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Grand Rounds: Medical Considerations and Health Literacy, presented in partnership with The Ohio State University

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1.  What aspects of the speech signal can be degraded when a communication partner has a speech impairment?
  1. Reduced loudness of the speaker resulting in decreased audibility
  2. Poor articulatory precision that can decrease spectral cues available
  3. Fast speech rate, dysfluency, mono-pitch, mono-loudness that can disrupt the temporal cues and envelope of the signal
  4. All of the above
2.  Which of the following is a microsurgical approach for resecting a vestibular schwannoma?
  1. Translabryinthine
  2. Middle Fossa
  3. Retrosigmoid
  4. All of the above
3.  Which option is a safe treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss when conventional treatments have failed?
  1. Buccal Ibuprofen
  2. Lenire
  3. Transtympanic steroid injection
  4. Intravenous penicillin
4.  Which of the following treatments is specific to cervico-genic tinnitus?
  1. Amplification
  2. Lenire
  3. Physical Therapy
  4. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
5.  What can audiologists do to accommodate for all health literacy levels?
  1. Use clear language free of technical words and jargon
  2. Develop patient education materials for your practice with health literacy in mind
  3. Use the teach-back method to check for understanding and clarify any misunderstandings
  4. All of the above

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