Questions 25-33 refer to the following Case 5 (the case is shown after the question):Question 31:You are the speech-language pathologist or the audiologist for the child described in this case study.  The mother of this child asks you, “Is my child a candidate for a cochlear implant?”  Your most appropriate response would be:

The best type of hearing test for a child whose developmental level is 3 1/2 years, would be:

Questions 19-24 refer to the following Case 4:A child is born with both outer ears appearing as they do in the photograph shown below: the pinna is not complete and there is no external ear canal opening (the photograph is shown AFTER the question).Question 22:The type of hearing aid this infant would use would be a(n):

If a person has normal hearing in one ear and a hearing loss in the other ear, where you sit in relation to your patient, while in SL therapy, is not significant.

Cochlear implants, in general, have the following components:

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-       Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%     Question 9: A patient like the one described above has had a stroke, and you are a speech-language pathologist working at a hospital.  The FIRST thing you would do BEFORE evaluating the effects of the stroke on this gentleman’s language skills would be:

Questions 25-33 refer to the following Case 5 (the case is shown after the question):Question 31:You are the speech-language pathologist or the audiologist for the child described in this case study.  The mother of this child asks you, “Is my child a candidate for a cochlear implant?”  Your most appropriate response would be:

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-       Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%     Question 2: The degree, type, and configuration of his hearing loss are:

Examine the audiogram shown in this question.  Assume that both ears have the same auditory thresholds.  What is the estimated percentage of speech information that this person is MISSING:

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-       Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%   Question 4:This gentleman’s tympanograms were normal.