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Audiology Grand Rounds - Veterans' Issues

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1.  When should the use of low gain hearing aids be used for patients with APD or Hidden Hearing Loss?
  1. Low gain hearing aids should be used for every patient
  2. Low gain hearing aids should never be used to treat APD or Hidden Hearing Loss
  3. Low gain hearing aids should be recommended on a case by case basis depending on the patient’s needs and listening environments
  4. All of the above
2.  Which other disciplines may be included for an APD / hidden hearing loss multidisciplinary treatment team?
  1. Speech Language Pathology (SLP)
  2. Neuropsychology
  3. Mental Health Providers
  4. All of the above
3.  Which 2 conditions are most likely to present alongside of self-perceived hearing handicap in Veterans with normal audiometric configurations?
  1. Mental Health Disorders & Asthma
  2. Mental Health Disorders & Chronic Pain
  3. Chronic Pain & Sleep Disorders
  4. Asthma & Sleep Disorders
4.  For a patient with cognitive impairment and issues with dexterity, which of the following options can help improve the patient’s ease of use.
  1. Rechargeable batteries
  2. Visual power indicators
  3. Use of a hearing aid style that the patient used successfully in the past.
  4. All of the above
5.  Special considerations during a hearing aid evaluation for quadriplegic patients may include:
  1. Having the primary caregiver present during the fitting appointment for orientation regarding care of aids
  2. Discussion of streaming technologies that may allow patient to independently make volume and program adjustments
  3. None of the above. Quadriplegic patients are unable to use hearing aids.
  4. Both A & B
6.  When considering low dose gentamicin injections for treatment of Meniere’s Disease symptoms, patients should be counseled to expect the following:
  1. Complete hearing loss in the affected ear
  2. Some hearing loss in the affected ear
  3. Immediate resolution of Meniere’s symptoms
  4. None of the above
7.  Shared clinical decision making should involve?
  1. The patient
  2. The clinician
  3. The front desk staff
  4. Both A & B
8.  Cochlear implant outcomes can be improved by including which of the following people in the entire journey from determining candidacy through post-activation follow up appointments?
  1. The patient, the patient’s family, and other caregivers.
  2. The patient only
  3. Family and caregivers only
  4. Patient and other’s involvement have no influence on cochlear implant outcomes
9.  ABR testing can help to distinguish between non-organic hearing loss and SSNHL because:
  1. ABR testing will determine if the patient experiences tinnitus.
  2. ABR testing does not require behavioral responses from the patient.
  3. ABR testing will determine cause of the sudden SNHL.
  4. None of the above
10.  ECog testing can help to identify which of the following:
  1. Meniere's disease
  2. Tinnitus
  3. Auditory Processing Disorder
  4. All of the above

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