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| # of persons who purchase hearing aids/ total # of individuals who are HA candidates |
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-Only 1 of ___ HA candidates have tried hearing aids
-Take-up rate increases with ___ loss
-Take-up rate is about ___% if 4 freq. PTA in the better ear > 40 dB HL |
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| What are some barriers to HA use? |
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| Little or no perceived disability or handicap, Stigma, Belief that HAs do not help or have poor sound quality, Passive acceptance; lose hearing when get old, Attribute problems to othersl, When others reinforce the beliefs above, and Difficulty manipulating small objects |
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| What are some contraindications to HA use? |
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| Sudden onset hearing loss, Rapidly progressing hearing loss, Ear pain, Sudden onset tinnitus or unilateral tinnitus, Unilateral or asymmetric hearing loss of unknown origin, Vertigo/dizziness, Headaches, and Conductive hearing loss of any origin |
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| What are some factors affecting hearing aid candidacy? |
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| Motivation and attitudes, Audiogram and configuration, Ability to understand speech, Self reported difficulties, Acceptance of noise, and Listening environment |
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| What are 3 classifications from Goldstein/Stephens model? |
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-Level 1: motivated and easy to fit audiogram
-Level 2: motivated and more difficult audiometric configuration
-Level 3: Poor motivation and poor attitude when all other factors suggest candidacy |
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| Acceptable Noise Level (ANL): -Compares unaided most comfortable listening level (MCL) to a second measure called the ______________ -The difference between the ___ and ___ = ANL -Measure listener’s ___ to listening in noise -Could be a helpful ___ tool |
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| background noise level (BNL); MCL & BNL; acceptance; pre-fitting |
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Interpreting ANL:
-Average ANL = __-__ dB (i.e. listeners say they can tolerate noise for awhile when the noise is 6-9 dB below the speech signal
-If a person is not bothered by noise, then his/her ANL may be __-__ dB
-If a person IS bothered by noise, then his/her ANL could be __-__ dB or higher
-Patients with LOW ANLs are more ___ of hearing aids;
-Patients with HIGH ANLs may need more ___ to be successful |
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| 6-9; 2-4; 12-15; accepting; work |
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| What is the COSI and what is it's purpose? |
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| This is where you ask the patient to list 5 situations where they need to hear better. It purpose is to assess communication needs and can help validate fitting |
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4 Components of Interviewing:
-How important is it to you to ________?
-What have you tried to do about your ___ to hear (or communicate) and what has been ___?
-What would you like to see ____ by the end of the appointment?
-On a scale of 1 to 10, “1” being the worst (cannot hear anything) and “10” being the best (hear just about everything), how would you rate your __________? |
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| improve your hearing; inability; helpful; accomplished; overall hearing ability |
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| What audiometric configuration associated with mini-BTE candidacy? |
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| Individuals with normal or near-normal low-frequency hearing & HF SNHL AU |
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-The Characteristics of Amplification Tool (COAT) was developed at Cleveland Clinic in ___
-Has __ questions re: pre-fitting considerations
-Used to discover patient’s ___ |
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