CASE 5Patient Profile: A 15-year-old with bilateral congenital aural atresia, preventing sound transmission through the ear canals. Normal cochlear function in both ears (purely conductive hearing loss).General Medical History: Good overall health.Otologic History: Bilateral congenital aural atresia. No previous surgical interventions for reconstruction or hearing.Audiometric Profile: Bilateral congenital aural atresia, preventing sound transmission through the ear canals. Normal cochlear function in both ears. Moderate conductive hearing loss bilaterally (AC PTA is 57 for the right ear and 53 for the left ear; BC PTA is 10 dB for the right ear and 15dB for the left ear).Family and Social Context: Parents are actively involved in care. Attends special education school.Physical Functioning and Manual Dexterity: Child with normal physical health and manual dexterity.What hearing aid style would you recommend?

CASE 4Patient Profile: A 25-year-old with conductive hearing loss due to chronic ear infections. No improvements with medical management. Normal hearing in the contralateral ear.General Medical History: Overall good health.Otologic History: Ongoing and persistent chronic ear infections in the affected ear since childhood. Active drainage persists, bilaterally.Audiometric Profile: Conductive hearing loss in the left ear (AC PTA 40 dB HL; BC PTA is 10 dB HL) due to chronic ear infections. Normal hearing (PTA 10 dB HL) in the right ear. 100% word recognition, bilaterally.Family and Social Context: Young adult with many friends, attends university in Master of Arts program. Active in intramural sports (tennis) and extracurricular activities (volunteer at local animal shelter).Physical Functioning and Manual Dexterity: Good overall health and manual dexterity.What side(s) would you aid?

CASE 5Patient Profile: A 15-year-old with bilateral congenital aural atresia, preventing sound transmission through the ear canals. Normal cochlear function in both ears (purely conductive hearing loss).General Medical History: Good overall health.Otologic History: Bilateral congenital aural atresia. No previous surgical interventions for reconstruction or hearing.Audiometric Profile: Bilateral congenital aural atresia, preventing sound transmission through the ear canals. Normal cochlear function in both ears. Moderate conductive hearing loss bilaterally (AC PTA is 57 for the right ear and 53 for the left ear; BC PTA is 10 dB for the right ear and 15dB for the left ear).Family and Social Context: Parents are actively involved in care. Attends special education school.Physical Functioning and Manual Dexterity: Child with normal physical health and manual dexterity.What side(s) would you aid?

CASE 2Patient Profile: A 45-year-old with unilateral severe hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the other. Experiences difficulty localizing sounds.General Medical History: Excellent health, no chronic illnesses.Otologic History: No history of ear surgeries or infections. Unilateral hearing loss since birth.Audiometric Profile: Severe hearing loss in the left ear (PTA 80 dB HL) and normal hearing in the right ear (PTA 10 dB HL). WORD REC IN QUIET is 12% for the left ear, and 100% for the right ear.Family and Social Context: Married with children. Active in community events and meetings.Physical Functioning and Manual Dexterity: No physical limitations. Good manual dexterity.What other rehabilitative recommendations do you have for this case? These may include accessories, additional therapy/counseling, further evaluation, etc.

Describe the different types of authoritarian regimes and explain how they differ. Be sure to provide at least one example of each type.

BONUS: What is step number 11 in the marketing research process?

After ________, research design is the next step in the marketing research process.

Completely automated telephone surveys (CATS) have been successfully used in all of the following situations EXCEPT for ________.

When we think about an overall marketing research project, ________ is the most important step in the marketing research process.

Describe the differences between each of these types of measures: nominal, ordinal, interval scale, and ratio scale.