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Hearing Aids in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) Environments, in partnership with AVAA

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1.  Which hearing aid features are concerning for secure environments?
  1. Tap control and push-button features
  2. Hands-free and Bluetooth
  3. AI processing chip and Bluetooth
  4. Directional microphones
2.  How may hearing aid use be impacted by work environment?
  1. Patients may be embarrassed to use their hearing aids at work
  2. Hearing aids may trigger metal detectors
  3. Patients may be prevented from wearing hearing aids given inherent security risks
  4. The work environment may be suboptimal for electronic technology
3.  What action is required by the hearing care provider for patients to bring hearing aids into most secure environments?
  1. Disable the hands-free feature in the programming software and sign a compliance letter attesting to this action and disable the hands-free feature in the programming software and sign a compliance letter attesting to this action
  2. Provide patient a program in which Bluetooth is disabled
  3. Disinfection of the hearing aids exterior
  4. None of the above
4.  Which hearing aid manufacturers are currently able to perform the SCIF mitigation strategy?
  1. Phonak
  2. Starkey
  3. Oticon
  4. None of the above
5.  Why is fitting patients with hearing aids who work in secure locations is difficult?
  1. Patients are not always aware of what is and is not allowed within their workplace
  2. There is room for interpretation of regulations governing secure spaces, and each security officer may make different decisions regarding which technology is allowed
  3. The decision-maker for a secure environment may not have access to the most recent guidelines used
  4. All of the above
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