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Pure Tone Audiometry Flashcards

1
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What are the six test considerations?

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  1. Reliability
  2. Validity
  3. Sensitivity
  4. Specificity
  5. Efficiency
  6. Predictive
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Which 4 test considerations go hand-in-hand?

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Reliability & Validity

Sensitivity & Specificity

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Define Reliability

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The ability for test results to be repeatable

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Define Validity

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Does the test have variety to truly measure what it’s supposed to measure?

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Define Sensitivity

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The test being able to correctly identify a disorder

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Define Specificity

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The test being able to factor out those who do not fit the criterion

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Define Efficiency

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A test having a lot of false positive and false negative results

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Define Predicative Value

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The percentage of true positive and true negative results

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What are the four test outcomes?

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  1. True Positive
  2. True Negative
  3. False Positive
  4. False Negative
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Define True Positive

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Indicates a disorder is correctly present in patient

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Define True Negative

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Correctly eliminates an incorrect disorder

eg: a person w/o HL is giving an assessment and results show that their hearing is WNL

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Define False Positive

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Indicates that a disorder is present in a patient that doesn’t have a HL

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Define False Negative

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Incorrectly states that a person with a HL does not have it

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What are the 4 Tuning Fork Tests?

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  1. Schwabach Test
  2. Rinne Test
  3. Bing Test
  4. Weber Test
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What is a Schwabach Test

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It compares the patient’s hearing sensitivity to the clinicians

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What is the Rinne Test?

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It compares bone conduction to air conduction

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17
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What is the Bing Test?

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Consists of an occlusion effect to differentiate SNHL vs CHL

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What is the Weber Test?

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It tests for lateralization

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What is the Weber Test based on?

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The Stenger Principle

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20
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List 6 reasons why tuning fork test aren’t widely used?

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  1. Different intensity level depending on how hard you hit tuning fork
  2. Does not have specific intensities for diagnostic purpose
  3. It is not ear specific
  4. Totally subjective leading to poor reliability
  5. Relies on tester knowing their hearing level and not having a hearing loss
  6. It only has one frequency and is cumbersome to using vs using the audiometer
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21
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Instead of a tuning fork, what do we use instead and what does it give?

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The audiometer and it gives a distinct reliable frequency that we need

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What are the frequencies given from the audiometer?

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  1. 125-12000 Hz
  2. -10 ~ 110dbHL
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23
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Are testing chambers soundproof?

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No, they’re sound treated which eliminates majority of sound but not entirely

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For the patient, what are things an Audiologist should keep in mind?

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  1. Their age, intelligence, education, motivation, willingness to cooperate
  2. Individualized approach to testing
  3. Before beginning, ask if they understand the instructions
  4. Positioning
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What are the 3 components for an appropriate position during testing?

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  1. Being at a right angle
  2. Back toward tester
  3. NO CUES
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What are the 6 type of responses?

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  1. Hand raising (one hand is fine)
  2. Finger raising
  3. Signal button
  4. Vocal response
  5. Conditioned play audiometry
  6. Visual reinforcement audiometry
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27
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Define Conditioned Play Audiometry

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A game is used with a child to indicate when they heard a sound

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Define Visual Reinforcement Audiometry?

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Using a visual reinforcement to make a baby give a response by turning their heads when they hear a sound

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29
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Define False Negative for False Response

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When a pt. fails to respond to tone that is heard

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30
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Define False Positive for False Response

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When a pt. responds when no tone has been presented/when they do not hear the tone

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What are the 2 types of false responses?

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1, False Negative

2, False Positive

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What’s the purpose of air conduction audiometry?

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To specify patient’s hearing sensitivity at various frequencies by using either bone/air conduction

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33
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What does Air Conduction Audiometry give?

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It only gives the degree or severity

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34
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What doesn’t Air Conduction Audiometry do?

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It does not specify the type of loss

35
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For ACA, what’s the procedure on deciding which ear first?

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  1. If it’s known which ear has a HL, test the better ear
  2. If no difference, most starts with the right ear because one could be right eared or left eared due to brain processing
36
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For ACA, if the difference is known, why should one test the better ear?

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  1. They must be able to comprehend the tasks they have to do
  2. If clinical masking, is needed, Clinician needs to have a better idea of what the better ear is doing
37
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For ACA, which frequency is used first?

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1000Hz

38
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What are the 3 reasons for the 1000Hz to be used first for ACA?

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  1. Comfortable
  2. Easily heard
  3. Good test-retest reliability
39
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For ACA, what is the second set of frequencies to test?

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Above (2000-8000Hz)

40
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For ACA, what is the third set of frequencies to test?

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Below (250-500Hz)

41
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For ACA, what is the final set of frequencies to test and why?

