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DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.296ceu
JAAA CEU Program
Volume 29, Number 6 (June 2018)Publication History
Publication Date:
29 May 2020 (online)
Questions refer to Roup et al, “Mild-Gain Hearing Aids as a Treatment for Adults with Self-Reported Hearing Difficulties,” 477–494.
Learner Outcomes:
Readers of this article should be able to:
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Summarize the symptoms associated with self-reported hearing difficulties and the populations in which hearing difficulties occur.
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Discuss the protocol for fitting mild-gain amplification in patients with self-reported hearing difficulties.
CEU Questions:
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The phenomenon of self-reported hearing complaints in the presence of normal pure-tone sensitivity has been described using which of the following terms?
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obscure discrimination dysfunction
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King-Hinchcliffe syndrome
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hearing difficulties (HD)
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Previous research conducted by Tremblay et al (2015) demonstrated which of the following findings?
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HD group perform significantly poorer on the QuickSIN
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HD group was more likely to report feelings of depression
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HD group had significantly poorer high frequency thresholds
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The most common management (i.e., treatment) technique for those with an auditory processing disorder is the use of:
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a frequency-modulated (FM) system
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auditory training
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cognitive training
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In the present study, speech recognition-in-noise was assessed using which of the following tasks?
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R-SPIN
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HINT
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QuickSIN
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How much insertion gain was provided between 1000–4000 Hz during the hearing aid fitting for HD subjects?
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5–20 dB
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5–10 dB
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10–15 dB
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Which of the following auditory processing tasks resulted in highest percentage of abnormal performances for HD subjects?
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500-Hz masking level difference
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SCAN-3:A
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dichotic digit directed recall
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A strong positive and significant correlation was found between what two variables?
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unaided hearing handicap (HHIE) and hours of hearing aid use
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aided hearing handicap (HHIE) and hours of hearing aid use
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unaided self-perceived auditory processing abilities (APQ) and hours of hearing aid use
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What percentage of subjects reported that the hearing aids helped a lot or a little in noisy conditions?
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71%
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83%
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98%
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How many subjects with HD purchased hearing aids after the completion of the trial?
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one
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three
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five
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What comorbid factor was found in almost half of the subjects with HD from the present study?
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history of noise exposure
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history of depression
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history of traumatic brain injury
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No conflict of interest has been declared by the author(s).