WILD CARD
What must you do with your equipment prior to speech testing?
calibrate
What is the first thing you should do after connecting a patient to the computer at a CI programming appointment?
run impedances
Which manufacturer does not have an off-the-ear processor?
Advanced Bionics
What are the 60/60 referral criteria?
60 dB PTA or worse in the better ear
60% WRS in the better ear
Give an example of something you might recommend to a patient for Listening Practice
Audiobooks, podcasts, youtube videos, apps, being read to aloud
List two tests that are part of the MSTB 3.
AzBio
CNC
Which manufacturer REQUIRES you to measure your Ts?
Cochlear
Which manufacturer hearing aid is compatible with Cochlear Americas?
GN ReSound
A patient with Medicare must score ____% or poorer in the best aided condition in order to be a cochlear implant candidate.
In the case of SSD, what device should a patient trial prior to pursuing cochlear implantation?
Bi CROS or CROS
What manufacturer is compatible with Phonak hearing aids?
Advanced Bionics
Which manufacturer uses both Speech Bursts and Tone Bursts during programming?
AB
Which manufacturer does NOT measure impedances automatically?
At what level do we present speech testing?
60 dB SPL
What TWO criteria do we use to determine candidacy for SSD in adults?
CNC scores must be <5%
Profound hearing loss
During testing, the patient must be how far away from the speaker?
1M
When programming the acoustic component of a CI, the frequency cutoff and the acoustic cutoff should _____ or _____, but should never have a _____.
meet, overlap, gap
Which manufacturers use a receiver for their acoustic portion? Which manufacturer use standard tubing + an ear mold?
AB and Cochlear use receivers
Med El uses standard tubing
Name three other factors that should be considered when determining candidacy, aside from WRS and thresholds.
duration of deafness, motivation, cognition, overall health, anatomy of cochlea
Name two effects of untreated SSD.
increased auditory fatigue, inability localize sound, decreased speech understanding in background noise, overall reduced sound quality (subjective)
Why don't we use HINT for candidacy and outcomes?
ceiling effects
Describe what a T (threshold) is
Softest electrical input level detectable by user for each electrode contact
What manufacturer would you recommend to your grandmother? Name 3 reasons why.
No wrong answer.
On a CNC test, your patient gets 0 phonemes correct on 5 words, 1 phoneme correct on 15 words, 2 phonemes correct on 5 words, and 3 phonemes correct on 25 words. Calculate their words correct and phonemes correct scores.
50% words
67% phonemes
•0-30 dB HL is considered SSD (normal or near normal hearing)
•31-55 dB HL is considered AHL