Mr. Rodriguez traveled to Idaho for the summer, where he placed a for-sale-by-owner sign in front of his property. Mr. Rodriguez then spent time getting his cabin and property ready to show. While trimming trees and chopping wood one day, he experienced an injury where a piece of wood hit him in the leg and punctured his skin and muscle. After resisting medical treatment for a few days, he went to the hospital for treatment, and rested indoors for a week. During the time when he was resting indoors, three potential buyers had approached his cabin and rang the doorbell looking for information. Mr. Rodriguez learned about this several weeks later and had never heard the doorbell, nor any people or vehicles nearby. At the end of the summer, Mr. Rodriguez returned to Phoenix and was grateful to be fully recovered from his leg injury, and also home to his family after a particularly lonely and taxing summer. There was a stack of mail waiting for him, full of flyers and mailings advertising hearing aids and hearing aid services. Today, he decided to look through them rather than throwing them away. He also completed an online hearing screening, which suggested that he might have hearing loss, so he called a local office listed on one of the advertisements he received in the mail and made an appointment.  Now, where is Mr. Rodriguez on his journey?

Mr. Rodriguez’s grandson is being inducted into the National Honor’s Society and there is a ceremony being held at the school. Select all of the factors which describe why position B would be the least optimal seat for him.

Match the source of communication breakdown to the appropriate facilitative repair strategy.

Mr. Rodriguez is interested in participating in auditory training while he is in Idaho because he has a lot of free time when he is there. He does not own a smartphone. He has a simple phone for phone calls and texting. At his Idaho cabin, he does not have internet or a television. The closest grocery store or city center is 30-45 minutes away. What method of auditory training would you recommend for him?

Mr. Rodriguez probably would not benefit from auditory training exercises that are disguised as games since he isn’t used to playing computer games or games on a smartphone.

What is the gold standard tool for assessing the success of Aural Rehabilitation (AR)?

What is a key quality of a good outcome measure?

Mr. Rodriguez’s teenage grandson is telling him about his baseball practice when he caught a pop-fly. His grandson is speaking excitedly and fast. He says, “Please slow down your talking. I understand more that way.” Which type of communication strategy is Mr. Rodriguez demonstrating?

50. Which of the following is a key difference between strength and power training?

48. Which of the following is NOT different between acupuncture and dry needling?