Exam 2

Question 1

This can cause either temporary or permanent hearing loss

Answer 1

ototoxicity

Question 2

______ leads to conductive hearing loss (medication)

Answer 2

Salicylate

Question 3

Follow-up fitting schedule is slightly different for ____ ______ when compared to adults

Answer 3

young children

Question 4

CI candidacy criteria:
-profound hearing loss bilaterally

Answer 4

young children

Question 5

hearing loss with aging starts with high frequencies and then progresses to low frequencies because hair cells at the base regions are more worn out is what type of hearing loss?

Answer 5

SNHL

Question 6

CI candidacy criteria:
- moderate to profound hearing loss in the low frequencies
- severe to profound hearing loss in the mid-to-high frequencies
bilaterally

Answer 6

adults

Question 7

Follow-up fitting takes place usually weekly in first two months and then at 3, 6, and annually for ________ with postlingual hearing loss

Answer 7

adults

Question 8

What is the function of speech processor in CI?

Answer 8

converts electrical signal into digital signal and then processes that

Question 9

This can affect the middle and inner ear, can affect peripheral and central auditory systems

Answer 9

TBI

Question 10

For NIHL frequencies between __-__ kHz causes the most damage

Answer 10

3-6 kHz

Question 11

Many antibiotics leads to what type of hearing loss?

Answer 11

SNHL

Question 12

Presbycusis (aging)
- conductive or SNHL?

Answer 12

both but mainly SNHL

Question 13

For Ling 6 what sounds are up to 2000 Hz?

Answer 13

“sh”

Question 14

How are SRTs assessed?

Answer 14

Spondaic words

Question 15

What are the three major CI manufacturers?

Answer 15

Advanced bionics, Cochlear, & MED-EL

Question 16

What is the # of activated channels in the three major CI manufacturers?

Answer 16

6-12 channels only due to channel interaction

Question 17

This part of a formal evaluation for CI you check for active ME infections

Answer 17

Audiological evaluation

Question 18

For Ling 6 “mm” corresponds to what Hz?

Answer 18

250-500 Hz

Question 19

During first follow-up visit, audiologists reevaluate C or M levels and measure _____ ________ with the new maps

Answer 19

speech perception

Question 20

This part of the formal evaluation for CI you administer to all children with prelingual and adults with perilingual hearing loss

Answer 20

Speech and language evaluations

Question 21

Cholesteatoma
- conductive or SNHL?

Answer 21

conductive

Question 22

ABI uses _____ electrode array to stimulate the wide range of the brainstem area

Answer 22

21

Question 23

What are the two major limitations of CI?

Answer 23

1. channel interactions
2. spectral (tonotopic) mismatch

Question 24

What are the diseases that can cause hearing loss?

Answer 24

• otitis media
• otosclerosis
• cholesteatoma
• tumors
• meniere’s disease

Question 25

Infections - conductive or SNHL?

Answer 25

SNHL

Question 26

aided sentence recognition should be < 50% in the ear to be implanted in quiet and < 60% in the non-implanted ear in quiet

Answer 26

CI candidacy criterion from FDA

Question 27

For ling 6 what sounds are up to 4000 Hz?

Answer 27

"s"

Question 28

TBI - conductive or SNHL?

Answer 28

both

Question 29

Nadia and Neptune are the current speech processors for what major CI manufacturer?

Answer 29

Advanced Bionics

Question 30

For Ling 6 what sounds are up to 1000 Hz?

Answer 30

"ahhh" "eee' and "ooo"

Question 31

The electrode array is inserted into the ?

Answer 31

scala tympani

Question 32

Nucleus and Kanso are the current speech processors for what major CI manufacturer?

Answer 32

Cochlear

Question 33

What are the three most common post-operative complications?

Answer 33

1. device failure 2. loss of residual hearing 3. long term effects of electrical stimulation

Question 34

The most common cause of conductive hearing loss in children under 2 years old

Answer 34

otitis media

Question 35

_______ (lower or deeper) insertion depth provides lower and higher frequency information to CI recipients

Answer 35

deeper

Question 36

The operation mechanisms of an ABI are the same as those of a _______

Answer 36

CI

Question 37

what are the three measures used for young children for their hearing evaluations?

Answer 37

1. OAE 2. ABR 3. ASSR

Question 38

abnormal skin growth in the ME

Answer 38

Cholesteatoma

Question 39

Sonnet and Rondo are the current speech processors for what major CI manufacturer?

Answer 39

MEL-EL

Question 40

CI processes _____ signals

Answer 40

electrical

Question 41

Who needs ABI?

Answer 41

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patients

Question 42

What are the main two differences between SRT and SNR?

Answer 42

1. SRT is not going to provide insight into trends 2. SRT is going to quicker to measure speech perception and noise

Question 43

HA process ______ signals

Answer 43

acoustic

Question 44

CI candidacy criteria: -severe to profound hearing loss in the low frequencies -profound hearing loss in the mid-to-higher frequencies bilaterally

Answer 44

older chileren

Question 45

Heredity - conductive or SNHL?

Answer 45

SNHL

Question 46

______ is a delicate electronic device, but current systems provide users poorer quality of speech information

Answer 46

ABI

Question 47

inflammation of the ME

Answer 47

otitis media