AUDIOLOGY EXAM 2 FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ in the event of a problem. Answer: •Document the problem and
contact the family and/or audiologist
•Depending on policies = Send the aid home or to the audiologist
◉ Children with a hearing loss do not need to be screened. Answer:
its a referral, they already know
◉ Cochlear implants. Answer: NOT hearing aids, NOT amplifying
sounds
- produce electrical stimulation the auditory system (bypass
damaged peripheral hearing system)
◉ Hearing aids amplify sound and DO NOT. Answer: produce
electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve
◉ Cochlear Implant vs Hearing Aids (coverage insurance). Answer: C
= insurance usually covered (durable medical equipment)
,HA = private and medicare not covered, medicaid = covered; some
plans help
◉ External Unit of the Cochlear Implant Component. Answer:
microphone = picks up sound
speech processor = turns the sounds into a digital signal
signal transmitter = sends signal to receiver under skin
◉ Internal Unit of Cochlear Implant Component. Answer: magnet =
holds signal transmitter to the receiver
receiver = sends the signals to the electrodes
electrode array in cochlea = activates auditory nerve
◉ how cochlear implant works (1). Answer: •Microphone picks up
the sound wave and converts it to an electrical signal and sends it to
the speech processor
•The speech processor codes the information using a device-specific
strategy and sends it to the external transmitter coil
,•The coil sends the information through the skin via FM radio waves
to an interval receiver
◉ how cochlear implant works (2). Answer: •The receiver sends the
information to the implanted electrodes
•The electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve fibers
•The auditory nerve fibers send the information to the brain
•The brain perceives the information as sound producing a hearing
sensation
◉ Current systems For Cochlear Implants. Answer: Cochlear
corporation
Advanced Bionics
MED-EL Corp / Pulsar
◉ Cochlear Implant Procedure. Answer: •Identify a candidate
•Surgery/implantation
, •Hook-up/programming
•Follow-up MAPping
•Auditory training in the context of communication training
◉ Procedure for identifying a candidate. Answer: •Testing
•Patient counseling
•Pre-training (possibly)
Younger children = Conditioning for play audiometry
Older children and adults =
Speechreading training, Communication strategy training for
communication breakdowns
◉ testing for candidacy: battery of tests. Answer: •Standard
audiometric unaided test batteries
•Otoacoustic emissions
•Aided speech perception testing
•Aided speechreading evaluations
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ in the event of a problem. Answer: •Document the problem and
contact the family and/or audiologist
•Depending on policies = Send the aid home or to the audiologist
◉ Children with a hearing loss do not need to be screened. Answer:
its a referral, they already know
◉ Cochlear implants. Answer: NOT hearing aids, NOT amplifying
sounds
- produce electrical stimulation the auditory system (bypass
damaged peripheral hearing system)
◉ Hearing aids amplify sound and DO NOT. Answer: produce
electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve
◉ Cochlear Implant vs Hearing Aids (coverage insurance). Answer: C
= insurance usually covered (durable medical equipment)
,HA = private and medicare not covered, medicaid = covered; some
plans help
◉ External Unit of the Cochlear Implant Component. Answer:
microphone = picks up sound
speech processor = turns the sounds into a digital signal
signal transmitter = sends signal to receiver under skin
◉ Internal Unit of Cochlear Implant Component. Answer: magnet =
holds signal transmitter to the receiver
receiver = sends the signals to the electrodes
electrode array in cochlea = activates auditory nerve
◉ how cochlear implant works (1). Answer: •Microphone picks up
the sound wave and converts it to an electrical signal and sends it to
the speech processor
•The speech processor codes the information using a device-specific
strategy and sends it to the external transmitter coil
,•The coil sends the information through the skin via FM radio waves
to an interval receiver
◉ how cochlear implant works (2). Answer: •The receiver sends the
information to the implanted electrodes
•The electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve fibers
•The auditory nerve fibers send the information to the brain
•The brain perceives the information as sound producing a hearing
sensation
◉ Current systems For Cochlear Implants. Answer: Cochlear
corporation
Advanced Bionics
MED-EL Corp / Pulsar
◉ Cochlear Implant Procedure. Answer: •Identify a candidate
•Surgery/implantation
, •Hook-up/programming
•Follow-up MAPping
•Auditory training in the context of communication training
◉ Procedure for identifying a candidate. Answer: •Testing
•Patient counseling
•Pre-training (possibly)
Younger children = Conditioning for play audiometry
Older children and adults =
Speechreading training, Communication strategy training for
communication breakdowns
◉ testing for candidacy: battery of tests. Answer: •Standard
audiometric unaided test batteries
•Otoacoustic emissions
•Aided speech perception testing
•Aided speechreading evaluations
