Lesson 17

Question 1

Dexterity of a patient’s fingers enter into the choice of instruments because of difficulty in

Answer 1

inserting the earmold, replacing battery, adjusting volume

Question 2

A bone conduction instrument should be used when

Answer 2

the patient has chronic otitis media

Question 3

A basic problem for clients with an asymmetrical hearing loss is

Answer 3

discriminating speech from the side of head with no usable hearing, an inability to locate sound, hearing in the presence of noise

Question 4

Pressure Measuring Instruments (PMI) are

Answer 4

built to the sound pressure standard of 20 micropascals

Question 5

Properly selected hearing instruments should allow

Answer 5

patient to wear instrument at comfortable loudness level, improved communication ability of normal conversational speech, better hearing aided

Question 6

Slope of loss can determine a successful fitting. A most favorable slope is

Answer 6

flat or gradually falling

Question 7

Calculations of amplified sound to patients MCL do not include

Answer 7

reserve gain

Question 8

Calculating prescription formulas are compared to

Answer 8

specification sheets

Question 9

Some patients with binaural amplification can experience

Answer 9

degredation effect

Question 10

The following fitting requires amplification of two ears

Answer 10

binaural