Exam 1 Part 8

Question 1

What is the minimum cochlear implantation age?

Answer 1

12 months

Question 2

When would doctors be allowed to do cochlear implants before 12 months of age?

Answer 2

If the baby has meningitis

Question 3

1 cochlear implant

Answer 3

Monaural

Question 4

Cochlear implanted in both ears, increase in speech recognition and enhance sound localization

Answer 4

Binaural

Question 5

Cochlear implants implanted at the same time

Answer 5

Simultaneous

Question 6

Cochlear implants implanted at different times

Answer 6

Sequential

Question 7

1 implant and 1 hearing aid

Answer 7

Bimodal

Question 8

Amount of electrical stimulation to detect sound

Answer 8

Threshold/t-level

Question 9

Maximum electrical stimulation before discomfort

Answer 9

Comfort/ C or M levels

Question 10

Difference between T and C levels in cochlear implants

Answer 10

Dynamic range

Question 11

Electrode preserve loudness of speech signal

Answer 11

Loudness balancing

Question 12

Assure electrode array is stimulating tonotopically

Answer 12

Pitch/pitch ranking

Question 13

Device that is similar to a cochlear implant but electrode array is placed on the cochlear nucleus instead of the cochlea

Answer 13

Auditory brainstem implant

Question 14

Who would someone get an auditory brainstem implant?

Answer 14

Patients with no remaining nerve function, adults with neurofibromatosis type 2, being born with cochlea

Question 15

What do the electrodes activate in an auditory brainstem implant?

Answer 15

Variety of neurons

Question 16

In a cochlear implant, the electrode array is placed into the ______

Answer 16

Cochlea

Question 17

In auditory brainstem implant, the electrode array is placed into the ______

Answer 17

Cochlear nucleus

Question 18

What type of signal is used in cochlear implants?

Answer 18

Digital/electric

Question 19

Multiple tumors grow on the acoustic nerve, hindering hearing

Answer 19

Neurofibromatosis type 2