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Oh Baby! New Expanded Indications for Children with MED-EL Cochlear Implants: A MED-EL Signature Series Webinar

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1.  According to MED-EL’s new pediatric candidacy guidelines, what degree of hearing loss may children between the ages of 1 year and 5 years 11 months have?
  1. Mild to Profound in the ear to be implanted
  2. Profound bilaterally
  3. Unilateral profound
  4. Bilateral Moderately Severe to Profound
2.  According to research, before which developmental milestone in infants is it critical to intervene with hearing restoration to prevent sensory system deprivation from affecting motor system development?
  1. 6 months
  2. 9 months
  3. 13 months
  4. 23 months
3.  What is the approximate utilization rate of cochlear implants among pediatric candidates?
  1. 10%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 75%
4.  Which test modality is used for speech recognition measures in the expanded pediatric criteria for children with existing language skills?
  1. Sentences
  2. Words
  3. Sentences in Noise
  4. Questionnaires
5.  When clinicians use the SII to evaluate the effectiveness of amplification, what does that acronym stand for?
  1. Speech Intelligibility Index
  2. Sentence Identification Index
  3. Sound Quality Index for Implants
  4. Sensitivity to Sound Index