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1000Hz as a reliability

42
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For ACA, what’s the logic behind the sets of frequencies?

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Because HL is normally in higher frequencies, audiologist should start with the higher ones first

43
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For the ACA, what is actually being done with the tone?

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A pure tone being presented for 1-2 seconds

44
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What are the ideal tones being used for ACA & BCA

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Constant and Pulsed

45
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What are the two reasons for a Pulse Tone being used for ACA & BCA?

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  1. Even though it has breaks in it, it does not change its amplitude or frequency
  2. Its normally used for patients with Tinnitus
46
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Why is it ideal for the pure tone to be presented for 1-2 seconds?

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It’s enough time for the patient to process sound and not have an advantage nor forget it.

47
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For the threshold search, what dB # should an Audiologist start at?

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30dB HL

48
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What’s the procedure for a “No Response” threshold search?

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  1. If at 30dB HL there’s no response, raise to 50db HL
  2. If still no response, raise in 10dB steps until response/limit of audiometer
49
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What’s the procedure for a “Response” threshold search?

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  1. If at 30dB HL was heard, decrease 10dB steps
  2. If no response, increase 5dB
50
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What the rule for increasing and decreasing dBs for threshold search?

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Down 10 when there’s a response, up 5 when there’s no response

51
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Define threshold?

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Lowest intensity level where sound is correctly identifies 50% of time

52
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For clinical purposes, when do you finalize a dB for a client for ACA?

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The same # of dB must be heard 2/3

53
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Where are the thresholds recorded?

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On an Audiogram

54
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What octaves do we test for ACA?

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250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000

55
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What inter-octaves do we use?

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750, 1500, 3000, 6000

56
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What are 2 reasons for using an Inter-Octave?

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  1. MUST be used if threshold difference between octaves greater than 20dB
  2. For potential hearing aid patients, it provides additional information for programming
57
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What are the ACA symbols?

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Right - Red Circles
Left - Blue X’s

58
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What is the purpose of Bone Conduction Audiometry?

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  1. Determines sensorineural sensitivity
  2. Determines TYPE of hearing loss
59
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For BCA, what does determine sensorineural sensitivity aid in?

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It allows one to determine the TYPE of hearing loss

60
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For Air & Bone Conduction Audiometry, what can the results tell us?

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It will give us the type of HL which can help an audiologist determine the cause of HL and recommend interventions

61
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For BCA, where is the bone oscillator being placed?

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Either forehead or mastoid

62
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For BCA, what’s being stimulated?

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The entire head is being stimulated

63
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For BCA, does the location matter?

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No, either placement will stimulate BOTH right & left cochlea

64
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For BCA, what does unmasked bone conduction tells us?

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Without keeping the other ear busy, it causes the BETTER ear to have threshold

65
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Define occlusion

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Something being blocked

66
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What is an Occlusion Effect?

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It’s an increase in intensity of sound/change in the quality of sound

67
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For Bone Conduction Testing, what must be uncovered?

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Both ears must remain uncovered

68
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Define occlusion

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If a blocking/covering of the ear occurs

69
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When can an occlusion occur for Bone Conduction testing?

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Occurs at less than 1000 Hz (low frequency sounds)

70
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Which client will experience an Occlusion Effect?

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Those with a SNHL/normal hearing

71
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Which client rarely experience an Occlusion Effect?

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CHL

72
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Which transducers decrease the Occlusion Effect?

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Insert Earphones

73
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What frequencies are only tested for BCA?

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500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz

74
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For BCA, what is lowest maximum level of testing?

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45 & 70-dB HL

75
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For ACA, what is the lowest maximum level of testing?

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90 ~ 110 dB HL

76
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For BCA, why is there a lower maximum level of testing?

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There will be more power needed to drive bone oscillator

77
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For BCA, too much power being needed to drive bone oscillator can cause?

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  1. Distortion
  2. Vibrotactile response at higher intensity we’re inquiring about
78
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For BCA, how can the procedure be described?

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As less standardized

79
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For BCA, how do you know which frequency to start at?

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It depends on the air conduction response

80
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For BCA, if there’s a good air conduction, which Hz can we start at?

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500Hz

81
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For BCA, what are 2 take a ways for the procedure?

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  1. BC will be good as AC results
  2. AC should not be significantly better than BC since BC bypasses the problem
82
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For BCA, what is the unmasked symbol?

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[ (turned to the right)

83
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For BCA, why is that unmasked symbol used?

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For BCA, we don’t know which ear the results are specifically pertaining to since both cochleae are being stimulated simultaneously

84
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For BCA, what does the unmasked symbol tell us?

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It informs us that we got a response for a cochlea

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