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20Q: Promoting Healthy Hearing Over the Lifespan - Considering Comorbidities

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1.  Which specific auditory test was recommended for patients in the diabetes population?
  1. DPOAE
  2. TEOAE
  3. ABR
  4. None of the above
2.  Which cardiovascular disorders and diseases put a person at risk for auditory dysfunction?
  1. Hypertension
  2. Ischemic heart disease
  3. Heart failure and stroke
  4. All of the above
3.  The author mentioned high cholesterol, or hyperlipidemia, is a common health problem affecting over ___% of adults in the USA.
  1. 30%
  2. 40%
  3. 50%
  4. 60%
4.  Diabetes is often associated with which other comorbid condition that also puts patients at risk for hearing loss?
  1. Peripheral neuropathy
  2. Cardiovascular disease
  3. Kidney disease
  4. All of the above
5.  The author mentioned which finding in the test battery to be the most common among patients with cardiovascular diseases?
  1. Type B tympanograms
  2. Lower speech recognition
  3. Abnormalities in tests of central auditory function
  4. Absent reflexes

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