Exam Preview for 39520: When the Time is Right to Consider Differen

When the Time is Right to Consider Different Hearing Technology for Your Patients

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1. When does the 60/60 guideline state a patient should be referred for a CI? If they are over 60 years of age If they have a pure tone average greater than 60 dB and an unaided word score less than 60% in their better ear If they score less than 60% on any aided sentence test If they have used a hearing aid for at least 60 months
2. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a valuable component of a counseling tool kit when discussing a referral for a cochlear implant candidacy evaluation? Data comparing the patient’s speech recognition with hearing aids to typical outcomes received by cochlear implant users Information regarding what the cochlear implant evaluation will involve A functional gain audiogram demonstrating the patient’s access to speech sounds with current amplification A detailed historical summary of the FDA approved indications for all of the available devices
3. What happens to most of the adults who receive a cochlear implant today? Receive simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants Utilize a hearing aid in one ear and a cochlear implant in the other ear Have never used hearing aids prior to receiving a cochlear implant Receive the cochlear implant soon after losing their hearing
4. New guidelines suggest that most patients only need to be seen at which of the following timeframes during the first year following surgery to EVALUATE performance with the CI? 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-activation 12 months post-activation 3 and 12 months post-activation Patient performance does not need to be evaluated post-implant
5. Which of the following groups of adult patients have NOT received FDA approval for cochlear implantation? Patients with Single Sided Deafness Patients with bilateral moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss Patients with normal low frequency hearing and severe to profound high frequency hearing loss Patients with normal low frequency hearing and a moderate high frequency hearing loss