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Which statement supports patients/clients as they are learning about their new hearing instruments?
Select one:
A. Here's a picture of your hearing aid that you can take home; if you push the button that the green
arrow points to, you will turn up the volume of your hearing aid
B. See this button here? Pushing it will turn up the volume of your hearing aid
C. There's a button on the back of your hearing aid that you can push to turn up the volume
D. Once the hearing aid is in your ear you'll be able to adjust the volume of what you hear
- .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ B
A patient/client who is a candidate for a binaural fitting decides to only get one hearing instrument.
What is one disadvantage the patient/client will likely face from the monaural fitting?
Select one:
A. Poor localization
B. Greater occlusion
C. Increased recruitment
D. Monaural interference - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ A
What is the purpose of measuring pure tone UCLs?
Select one:
A. To provide a functional indicator of recruitment
B. To determine the lower limits of the useable auditory area
C. To determine the dynamic range
D. To program the output of the hearing instrument - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ To program the
output of the hearing instrument
,How does interpretation of case history information enable appropriate recommendations?
Select one:
A. Recommendations are driven by price, not by lifestyle
B. Counseling using case history information is a violation of the patient's/client's right to privacy
C. Challenges in specific listening situations may require specific features or programing
considerations
D. Lifestyle issues impact first fit recommendations - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Challenges in
specific listening situations may require specific features or programing considerations
For a person who uses hearing instruments, which location should be the easiest for
communication?
Select one:
A. A car on the freeway
B. A room where sunlight interferes with seeing the speaker's face
C. A room with rugs and drapes
D. A restaurant with high ceilings and tile floors - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ C
How are comprehensive fitting objectives and goals established for each patient/client?
Select one:
A. Through careful interviewing, determination of the wearer's budget, and calculation of the usable
auditory area
B. By using the audiometric data to describe the functional impact of the hearing loss and
considering the patient's/client's responses on a self-assessment questionnaire
C. By inputting the dynamic range data into the fitting software and manipulating receiver strengths
to place the wearer's hearing levels within the product's fitting ranges
D. By determining the appropriate prescriptive fitting formula and completing a needs assessment
for assistive and gateway devices - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ B. By using the audiometric data to
describe the functional impact of the hearing loss and considering the patient's/client's responses on
a self-assessment questionnaire
In addition to verifying that the ear canal is clear and without unusual conditions, what is another
purpose for otoscopy?
, Select one:
A. To determine which hearing instrument style is appropriate
B. To determine if the patient/client should sign the medical waiver
C. To determine which type of material to use for the impression
D. To determine whether a power receiver is necessary - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ A. To
determine which hearing instrument style is appropriate
A patient/client is very interested in connectivity and does not want to wear a gateway device while
speaking hands-free on the phone and listening through their hearing instruments. What wireless
technology should be recommended?
Select one:
A. NFMI
B. Telecoil
C. 2.4 GHz
D. 700 MHz - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ B
How do speech in noise test results impact hearing instrument fittings?
Select one:
A. They do not impact fittings since the tests are administered in a controlled environment using
recorded materials
B. They can be used for counseling and to demonstrate the benefit of adaptive feedback management
C. They can be used for fitting validation and to demonstrate the benefit of directional microphones
D. They predict the benefits of a binaural fitting - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ C. They can be used
for fitting validation and to demonstrate the benefit of directional microphones
Which hearing instrument option should be recommended for a patient/client who finds loud
sounds uncomfortable?
Select one:
A. Frequency transposition
B. Compression
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