Exam Preview for 31851: Principles of Tinnitus Evaluation & Managem

Principles of Tinnitus Evaluation & Management II, presented in partnership with Salus University

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. Which selection is a component of the 5 steps we discussed to tinnitus counseling? Source Habituation Distraction All of the above
2. Tinnitus is a normal experience. Which classic study first demonstrated the experience of tinnitus in persons placed in a sound treated room? Heller and Bergman Jastreboff and Hazell Spankovich and Hall Hall and Oates
3. Which is a form of learning in which an organism decreases or ceases response to a stimulus after repeated or prolonged presentation? Operant conditioning Habituation Sensitization Desensitization
4. Hearing aids may be helpful for tinnitus for the following reason(s): Stimulate pathway reducing perception of tinnitus Improve hearing and reduce listening fatigue Change focus of treatment All of the above
5. Which proprietary system uses a matched tinnitus sound played while sleeping? Neuromonics Levo Notch music Apple music
6. Which is the most effective sound therapy sound for tinnitus management? White noise Environmental sound Sound with musical quality All of the above
7. Which of the following is an approach to tinnitus management that attempts to created neural plasticity and reduce the actual tinnitus signal? Tinnitus retraining therapy Masking CR neuromodulation Re-routing therapy
8. Which surgical intervention has been fairly successful at suppressing tinnitus at some level in 90% of patients? Stereotactic radiosurgery Cochlear nerve ablation Cochlear implantation Suboccipital craniotomy
9. Which supplement has been shown to be highly effective for tinnitus in randomized-placebo-controlled studies? Lipoflavonoid RingStop Quietus None of the above have RCT quality evidence, likely placebo effect
10. Which of the following may help differentiate your practice from competition? Hearing aid dispensing Bundling Provide tinnitus evaluation and management Full page newspaper advertisements