  3. Feedback cancellation
  4. Bilateral beamforming
2.  What might be described as a hallmark of benchtop research?
  1. The non-use of human participants with data collected that aims to meet a pre-determined technical standard
  2. The use of human participants with data collected in the soundbooth
  3. The use of human participants and data collected from real-world listening
  4. Must be conducted on a literal benchtop
3.  Which of the following best describes laboratory research using human participants?
  1. It is not useful in the hearing aid selection process
  2. It is conducted in a controlled environment
  3. The results are always subjective in nature
  4. The results are always objective in nature
4.  The two main focuses of research reviewed in this article are "listening comfort" and what other area?
  1. Speech intelligibility
  2. Fatigue
  3. Listening discomfort
  4. Hearing loss
5.  What is the highest level of research considered to be in the evidence-based paradigm?
  1. Benchtop
  2. Laboratory
  3. Real World
  4. All are considered equal