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Use of Bilateral Bone Conduction Stimulation in Bilateral Conductive Hearing Loss

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1.  What is the age range for candidacy for the ADHEAR? All ages 5 years and younger 12 years and younger 18 years and younger

2.  Based on the research presented, what is the average daily wearing time for the ADHEAR system? 3 hours/day 6 hours/day 8 hours/day 12 hours/day

3.  What makes ADHEAR ideally suited for children with chronic conductive hearing loss due to Eustachian tube dysfunction? Air conduction thresholds remain stable Bone conduction thresholds remain stable Bone conduction thresholds fluctuate Air and bone conduction thresholds fluctuate

4.  Based on the research presented, bilateral bone conduction fittings can result in what type of improvements? Speech perception in noise Localization Speech perception in quiet All of the above

5.  What design change will make the audio processor case safer for use by infants and small children? Reinforced headband Bilateral softband Locking battery door Improved cosmetics