HIS Assistive Listening Devices & Hearing Assistive Technology 2

Question 1

A Bluetooth-enabled hearing aid connects to smartphones primarily using which Bluetooth protocol optimized for audio streaming to hearing aids?

Accepted Answer

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) / LE Audio

Answer

Classic Bluetooth (BR/EDR)

Answer

Wi-Fi Direct

Answer

Near-field communication (NFC)

Question 2

When recommending a hearing loop system for a patient's home television viewing, the hearing instrument specialist should verify that the patient's hearing aids have which feature enabled?

Accepted Answer

Telecoil (T-coil)

Answer

Directional microphones

Answer

Feedback suppression

Answer

Noise reduction algorithm

Question 3

Which type of closed captioning service provides real-time captions transcribed by a trained stenographer for live events?

Accepted Answer

CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation)

Answer

DVD subtitles

Answer

Pre-recorded captions

Answer

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) only

Question 4

A remote microphone (RM) accessory used with hearing aids primarily improves which aspect of hearing in noisy environments?

Accepted Answer

Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

Answer

Low-frequency amplification

Answer

Feedback cancellation

Answer

Occlusion effect reduction

Question 5

An infrared assistive listening system is MOST suitable for which environment?

Accepted Answer

Indoor meeting rooms requiring confidentiality

Answer

Outdoor stadium events

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Classrooms with large windows

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Areas with significant fluorescent lighting

Question 6

Which document, published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), provides technical specifications and performance standards for hearing assistive technology systems in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

ANSI/TIA-1083

Answer

ANSI S3.22

Answer

ANSI A117.1

Answer

ANSI/ASA S3.5

Question 7

A patient reports that their FM receiver has significant static and dropout during use. Which troubleshooting step should be performed FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Verify that the transmitter and receiver are on the same frequency channel

Answer

Replace the FM receiver

Answer

Clean the ear canal and refit the hearing aid

Answer

Update the hearing aid firmware