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Real-Ear Measurements: Ensuring Precision in Hearing Aid Fittings

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1.  What are two standard/generic prescriptive fitting formulas?
  1. DSL, NAL NL2
  2. BHC, NAl-NL1
  3. MPO, NAL-NL2
  4. RECD, NAL-N1
2.  What is the SII value?
  1. Sound Intensity Integer
  2. Speech Intelligibility Index
  3. Speech Intelligibility Indicator
  4. Sound Intensity Index
3.  What does the acronym REAR refer to?
  1. Real ear after routing
  2. Real ear aided response
  3. Right ear aided response
  4. Right ear auditory response
4.  Should probe tubes be re-used on multiple patients?
  1. Only if the previous patient had clean ears
  2. Yes, always
  3. No, never
  4. Only when the patients are seen on the same day
5.  Real ear measurements may be used for which of the following?
  1. Obtaining an objective measurement of hearing aid efficacy
  2. Obtaining a subjective measurement of hearing aid satisfaction
  3. Speech in Noise testing
  4. Pure tone testing