Exam Preview for 34473: Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation for Adults,

Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation for Adults, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. What is common in adult cochlear implant users? They regret going through cochlear implantation. The results of the formal tests (conducted in the clinic) do not reflect their functioning in daily life. They all have a supportive family. They find it difficult to use the implant throughout the day.
2. What is the difference between adult and child CI users? Surgery in adults is more complicated. Children need auditory training and adults do not. For adults, it is more difficult to change auditory behaviors. Adults have difficulty cooperating in rehabilitation program and children do not.
3. What is a realistic rehabilitation goal for any adult CI user? The patient would be able to talk on the phone. The patient would be able to follow a conversation without speech-reading. The patient would be able to communicate more easily. The patient's sound localization would improve.
4. What is considered optimal use of the cochlear implant? Using the CI throughout the day and night. Using the CI throughout the day. Using the CI ten hours a day (with four being listening to music). Using the CI for at least six hours a day.
5. Why is it important for an adult CI user to enjoy using their CI? It would contribute to their motivation to use the CI regularly. It would contribute indirectly to their auditory learning. It would contribute to their overall satisfaction with the CI. All of the above
6. When a patient can understand single words but cannot follow a whole sentence, it is worth working with them on: Enriching vocabulary. Strengthening auditory memory. Improving auditory discrimination. Practicing guessing and completion techniques.
7. How can we help our patients to function better in noisy situations? We can encourage and guide them to use Assistive Listening Device. We can recommend acoustic accommodations at home and at work. We can make sure they use a well-fitted hearing aid or CI in the other ear. All of the above
8. The patient says he understands the SLP very well but cannot understand other people. What can NOT be the reason for this? The SLP is nicer than most people. The SLP speaks more slowly. The rehab sessions take place in a quiet room. The SLP's pronunciation is clearer.
9. Understanding speech based on imperfect auditory speech perception, can be accomplished by: Completions based on prior knowledge. Guessing according to contextual clues. Correcting the word by being aware of specific speech sounds that tend to sound similar. All of the above
10. Dual attention task can be the following: The patient is asked to sketch his office while the SLP asks him questions. The SLP says three letters that make up a word and the patient has to say the word. The patient practices the discrimination and identification of the words: Cain / came & moon / noon The SLP tells a short story and the patient is asked about the lesson learned.