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Why Isn't Real Ear Verification Performed?
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1. Kirkwood (2010) reported that approximately what percent of audiologists do not "almost always" use real ear measures when verifying hearing aid fittings?
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2. Which national organizations have published guidelines for Best Practice when fitting hearing aids for adult patients?
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3. The SII indicates that the frequency region 1000 Hz and above contributes what percentage to overall speech intelligibility?
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4. Leavitt and Flexor (2012) reported:
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5. Sanders et al (2015) reported:
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6. Valente et al (2017) reported:
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7. Kochkin (2010) reported that verification was the_______ most important part of a fitting protocol leading to a successful fitting:
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8. Valente et al (2017) incorporated a double-blind randomized trial assessing differences in performance between hearing aids fit using the manufacturer first-fit versus being programmed to a valid prescriptive target. At the conclusion of the study, how many of the 24 participants stated a preference for the first-fit:
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9. The British Society of Audiology required measured real ear insertion gain (REIG) to be within +/-___dB @ 250-4000 Hz:
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10. The AAA Code of Ethics includes "maintaining high standards of professional competence". Therefore, some have suggested that NOT performing real ear measures as part of a hearing aid fitting may be:
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