Exam 1 Part 7

Question 1

What are the 3 types of listening devices?

Answer 1

Hearing aids, assistive listening devices, cochlear implants

Question 2

When would someone get a cochlear implant?

Answer 2

If hearing aid device does not benefit them

Question 3

Device that bypasses the hair cells in the cochlea, stimulates auditory nerve directly, nerve impulses go through the neural auditory pathway

Answer 3

Cochlear implant

Question 4

What nerve does the cochlear implant stimulate directly?

Answer 4

Auditory nerve

Question 5

What part of the ear does the hearing aid rely on?

Answer 5

Cochlea

Question 6

Frequency bands in the cochlear implant are ______ organized

Answer 6

Tonotopically

Question 7

High frequencies are detected at what part of the cochlea?

Answer 7

Base

Question 8

Low frequencies are detected at what part of the cochlea?

Answer 8

Apex

Question 9

Part of the cochlear implant that converts incoming sound to electrical signal

Answer 9

Microphone

Question 10

Part of the cochlear implant that transmits signal from the microphone to the speech processor

Answer 10

Cable or cord

Question 11

Part of the cochlear implant that processes and codes signal

Answer 11

Speech processor/external sound processor

Question 12

Part of the cochlear implant that sends processed signal to the internal receiver

Answer 12

Transmitter or coil

Question 13

Part of the cochlear implant that stimulates the auditory nerve fiber

Answer 13

Electrode array

Question 14

Part of the cochlear implant that receives the signal via radio frequency transmission or electromagnetic induction; transmits signal to electrode array

Answer 14

Internal receiver

Question 15

Part of the cochlear implant that inserts into the cochlea

Answer 15

Electrode array

Question 16

What are the ALD benefits in cochlear implants?

Answer 16

Direct audio input, bluetooth, t-coil

Question 17

Combines cochlear implant system with hearing aid technology

Answer 17

Hybrid hearing

Question 18

What are the candidacy requirements for children age 12 to 24 months?

Answer 18

Bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, minimum use of hearing aid for 6 months, demonstrate little to no benefit using HA, lack of auditory skill development, enrolled in AR program

Question 19

What are the candidacy requirements for children age 2 years to 17 years 11 months?

Answer 19

Bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, minimal to no benefit using HA, minimum use of hearing aid for 6 months, lack of auditory skill development, MLNT/LNT is less than 30% with in best aided condition

Question 20

What are the candidacy requirements for adults?

Answer 20

Bilateral moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss, minimal to no benefit using HA, sentence recognition is less than 50%, sentence recognition is less than 60% in opposite ear