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1. With Conductive hearing loss, the outer or middle ear is usually affected.
2. Usually with conductive hearing loss, it is only temporary and can be
treated with medication.
3. With a sensory hearing loss, the cochlea may be affected.
4. With a neural hearing loss, there is a problem with the connection from
the cochlea to the brain.
5. What part of the body is damaged or not doing its job with the central
hearing loss?
a. The brain
6. Digital Hearing Aids are made with a microchip.
7. A special tool in the Digital Hearing Aid performs a specific amount of
mathematic calculations.
8. Disposable hearing aids are almost invisible to the eye!
9. Users can replace the Disposable hearing aids every 40 days.
10. A Programmable hearing aid has already digitally programmed
instructions in its memory.
11. The Programmable hearing aid allows the greatest flexibility of all hearing
aids.
12. The Programmable hearing aid can be readjusted, fine- tuned, or even
replaced.
13. Conventional hearing aids are the most inexpensive.
14. Conventional hearing aids will be visible to the eye.
15. With the conventional hearing aids, individuals can only make one or two
adjustments.
16. A Cochlear Implant is a device that is surgically implanted.
17. A Cochlear Implant improves speech perception and speech production.
18. Noisy environments may be a problem with individuals with a Cochlear
Implant.
19. Name one disadvantage that comes with the Cochlear Implant.
a. There is no definition of a successful implant user. There are no set
standards or expectations for individuals with this.