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DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.302ceu
JAAA CEU Program
Volume 30, Number 2 (February 2019)Publication History
Publication Date:
26 May 2020 (online)
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Questions refer to Fitzpatrick et al, “Parent Report of Amplification Use in Children with Mild Bilateral or Unilateral Hearing Loss,” 93–102.
Learner Outcomes:
Readers of this article should be able to:
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Identify current trends in the recommendation of amplification for young children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss.
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Describe the challenges and factors associated with amplification use in children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss.
CEU Questions:
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The National Workshop on Mild Bilateral and Unilateral Hearing Loss (2005) defines mild bilateral hearing loss as:
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average pure-tone air conduction thresholds (at 0.5, 1, 2 kHz and 4KHz) between 25 and 40 dB HL
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average pure-tone air conduction thresholds (at 0.5, 1, 2 kHz and 4KHz) between 20 and 45 dB HL
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average pure-tone air conduction thresholds (at 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz) between 20 and 40 dB HL
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Amplification was recommended for what proportion of children with mild bilateral and unilateral hearing loss?
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more than 90%
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approximately 85%
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a little less than 50%
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Amplification was recommended for these children at what age:
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a little after 1 year of age
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at 10 months of age on average
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shortly after a median age of 6 months
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Which statement best reflects parent report of amplification use?
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hearing aids were inconsistently used by the majority of children
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about 66% of all children used hearing aids consistently
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almost 90% children with unilateral loss achieved consistent hearing aid use
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What proportion of children with mild bilateral hearing loss used their amplification consistently?
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less than 60%
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more than 85%
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more than 95%
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During the early preschool years, how did hearing aid use change over time?
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most children showed little or no change in their hearing aid use
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most children discontinued use after two years
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most children fluctuated in the amount of hearing aid us
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Which of the following factors affected hearing aid use?
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the education level of the mother
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whether hearing loss was unilateral or bilateral
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the age at onset of the hearing loss
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Compared to children with unilateral hearing loss, after adjusting for maternal education and sex of the child, the odds for consistent amplification use in children with mild bilateral loss was:
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almost the same
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almost twice as high
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almost seven times higher
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The degree of hearing loss in the worse ear was associated with amplification recommendations for:
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bilateral hearing loss only
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neither bilateral nor unilateral hearing loss
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for both bilateral and unilateral hearing loss
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Which statement, based on this study’s findings, best reflects current trends for early-identified children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss?
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most children will be fitted with amplification
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most children with unilateral loss will not receive amplification
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most children will receive amplification but usually not until school age
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