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Fitting Hearing Aids to Babies: Three Things You Should Know

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1.  Evoked potentials used to test infant hearing may: Overpredict HL thresholds, on average Predict thresholds only for the right ear Not be suitable for use in first hearing aid fittings Need to be corrected prior to hearing aid fitting A and D

2.  Automated hearing aid fittings are known to: Misfit some adults Misfit some babies Vary between companies Some of the above All of the above

3.  The recommended probe tube insertion depth for very young infants is: 28-31 mm 15-25 mm 11 mm 3 mm past the eartip or earmold C and D

4.  Which one is false?? RECD normative data can: Predict adult RECDs better than baby RECDs Predict RECDs for all ages Overestimate or underestimate RECDs for some babies Overestimate or underestimate RECDs for some children

5.  RECDs are easier to measure in babies if The baby is awake and active The probe tube has not been premeasured The earmolds and probe tube are taped together The probe tube machine is turned off All of the above