Exam Preview for 38169: Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically

Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 3: Product

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1. What is the Signia signature feature that enables a more closed coupling system? Active Pro MyWellBeing App Augmented Focus OVP 2.0
2. What is a potential drawback of a more open coupling system? The primary pathway of amplified sound is through the hearing aid. The primary pathway of sound is through the unoccluded ear canal. Own voice problems. Physical discomfort.
3. What is a direct benefit of a close match of a validated prescriptive gain target? Immediate patient acceptance of sound quality No chance of feedback Optimized audibility that often translates into improved speech recognition in noise Better cognitive function
4. What is a potential drawback or limitation of lab-based clinical studies of hearing aid features? Results of lab-based studies are impossible to interpret Lab-based studies cannot be submitted to the FDA when launching a new product Results of lab-based studies are erroneous Best case scenario results of the lab study (product claims) are difficult to achieve in real world listening conditions
5. Careful and precise patient counseling during the first several weeks of initial hearing aid use is needed to: Solve the cocktail party effect Take advantage of the brain’s ability to rewire when new amplified sounds are heard Prevent upward spread of masking Improve the SNR of the listening condition