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Questions and Verified Answers
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1. Which statement supports patients/clients as they are learning about their
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new hearing instruments?
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A. Here's a picture of your hearing aid that you can take home; if you push t
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he button that the green arrow points to, you will turn up the volume of your
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B. See this button here? Pushing it will turn up the volume of your hearing aid
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C. There's a button on the back of your hearing aid that you can push to turn
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up the volume
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D. Once the hearing aid is in your ear you'll be able to adjust the volume of
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what you hear
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,2. A patient/client who is a candidate for a binaural fitting decides to only get
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one hearing instrument. What is one disadvantage the patient/client will likel
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y face from the monaural fitting?
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A. Poor localization m




B. Greater occlusion m




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D. Monaural interference m




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3. What is the purpose of measuring pure tone UCLs?
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Select one
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A. To provide a functional indicator of recruitment
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B. To determine the lower limits of the useable auditory area
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C. To determine the dynamic range
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D. To program the output of the hearing instrument
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Answer To program the output of the hearing instrument
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4. How does interpretation of case history information enable appropriate
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recommendations?
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,A. Recommendations are driven by price, not by lifestyle m m m m m m m




B. Counseling using case history information is a violation of the pa-
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tient's/client's right to privacy
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C. Challenges in specific listening situations may require specific features or
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programing considerations
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D. Lifestyle issues impact first fit recommendations
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Answer Challenges in specific listening situations may require specific feature
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s or programing considerations
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5. For a person who uses hearing instruments, which location should be the
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easiest for communication?
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A. A car on the freeway
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B. A room where sunlight interferes with seeing the speaker's face
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C. A room with rugs and drapes
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D. A restaurant with high ceilings and tile floors
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6. How are comprehensive fitting objectives and goals established for each
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patient/client?
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, A. Through careful interviewing, determination of the wearer's budget, and
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m calculation of the usable auditory area
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B. By using the audiometric data to describe the functional impact of the hear-
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m ing loss and considering the patient's/client's responses on a self-
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C. By inputting the dynamic range data into the fitting software and manipulat-
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m ing receiver strengths to place the wearer's hearing levels within the product'
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s fitting ranges
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D. By determining the appropriate prescriptive fitting formula and completing
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m a needs assessment for assistive and gateway devices
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Answer B. By using the audio-
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m metric data to describe the functional impact of the hearing loss and considering the
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m patient's/client's responses on a self-assessment questionnaire
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7. In addition to verifying that the ear canal is clear and without unusual
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m conditions, what is another purpose for otoscopy?
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A. To determine which hearing instrument style is appropriate
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B. To determine if the patient/client should sign the medical waiver
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C. To determine which type of material to use for the impression
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